BO 105 PAH-1A1 - Revision history

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U38088265: /* Description */ Updated to new standard

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‎Description: Updated to new standard

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Added custom loadouts

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‎Suspended armament: Added custom loadouts

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

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‎Suspended armament: Updated

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-{{Youtube-gallery|1IhZl0Q5meY|'''Ultimate BO-105 Guide''' -By Bob Dickinson.}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|1IhZl0Q5meY|'''BO-105 Helicopters Ultimate Guide''' - ''Bob Dickinson''}}
 == See also ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German utility helicopter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]].
+The '''BO 105 PAH-1A1''' was a modification of the German [[BO 105 PAH-1]]. This version saw the installation of HOT-2 anti-tank guided missiles, upgrades to the electronics and targeting systems, and new rotor blades. Some existing PAH-1s were upgraded to the new standard from 1991; however, due to the helicopter's inability to perform combat missions at night and its low survivability, from 2007 it began to be replaced in the Bundeswehr by the more modern [[EC-665 Tiger UHT|Eurocopter Tiger]]. The last BO 105 helicopters were withdrawn from service with the German army in 2016.
 == General info ==

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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * 6 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
-* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (250 rpg = 500 total)
+* 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (400 rpg = 800 total)
-* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns + 6 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
+* 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (250 rpg = 500 total) + 6 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
-* 30 x countermeasures + 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
+* 60 x countermeasures
-* 30 x countermeasures + 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles + 3 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
+{{Navigation-End}}
 * HOT-2 TOW: these ATGMs are without a doubt the BO 105 PAH-1A1's strongest weapons. They come equipped in stock configuration and offer up to 900 mm of penetration and range of 4 km.

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 * 6 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
-* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (400 rpg = 800 total)
+* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (250 rpg = 500 total)
 * 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns + 6 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
 * 30 x countermeasures + 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
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 * HOT-2 TOW: these ATGMs are without a doubt the BO 105 PAH-1A1's strongest weapons. They come equipped in stock configuration and offer up to 900 mm of penetration and range of 4 km.
-* 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun: a gun pod containing standard .50 cal machine gun with 1,000-round belt. While these are a good weapon against enemy helicopters and planes up close, they are severely underpowered as most enemies will have access to air-to-air missiles. They are also next to useless against ground targets and can only reliably damage open-topped vehicles.
+* 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun: a gun pod containing standard .50 cal machine gun with 250-round belt. While these are a good weapon against enemy helicopters and planes up close, they are severely underpowered as most enemies will have access to air-to-air missiles. They are also next to useless against ground targets and can only reliably damage open-topped vehicles.
 * FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets: sporting 290 mm of penetration, these can be used against the roof armour of ground vehicles. However, the BO 105 PAH-1A1 is a less than ideal platform for their use, as it lacks a ballistic computer to provide firing solution and carries only 6 x of them at most. On top of that, their effective use requires a close distance to targets, and as there is no armour on BO 105 PAH-1A1, they basically guarantee that the helicopter will get shot down.

