TL-7 Military Helicopter

BARD PAPER: VERA0502

A basic light military transport helicopter, capable of carrying twelve fully equipped troops into combat, supporting them with it's machine-guns, and medevacing the casualties afterwards. Some variants add stub-wings and hardpoints to carry drop-tanks or rocket-pods.

The helicopter was designed with Fire Fusion & Steel with Antti Lahtinen's suggested adjustment of doubling rotor lift.

TL-7 Military Helicopter

General Data

Price: Cr 144925

Tech Level: 7

Size: Very Small (300m³, 100m³ with rotors folded).

Mass: 2435 kg empty, 3150 kg fuelled, 5000 kg max takeoff.

Power: 0.625 MW gas turbine driving MTR rotor assembly for 5.0 T lift and 0.5 tonnes thrust. 0.04 MW ImpIC APU (0.0038 MW surplus power).

Maint: 2

Controls: Electronic (0.025 MW)

Comunications: 30 km radio (0.001 MW)

Sensor: 2 * PIR viewer (0.1 km; 0.0002 MW)

Electronic Countermeasures: None

Life Support: None

Cargo: Up to 650 kg internal cargo.

Crew: 2: Pilot/Copilot in open crewstations. (Passangers fire LMGs).

Passengers: 12

Fire Control: None.

Armament: 2 flexi-mounted TL-6 7mm LMGs, with 2000 rounds each.

Maxiumum Speed: 298 kph.

Cruising Speed: 223 kph.

NOE Speed: 40 kph.

Travel Move: 892 km.

Combat Move: 41, 6 at NOE.

Agility: 4

Fuel Consumption: 197.5 L HCD per hour (187.5 L gas turbiine, 10 L APU).

Internal Fuel Capacity: 395 liters HCD

Endurance: 2 hours

Range: 446 km.

Weapon Stats

Round	ROF	Dam val	Pen Rtg	Bulk	Mag	Recoil	Short
7mm Rfl	10	3	1-Nil	5	2000	-	240 (120)

Design Worksheet

Mass (kg) Power (MW) Price (MCr)

Simple airframe (5T) 50.0 0.05

Electronic controls 70.0 0.025 0.025

TL-6 Flight avionics 0.1 0.01 0.05

30km radio 20.0 0.001 0.00025

2 * PIR viewer 2.0 0.0002 0.002

0.625MW Gas turbine 1250.0 0.00625

MTR rotor assembly (5.0 T/lift; folding) 281.25 0.005625

0.04MW ImpIC APU 100.0 [0.04] 0.0002

2 open crewstations 200.0 0.001

2 crew [200.0]

12 passanger seats 240.0 0.0012

12 passangers [1200.0]

2 * flexi mount 20.0 0.0002

2 * LMG 11.0 0.0024

4000 rounds [120.0]

HCD (2 hours) [395.0]

Cargo [650.0]

Totals: 4999.35 [0.0038] 0.144925

	Mass (kg)	Power (MW)	Price (MCr)
Simple airframe (5T)	50.0		0.05
Electronic controls	70.0	0.025	0.025
TL-6 Flight avionics	0.1	0.01	0.05
30km radio	20.0	0.001	0.00025
2 * PIR viewer	2.0	0.0002	0.002
0.625MW Gas turbine	1250.0		0.00625
MTR rotor assembly (5.0 T/lift; folding)	281.25		0.005625
0.04MW ImpIC APU	100.0	[0.04]	0.0002
2 open crewstations	200.0		0.001
2 crew	[200.0]
12 passanger seats	240.0		0.0012
12 passangers	[1200.0]
2 * flexi mount	20.0		0.0002
2 * LMG	11.0		0.0024
4000 rounds	[120.0]
HCD (2 hours)	[395.0]
Cargo	[650.0]
Totals:	4999.35	[0.0038]	0.144925