Best Combat Helicopter
The Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk remains the workhorse of military aviation, prized for its unparalleled versatility and reliability. Constantly upgraded, the 'M' variant features enhanced flight controls, improved engines, and advanced avionics. Its modular design allows for rapid reconfiguration t...
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It is armed with a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 chain gun c...
Jane’s Longbow 2 is a flight simulator focused on realistic AH-64D Apache helicopter combat operations. It gained recognition for its advanced simulation of the Longbow targeting system and detailed avionics modeling, offering pilots and military personnel a valuable training tool. The software is p...
Enemy Engaged simulates intense Cold War combat featuring two advanced helicopter designs. Players control either the RAH-66 Comanche, a technologically ambitious but ultimately unrealized stealth aircraft, or the KA-52 Hokum, a Soviet attack helicopter. The simulator offers realistic flight dynamic...
The AH-64E Apache Guardian is an advanced attack helicopter incorporating significant stealth enhancements over previous models. These include reduced infrared signature through improved engine exhaust cooling and radar-absorbent materials on the rotor blades and fuselage. The Guardians enhanced s...
The DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark 3 is a flight simulator module offering an advanced, study-level experience with Russia’s unique coaxial rotor design helicopter. Developed by Eagle Dynamics, it simulates the Ka-50's complex systems and combat capabilities for military professionals and serious simulation...
AH-64D Longbow is a 1996 Apache helicopter combat simulator developed by Origin Systems (USA), notable for its detailed avionics modeling and dynamic Gulf War campaign.
Jane's Longbow Gold is a 1996 combat flight simulator compilation published by Electronic Arts under the Jane's Combat Simulations brand. It bundles the original AH-64D Longbow helicopter simulation with the Flash Point Korea expansion pack. The software provides highly realistic modeling of the Boe...
Comanche: Maximum Overkill is a combat helicopter simulation game released in 1992 by NovaLogic. The game was notable for its Voxel Space rendering engine, which allowed for detailed 3D terrain rendering without traditional polygon-based graphics. Players piloted the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter in va...
The Mi-24 Hind is a two-engine attack helicopter designed for close air support of ground forces against armoured targets, and for transport of personnel. It has a classic design with a five-bladed main rotor and a three-bladed anti-torque tail rotor. The development of the aircraft commenced in th...
The Russian Ka-52 Alligator is a formidable attack helicopter known for its coaxial rotor system, providing exceptional maneuverability and hovering capabilities. Its tandem cockpit allows for a pilot and gunner, enhancing situational awareness and targeting precision. The Ka-52 is equipped with a w...
The Kamov Ka-52M 'Alligator' is a heavily upgraded, all-weather variant of Russia's unique coaxial-rotor attack helicopter. Its most distinctive characteristic is the Kamov coaxial main rotor system, which eliminates the need for a tail rotor, providing exceptional agility, compactness for shipboard...
The Atlas (now Denel) Rooivalk (red kestrel) is the first operational result of a development programme launched in South Africa 1981 for an indigenous attack helicopter. The programme initially involved the XH-1 Alpha and XTP-2 Beta as concept-proving and systems test-beds. The definitive Rooivalk...
The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective helicopter divisions. Airbus Helicopters designates it as the E...
Gunship 2000 is a combat flight simulator developed and published by the American company MicroProse in 1991. Designed for MS-DOS and Amiga platforms, the game allows players to pilot various military helicopters, including the AH-64 Apache and the UH-60 Black Hawk, across multiple simulated Cold Wa...
LHX Attack Chopper is a 1990 combat helicopter simulator developed by Electronic Arts (USA), notable for offering multiple playable helicopters across varied Cold War missions.
Gunship! is a 2000 helicopter combat simulator developed by MicroProse (USA), notable for its 3D-accelerated graphics and portrayal of modern combat in a European theater.
