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The AH-1 Cobra is a very good Anti Tank Helicopter. | The AH-1 Cobra is a very good Anti Tank Helicopter. | ||
With its Improved TOW missile, the Cobra can detonate vehicles four feet away, and since its guided and HEAT like all AT missiles, you ignore the penalties for shooting at long range. Meaning you can hover well out of the range of non-missile AA and pop the turrets off of Soviet armor. The only downsides are that BDD | With its Improved TOW missile, the Cobra can detonate vehicles four feet away, and since its guided and HEAT like all AT missiles, you ignore the penalties for shooting at long range. Meaning you can hover well out of the range of non-missile AA and pop the turrets off of Soviet armor. The only downsides are that BDD armor messes with your rolls and you cant shoot if you move. | ||
An Added bonus is the "Hunter Killer" special rule, which is Unique to NATO choppers. This rule means that the Cobra can use terrain as concealment and unless it has fired, it counts as gone to ground so your only being hit on a roll of 6+. | An Added bonus is the "Hunter Killer" special rule, which is Unique to NATO choppers. This rule means that the Cobra can use terrain as concealment and unless it has fired, it counts as gone to ground so your only being hit on a roll of 6+. | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 17 October 2017
Though its been through some updates since the jungles of Vietnam, the AH-1 Cobra is the front line attack helicopter of the United States. The Cobra is an excellent tank hunter, using its narrow cross section to avoid incoming fire and unleashing hell from its side mounted TOW tubes. Its also no slouch at taking down infantry with its M197 20mm Vulcan Gatling cannon, and M159 rocket pods.
In Team Yankee
The AH-1 Cobra is a very good Anti Tank Helicopter.
With its Improved TOW missile, the Cobra can detonate vehicles four feet away, and since its guided and HEAT like all AT missiles, you ignore the penalties for shooting at long range. Meaning you can hover well out of the range of non-missile AA and pop the turrets off of Soviet armor. The only downsides are that BDD armor messes with your rolls and you cant shoot if you move.
An Added bonus is the "Hunter Killer" special rule, which is Unique to NATO choppers. This rule means that the Cobra can use terrain as concealment and unless it has fired, it counts as gone to ground so your only being hit on a roll of 6+.
For dealing with infantry (and helicopters), the Cobra carries the M197 20mm Gatling Gun. Its kinda short range is made up by the fact that it has a ROF of 6 if you hover, great for mopping up the infantry that just bailed out of the transport you just missiled. For more spread out infantry, once a game, you can drop the massive Salvo template in the form of the M159 Rocket Launcher.
US armies can taket two AH-1 Cobras for points.
IRL
| US Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M1 Abrams - M60 Patton - M551 Sheridan - RDF/LT |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - UH-1 Huey - AAVP7 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle - Pickup Trucks |
| Troops: | US Mech Platoon - Marine Rifle Platoon - Huey Rifle Platoon - HMMWV Machine Gun Platoon - Light Motor Infantry Platoon - Irregular Militia Group |
| Artillery: | M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier - M109 Howitzer - LAV-M - M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - M48 Chaparral - M247 Sergeant York - HMMWV SAM |
| Tank Hunters: | M901 ITV - HMMWV-TOW - LAV-AT |
| Recon: | M113 FIST- M113 Scout Section - HMMWV Scout Section - LAV-25 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| Aircraft: | A-10 Warthog - AV-8 Harrier - AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter |