♛ AH-1G COBRA | CAREER MODE COMPATIBLE ♛
TECHINCAL DATA:
- Total cost: 14519$
- 3 subgrids
- Small Turbine.
- Can manuver anyway you want. (Fpv control)
- Maximum speed of 333 km/h
QUICK START:
- Turn on cirquit breaker
- flip "Fluid system active" button
- set Throttle to 100%
- hold "start engine" button, till engine start.
FLIGHT CONTROL:
- Use mouse as joystick Look down - pitch down; Look up - Pitch up / Yaw left - look left; Yaw Right - look Right
- W/S for collective (recomended to set W/S Axis trim to 0.5 / 0.6 for takeoff)
- A/D to roll Left/Right
NOTE THERE IS NO GYRO, yet there is no need to compensate enertia. so that means that while you're in free look mode - cobra will follow the direction when you had controls.
also while flying some bugs may appear such as:
"Panel may get out from its place" (can be easely fixed by using High physics) but, if playing with low physics recomended not to use high G manuvers.
Missles can explode mid flight because they touch its pod.
same with MG on the right side of helicopter.
🕮 HISTORY 🕮
AH-1G HUEY COBRA IN VIETNAM (1967-1973)
Urgent Need & Development: Recognizing the vulnerability of troop-carrying UH-1 "Hueys" in the gunship role, Bell rapidly developed the dedicated attack helicopter AH-1G Cobra in 1965-1966. It shared engines, transmission, and dynamic components with the UH-1 for logistics.
First Deployment: Arrived in Vietnam in August 1967 with the 334th Armed Helicopter Company.
Primary Roles:
Escort:
-Protecting vulnerable troop-carrying Hueys (Slicks) during air assaults ("Airmobile" operations).
-Close Air Support (CAS): Providing rapid, precise fire support for ground troops in contact.
-Armed Reconnaissance: Seeking out and engaging enemy forces.
-Fire Team Lead: Often leading "Huey" gunships (UH-1C/M) in hunter-killer teams.
Impact & Advantages:
-Revolutionary: The world's first dedicated attack helicopter in widespread combat.
-Speed & Survivability: Faster, smaller target, and more maneuverable than UH-1 gunships.
-Firepower: Heavily armed with miniguns, grenade launchers, and later rockets.
-Tandem Cockpit: Improved crew coordination and situational awareness.
Intensive Use & Losses: Over 1,000 AH-1Gs served in Vietnam. They flew with incredible intensity, proving highly effective but also suffering heavy losses – approximately 300 were destroyed in combat and accidents.
Legacy: The AH-1G revolutionized aerial warfare, proving the concept of the dedicated attack helicopter and setting the standard for future designs like the AH-64 Apache. Its performance in Vietnam cemented its place in military aviation history.
In essence: The AH-1G Cobra was developed as an urgent response to the need for a dedicated attack helicopter in Vietnam. Deployed in 1967, it excelled in escorting transports and providing close fire support, becoming a revolutionary and highly effective (though heavily loss-prone) weapon system that defined the modern attack helicopter role.
