TL-8 Attack Helicopter

BARD PAPER: VERA0508

An advanced TL-8 all-weather attack helicopter. The crew share a cockpit in the nose, with the weapons operator sitting ahead of the pilot. The cockpit is armoured and equipped with an overpressure system to protect the crew from chemical weapons and radioactive fallout. The sensors, designator and rangefinder are mounted in a chin-turret, with the pilot and WO each having a display for HRT and II information. The WO is equipped with a helmet-mounted sight for the underslung 30mm autocannon.

The aircraft is optimised for tank-busting, and is usually equipped with 16 laser-guided missiles (500 kg for 4 50kg missiles, launch rails & multi-rack) and 2 twin packs of short-range IR-homing AAMs (100 kg for a twin reloadable tube-launcher). Because of the long range of the missiles, other units are often used to designate targets, with the attack helicopters hanging back as launch platforms. Other ordenance can be carried, including 19*7.5cm rocket packs (262 kg each) and drop tanks (370 kg for an extra hour's fuel).

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

TL-8 Attack Helicopter

General Data

Price: Cr 377255

Tech Level: 8

Size: Very Small (450m³) (150m³ with rotors folded).

Mass: 4198 kg empty, 5300 kg fuelled, 7500 kg max takeoff.

Power: 1.01 MW gas turbine driving MTR rotor assembly for 8.08 tonnes lift and 0.808 tonnes thrust. 0.12 MW ImpIC APU (0.0015 MW surplus power).

Maint: 3

Controls: Enhanced electronic (0.0375 MW), TL-7 flight avionics (0.01 MW), TL-8 terrain-following avionics (0.05 MW).

Comunications: 30km radio (0.001 MW)

Sensor: 3km HRT (0.003 MW), 2 * II Viewer (0.25 km; 0.002 MW)

Electronic Countermeasures: 2*5-shot IR decoy dispensers.

Life Support: Overpressure

Cargo: None.

Crew: 2: Pilot/weapons operator in cramped crewstations. Armoured cockpit (AV 4).

Passengers: None.

Fire Control: 3km Laser Designator (0.005 MW). Laser rangefinder. 2 data-repeaters. TL-8 ballistic computer (-2 DiffMods).

Armament: Fixed forward-firing 30L77 cannon with 300 rounds. Stub wings with two * plumbed IWHP (500 kg each), two OWHP (500 kg each) and two WLR (100 kg each). 2200kg external stores.

Maxiumum Speed: 320 kph.

Cruising Speed: 240 kph.

NOE Speed: 120 kph.

Travel Move: 960 km.

Combat Move: 44, 17 at NOE.

Agility: 4, 3 at NOE.

Fuel Consumption: 333 L HCD per hour (303 L for gas turbine; 30 L for APU)

Internal Fuel Capacity: 666 liters HCD

Endurance: 2 hours

Range: 480 km.

Weapon Stats

Round	ROF	Dam val	Pen Rtg	Short	Price	Weight
30mm APFSDS	10	6	14-12-10-7	500	Cr 7.1	0.72 kg

Guidance Mass Price m/turn AGL Range Pen Damage

Laser desig HEAP-8 50 kg Cr 972 1250 4 8.2 km 163C C:34 B:58

IR homing-8 10 kg Cr 1538 3850 6 5.3 km 4C C:9 B:29

7.5cm unguided HEAP-6 10 kg Cr 67 3475 5 0.2 km 38C C:5 B:22

7.5cm unguided HE-6 10 kg Cr 49 3475 5 0.2 km 4C C:7 B:27

Design Worksheet

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

Simple airframe (7.5T; corrosion resistant) 75.0 0.07875

Enhanced electronic controls 105.0 0.0375 0.05625

TL-7 flight avionics 1.0 0.01 0.1

TL-8 terrain-following avionics 50.0 0.05 0.01

SatPos unit 1.0 0.01 0.02

2 cramped crewstations 400.0 0.0015

2 * advanced cockpit armour (AV 3) 300.0 0.02

2 crew [200.0]

Overpressure (5 kL) 5.0 0.0005

30km radio 2.0 0.001 0.00025

3km HRT 60 0.003 0.03

Fixed antenna 10 0.01

2 * II viewer 10 0.002 0.006

TL-8 Ballistic computer 20.0 0.005

3km Laser designator 8 0.005 0.0012

Laser rangefinder 40.0 0.005

2 * data repeater 1.0 0.001

2 * 5-shot decoy launcher 80.0 0.00006

10 * IR decoy [20.0]

1.01 MW Gas Turbine (corrosion resistant) 2020.0 0.010605

MTR rotor assembly (8.08 T/lift; folding) 404.0 0.00808

0.12 MW ImpIC (corrosion resistant) 300.0 [0.12] 0.00063

HCD (2 hours) [666.0]

2 * IWHP (wet); 2 * OWHP; 2 * WLR 120.0 0.0092

30L77 autocannon 183.0 0.00323

300 rounds 30mm [216]

Payload [2200.0]

Totals: 7497.0 [0.0015] 0.377255

Guidance	Mass	Price	m/turn	AGL	Range	Pen	Damage
Laser desig HEAP-8	50 kg	Cr 972	1250	4	8.2 km	163C	C:34 B:58
IR homing-8	10 kg	Cr 1538	3850	6	5.3 km	4C	C:9 B:29
7.5cm unguided HEAP-6	10 kg	Cr 67	3475	5	0.2 km	38C	C:5 B:22
7.5cm unguided HE-6	10 kg	Cr 49	3475	5	0.2 km	4C	C:7 B:27

	Mass (kg)	Power (MW)	Price (MCr)
Simple airframe (7.5T; corrosion resistant)	75.0		0.07875
Enhanced electronic controls	105.0	0.0375	0.05625
TL-7 flight avionics	1.0	0.01	0.1
TL-8 terrain-following avionics	50.0	0.05	0.01
SatPos unit	1.0	0.01	0.02
2 cramped crewstations	400.0		0.0015
2 * advanced cockpit armour (AV 3)	300.0		0.02
2 crew	[200.0]
Overpressure (5 kL)	5.0		0.0005
30km radio	2.0	0.001	0.00025
3km HRT	60	0.003	0.03
Fixed antenna	10		0.01
2 * II viewer	10	0.002	0.006
TL-8 Ballistic computer	20.0		0.005
3km Laser designator	8	0.005	0.0012
Laser rangefinder	40.0		0.005
2 * data repeater	1.0		0.001
2 * 5-shot decoy launcher	80.0		0.00006
10 * IR decoy	[20.0]
1.01 MW Gas Turbine (corrosion resistant)	2020.0		0.010605
MTR rotor assembly (8.08 T/lift; folding)	404.0		0.00808
0.12 MW ImpIC (corrosion resistant)	300.0	[0.12]	0.00063
HCD (2 hours)	[666.0]
2 * IWHP (wet); 2 * OWHP; 2 * WLR	120.0		0.0092
30L77 autocannon	183.0		0.00323
300 rounds 30mm	[216]
Payload	[2200.0]
Totals:	7497.0	[0.0015]	0.377255