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GH-32 "Munich" Attack Helicopter
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The GH-32 was designed as a replacement for the Granatian Army's outdated AH-64 Apache Longbows and Mi-28 Havocs. The Granatian Army approached numerous Granatian Arms companies to find a suitable replacement. Each company was given one year to come up with the best attack helicopter they could could. Only three companies submitted designs in time and were given six months to build, tweak, and improve on their base designs. Each company turned in a finished product as it were on time and each was put through it paces by some of the craziest Granatian Pilots. In the end, Hellsing Aero-Division's "Munich" was chosen.

The "Munich" among it's competitors as the only Helicopter that was actually based off the AH-64 and Mi-28 instead of being a brand new design. Using a 5 Rotor system that was evident on numerous Helicopters including the Mi-28 provides it with enough lift when used in conjunction with the brandnew Hellsing Engine designed by the Company itself. The engines give out roughly 2050hp each, more then enough power for Rotors to lift the Munich and propel it faster then the Mi-28 or even the AH-64, even though it's larger then either.

As well as being faster then the AH-64, it also packs more firepower then both the Apache and the Havoc. It keeps the chin-mounted 30mm cannon that AH-64 and Mi-28 had, but it ups to the ammo count to 1,300. Where as the AH-64 and Mi-28 could only hold 16 missles, the Munich ups that count to 18 and with improvements this could be upped even further to a possible 20 or 22 missles.


General Info
Crew: 2 (Pilot, Weapons Officer)
Length: 19.5m
Rotor diameter: 16.2m
Height: 4.5m
Disc area: 248.3m square
Empty weight: 9,000 kgs (19,845 lbs)
Max takeoff weight: 14,000kgs (30,870 lbs)
Powerplant: 2 x Hellsing RGx1500, 2747kW each (2050hp each)
Rotor system: 5 blades main, 4 blades tail.

Performance
Maximum speed: 310kph (167.39 Knots)
Cruise speed: 270kph (145.79 Knots)
Combat radius: 600km (323.97 Nautical Miles)
Ferry range: 1,350km (728.94 Nautical Miles)
Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (12.7 m/s)
Power/mass: .210 lb/hp Empty, .133 lb/hp Max

Armament
Guns: 1x 30mm Autocannon, 1,300 rounds
Missiles: Combination of up to 18x Surface to Air, Anti-Armor, and Air to air Missles.

Price: 24.7 Million USD Per System.

Current Operators:
Granatian Army
Calizorinstani Marines.

Cazelia would like to buy 100 'munich' attack helicopters
the money will be wired within 2 days

We wish to purchase 1,000 GH-32 "Munich" helicopters, for 25 billion dollars, we've wired it to you for payment. We are going to use this in the Calizorinstani Marines.

Col.John Macked
MOD
Calizorinstan

Cazelia would like to buy 100 'munich' attack helicopters
the money will be wired within 2 days

We are sorry to report that you have been denied this purchase. Your nation is currently under government review, meaning we can not sell you military equipment. We really do appreciate that you wanted to purchase this fine Aircraft.

We wish to purchase 1,000 GH-32 "Munich" helicopters, for 25 billion dollars, we've wired it to you for payment. We are going to use this in the Calizorinstani Marines.

Col.John Macked
MOD
Calizorinstan

We are sorry we are going to have to deny your purchase on the account of your Government Review. At your current status we are only allowed to sell you 200 Aircraft. If you want the 200 we are more then willing to sell them to you.

We will take the 200 then for 4.9 billion, that we've wired you, by the way how long does your goverment review process take?

Col.John Macked
MOD
Calzorinstan

We will take the 200 then for 4.9 billion, that we've wired you, by the way how long does your goverment review process take?

Col.John Macked
MOD
Calzorinstan

Thank you. Your aircraft will be delivered in 3 NS months. Normally our Government review takes a couple of weeks as we gather the necessary info on the purchasing nation. Your status is based on our last review of most nations when we released the GA-18 Sniper Rifle. Once this purchase is over, we will make a inquiry to our Division Head to review your nation higher.

Sincerely
Hellsing Aero-Division Customer Service

We are sorry to report that you have been denied this purchase. Your nation is currently under government review, meaning we can not sell you military equipment. We really do appreciate that you wanted to purchase this fine Aircraft.

Goverment review??? WTF???

Goverment review??? WTF???

Yes Government review. It is a process where our Information Retrieval Division gathers information about the purchasing nation and then gives us their respective level. Your nation, unfortunately was quite low, so we're forced not to sell to you.

Sincerely
Hellsing Aero-Division Customer Service

OOC: Quick question, how do you attain a higher speed over the MI-28 when your engines provide less horse power per engine to a larger aircraft? Currently you state they provide 2 050hp when the engines in use by the Mi-28 each provide 2 200hp. I'm not trying to be difficult, but I believe it's a valid question.

OOC: OOC: I used wikipedia as my source and read what they have to say about the powerplant. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi-28#Specifications_.28Mi-28A.2C_1987.29) It says 1950hp each.

OOC: It would seem there is contradictory information. Double checking other sites now, three I checked said 2 200hp, one 2 075hp and wikipedia saying 1 950hp. As a note, I would highly recommend never relying on Wikipedia as your primary source of information. As it stands this could either be faulty information written on a site, or quite possible alternate versions of the aircraft.

OOC: It would seem there is contradictory information. Double checking other sites now, three I checked said 2 200hp, one 2 075hp and wikipedia saying 1 950hp. As a note, I would highly recommend never relying on Wikipedia as your primary source of information. As it stands this could either be faulty information written on a site, or quite possible alternate versions of the aircraft.

OOC: I yield to your information. I probably will change the write-up to say it's only faster then the AH-64 and not Mi-28. Fair enough?

OOC: Apologies if I came across as disparaging, was not my intent. I was merely curious about the engine set up, and thought I may as well bring it up now before someone asks about it in an RP or something. In my attempt to be helpful I may have come across as an ass, heh, ah well.

On a note that might interest you, the Mi-28N supposedly has some upgrades to the engine systems that pushes it’s top speed up to that of the Mi-24, around 324 km/hour. According to a couple sites these improvements include “new main gearbox for transmitting higher power to the rotor; new high-efficiency blades with swept-shaped tips; and an engine fuel injection control system.”

If true you could likely up the speed of your own aircraft here somewhat with this kind of thing. I wish I had better specifics on it, it might be helpful for your design.

OOC: Apologies if I came across as disparaging, was not my intent. I was merely curious about the engine set up, and thought I may as well bring it up now before someone asks about it in an RP or something. In my attempt to be helpful I may have come across as an ass, heh, ah well.

On a note that might interest you, the Mi-28N supposedly has some upgrades to the engine systems that pushes it’s top speed up to that of the Mi-24, around 324 km/hour. According to a couple sites these improvements include “new main gearbox for transmitting higher power to the rotor; new high-efficiency blades with swept-shaped tips; and an engine fuel injection control system.”

If true you could likely up the speed of your own aircraft here somewhat with this kind of thing. I wish I had better specifics on it, it might be helpful for your design.

OOC: When I decide to actually work on an updated version of this I will probably go into more detail about the engine and it's pros and cons. Right now, I just wanted to get this out to market, however small that market may have been.