Battlefield Helicopter

[marktigger]

OK can someone give me a decent definition and examples because it would appear everything from an Agusta A109 to an NH90 or puma is classified as a battle field helicopter?

[ArmChairCivvy]

Observation and recce (as dedicated helos) seem to be a dying breed, so that also devalues "Light" as a category in
Light - Medium - Heavy.

Attack is clearly a category, but then Sikorsky Raider and Mi-28 are already "cross-overs". More to come?

So this sounds like battlefield helo = cars, with
Sport - Sedan - Estate,
plus cross-overs? as categories within.

[arfah]

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[downsizer]

Only spotters worry about shit like this....oh, wait....forgot where I was for a minute.

[ArmChairCivvy]

gunship, utility

I wonder about generic classifications vs. fit-outs for any chopper
- only two in the list can shed the fitout-level definition, and even a utility helicopter can be changed into a gunship within minutes (with a little bit of careful thought during the initial design, and kits stored back at the - field! - base)

@downsizer: a typical error= not paying attention to communicating with all relevant interest groups, eg. the MPs releasing funding (they will need to -be made! - to understand what it is for, and, if there is a gap that will hurt the overall capability)