Superhind

Superhind

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Superhind

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.3	10.3	10.3

Class:

SQUADRON

Attack helicopter

Research:360 000

Purchase:1 030 000

Description

The Superhind MK IV is a squadron rank VI British attack helicopter with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Firebirds".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 1 000 m335 km/h

Max altitude4 950 m

Engine2 х Klimov TV3-117V

Power2 100 hp

Take-off weight12 t

Describe how the helicopter behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)
	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	4950
Upgraded	___	___

Survivability and armour

HIRSS

Dissipates the flow of hot exhaust gases, reducing the likelihood of capture by IR-guidance missiles

IRCM

Protects against IR-guided missiles

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural520 km/h

Gear420 km/h

Examine the survivability of the helicopter. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB7 492 → 13 807

RB3 443 → 6 345

SB4 485 → 8 265

Total cost of modifications281 200

430 000

Talisman cost2 300

Crew training280 000

Experts980 000

Aces2 000

Research Aces830 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 230 / 330 %

208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 Replacing helicopter blades Research: 16 000 Cost: 25 000 400 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300	Flak jacket Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 Helicopter frame Research: 16 000 Cost: 25 000 400 EFS(a) Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 Cover Research: 30 000 Cost: 46 000 760	GI_2_belt_pack Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 S-24 Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 ZB-500 Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 HIRSS Research: 9 200 Cost: 14 000 230 FAB-100 Research: 16 000 Cost: 25 000 400 Flares/Chaff Research: 16 000 Cost: 25 000 400 GI_2_new_gun Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 ZT3A2 Ingwe Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 FAB-250 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 IRCM Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 FAB-500 Research: 30 000 Cost: 46 000 760 NVD Research: 30 000 Cost: 46 000 760

Armaments

Night vision devices

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The Superhind is armed with:

• A choice between three presets:
  • 1 x 20 mm GI2 cannon (840 rpg) + 90 x countermeasures
  • 1 x 20 mm GI2 cannon + 90 x countermeasures + HIRSS
  • 1 x 20 mm GI2 cannon + 90 x countermeasures + HIRSS + IRCM

Suspended armament

Describe the helicopter's suspended armament: additional cannons under the winglets, any bombs, and rockets. Since any helicopter is essentially only a platform for suspended weaponry, this section is significant and deserves your special attention. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.

Default weapon presets
4 x ZT3A2 Ingwe missiles + 80 x S-8KO rockets 4 x S-24 rockets 4 x ZT3A2 Ingwe missiles 8 x ZT3A2 Ingwe missiles 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total) 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (2,000 lb total) 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total) 2 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in a helicopter, the features of using the helicopter in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the helicopter in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the helicopter;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Squadron Vehicles: Super Hind

Squadron helicopters
USA	YAH-64
Britain	Superhind