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-| usage = other uses
+| usage = other versions
 | link = BO 105 (Family)
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-! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at sea level)
+! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - at sea level)
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 * 6 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
-* 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (500 rpg = 1,000 total) + 60 x Flares
+* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (500 rpg = 1,000 total)
-* 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns (500 rpg = 1,000 total) + 60 x Flares + 6 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
+* 60 x countermeasures + 2 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine guns + 6 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
-* 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun (500 rpg) + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles + 30 x Flares
+* 30 x countermeasures + 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles
-* 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun (500 rpg) + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles + 30 x Flares + 3 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
+* 30 x countermeasures + 1 x 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun + 3 x HOT-2 TOW missiles + 3 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
 * HOT-2 TOW: these ATGMs are without a doubt the BO 105 PAH-1A1's strongest weapons. They come equipped in stock configuration and offer up to 900 mm of penetration and range of 4 km.
 * 12.7 mm FN M3P machine gun: a gun pod containing standard .50cal machine gun with 1,000-round belt. While these are a good weapon against enemy helicopters and planes up close, they are severely underpowered as most enemies will have access to air-to-air missiles. They are also next to useless against ground targets and can only reliably damage open-topped vehicles.
-* FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets: sporting 290 mm of penetration, these can be used against the roof armor of ground vehicles. However, the BO 105 PAH-1A1 is a less than ideal platform for their use, as it lacks a ballistic computer to provide firing solution and carries only 6 x of them at most. On top of that, their effective use requires a close distance to targets, and as there is no armor on BO 105 PAH-1A1, they basically guarantee that the helicopter will get shot down.
+* FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets: sporting 290 mm of penetration, these can be used against the roof armour of ground vehicles. However, the BO 105 PAH-1A1 is a less than ideal platform for their use, as it lacks a ballistic computer to provide firing solution and carries only 6 x of them at most. On top of that, their effective use requires a close distance to targets, and as there is no armour on BO 105 PAH-1A1, they basically guarantee that the helicopter will get shot down.
 * Countermeasures launcher: it provides 30 x countermeasures per launcher. This option allows for another layer of defense, but the BO 105 PAH-1A1 can't take its maximum possible number of ATGMs while using them, severely limiting its offensive potential.
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 '''Loadout'''
-The BO 105 PAH-1A1 should be used only as an ATGM carrier. HOT-2 missiles are strong for its BR, but pilots should be aware that composite and reactive armor are becoming more common and they significantly reduce the amount of spalling from chemical munitions.
+The BO 105 PAH-1A1 should be used only as an ATGM carrier. HOT-2 missiles are strong for its BR, but pilots should be aware that composite and reactive armour are becoming more common and they significantly reduce the amount of spalling from chemical munitions.
 Pilots can either choose from pure ATGM loadout or ATGMs combined with gunpods and countermeasures launchers. The first option has better offensive potential against ground targets, while the second option increases the helicopter's survivability by adding another layer of defense against AA and gunpod to fend off aerial threats at the cost of a halved ATGM count. Sadly, a single gun pod with .50cal is not much of a threat to aerial targets.
-As most ground AA vehicles utilize radar guidance for both missiles and guns, and only two vehicles currently in game utilize IR missiles ([[PGZ04A]] and [[Type 93]]), pilots should pick the “Chaff only” option most of the time. Chaff breaks radar lock and confuses enemy tracking radar, increasing the probability of a miss.
+As most ground AA vehicles utilize radar guidance for both missiles and guns, and only two vehicles currently in game utilize IR missiles ([[PGZ04A]] and [[Type 93]]), pilots should pick the "Chaff only" option most of the time. Chaff breaks radar lock and confuses enemy tracking radar, increasing the probability of a miss.
 Under no circumstances should pilots pick pure gunpod loadout, as it practically makes them a dead weight.
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 '''Tactics'''
 Pilots should approach the battlefield flying at low altitude, keeping a distance of 4 km (maximum range of ATGMs). Then they should bleed speed and start hovering. Finding any cover to hover behind and to break line of sight tremendously helps players survival, even trees can become extremely useful. Pilots should pop above the cover for a few seconds, launch a missile or two, then go back and change position. Rinse and repeat.
 Pilots should stay around an altitude of 25 m when not engaging enemy tanks. Helicopters at this altitude confuse tracking radar and search radar might not detect them at all. Radar needs an unobstructed line of sight to work properly, so flying low and utilizing ground obstacles helps with helicopters survival. RWR helps with detection of enemy radar AA, but pilots should note that lack of active radar does not necessarily mean that there's no AA active; some skilled players turn off search radars in order to drawn out enemy air assets out of cover. If there's enemy AA, it needs to be taken out first.
 Also, the proximity fuze of SAMs is disabled below 25 m. If the pilots are higher and they detect incoming fire or SAM, they should try to duck below 25 m as fast as possible, deploy countermeasures if they have them equipped and they should consider disengaging for the time being. Direct hit can and will obliterate helicopters, but those are harder to pull off when dodging.
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 * [[FlaRakPz 1]] and [[Roland 1]] - Both can be equipped with Roland 3 SAMs that greatly outrange HOT-2 missiles, but they are radar guided and thus RWR can detect them.
 * [[Type 93]] - Rarer vehicle, but dangerous nonetheless. Pilots need to detect its missiles visually as they are IR guided, making RWR useless.
 * [[Khrizantema-S]] - While not dedicated AA, it has access to powerful missiles with enough range to pose a threat.
 * [[SA 342M Gazelle|Gazelle helicopters]] - They have access to all powerful [[Mistral]] air-to-air missiles.
-* [[Mi-24P]] and [[Mi-24V]] - Even more threatening than Gazelle helicopters, not only they are heavily armored and armed with deadly cannons, they also have access to [[R-60M]] air-to-air missiles
+* [[Mi-24P]] and [[Mi-24V]] - Even more threatening than Gazelle helicopters, not only they are heavily armoured and armed with deadly cannons, they also have access to [[R-60M]] air-to-air missiles
 === Pros and cons ===

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 * Equipping countermeasures launchers halves ATGM count
-* No organic gun arment; relies on gun pods
+* No organic gun armament, relies on gunpods
 * Defenseless against most aerial threats
 * Lacks thermals