Battle Helicopters are an Air Unit. They are one of the only air units that can target both air and ground, although they cannot target planes. They are swift and highly effective against lightly armored ground forces and other helicopters. Being helicopters, they are able to be targeted by a higher array of weapons than Bombers or Fighters, making them somewhat more vulnerable. Battle Helicopters under Sensei are superior in terms of attack.
Game Information
Super Famicom Wars
Primary Weapon | Ammo | Ammo Price | Range | Machine Gun? | Special Commands |
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Air to Surface Missiles | 6 | 5G | 1 | Yes |
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Move | Fuel | Cost (G.) | Vision | EXP Value | |
6, Air | 80 (-2) | 8500 | 3 | 2 |
Game Boy Wars 3
Unit Group |
Initiative |
Production | ||||||
Power | Type | Base | Loss | |||||
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Air | 5000 | 52 | 6 | Helicopter | 60 (-3) | 24 | 3 | Airport |
Air To Surface Missiles |
Special Commands | |||||||
Attack |
Details |
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Ammo | Price | Range | ||||||
25 | 18 | - | 16 | - | 5 | 20G | 1 | |
Gatling Gun A |
Other abilities | |||||||
Attack |
Details |
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Ammo | Price | Range | ||||||
33 | 20 | 30 | 1 | - | 7 | 3G | 1 | |
Defense |
Other | |||||||
Transport |
Supply | |||||||
Type | Number | |||||||
27 | 27 | 20 | 28 | - | N/A | N/A | Helicopter |
Unit Group |
Initiative |
Production | ||||||
Power | Type | Base | Loss | |||||
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Air | 5500 | 55 | 7 | Helicopter | 70 (-3) | 29 | 3 | Battle Helicopter Promotion |
Anti-Tank Missiles A |
Special Commands | |||||||
Attack |
Details |
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Ammo | Price | Range | ||||||
- | 32 | - | - | - | 2 | 13G | 1-2 | |
Gatling Gun A |
Other abilities | |||||||
Attack |
Details |
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Ammo | Price | Range | ||||||
33 | 20 | 30 | 1 | - | 9 | 3G | 1 | |
Defense |
Other | |||||||
Transport |
Supply | |||||||
Type | Number | |||||||
32 | 32 | 24 | 35 | - | N/A | N/A | Helicopter |
Advance Wars
Weapon One | Ammo | Range | Weapon Two | Special Commands |
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Air to Surface Missiles | 6 | 1 | Machine Guns |
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Move | Fuel | Cost (G.) | Vision | |
6, Air | 99 (-2) | 9000 | 3 |
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Weapon One | Ammo | Range | Weapon Two | Special Commands |
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Air to Surface Missiles | 6 | 1 | Machine Gun |
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Move | Fuel | Cost (G.) | Vision | |
6, Air | 99 (-2) | 9000 | 3 |
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Weapon One | Ammo | Range | Weapon Two | Special Commands |
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Air to Surface Missiles | 6 | 1 | Machine Gun |
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Move | Fuel | Cost (G.) | Vision | |
6, Air | 99 (-2) | 9000 | 3 |
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Weapon One | Ammo | Range | Weapon Two | Special Commands |
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Air to Surface Missiles | 6 | 1 | None |
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Move | Fuel | Cost (G.) | Vision | |
6, Air | 99 (-2) | 9000 | 2 |
Strategy
Battle Helicopters are a versatile unit, being able to attack many kinds of units. Against most vehicles, infantry, and other copters, they are devastating. Their offensive capability is greatly enhanced by their high movement and their relative cheapness. However, keep them away from anti-air units and air combat planes, as they can blow copters to kingdom come in one or two hits.
Trivia
- The Orange Star helicopter is based on the American AH-64 Apache helicopter.
- The Blue Moon helicopter is based on the British Westland Lynx.
- The Green Earth, Lazurian and IDS helicopters are surprisingly based on the Russian Mi-24 Hind.
- The Yellow Comet helicopter is another odd ball out, based on the American Bell-47.
- The Rubinelle helicopter (Both 12th Battalion and NRA) is based on the American AH-1 Super Cobra.