Z-10

Z-10

Z-10

China

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	11.7	10.7

Class:

Attack helicopter

Utility helicopter

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 020 000

Description

The Z-10 is a rank VII Chinese attack helicopter with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB/SB) and 11.7 (RB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 1 000 m270 km/h

Max altitude6 000 m

Engine2 х Zhuzhou Aero-Engine Factory WZ-9

Take-off weight8 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 1,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)
	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	6000
Upgraded	___	___

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 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

AB8 427 → 14 317

RB3 979 → 6 760

SB4 994 → 8 484

Total cost of modifications302 000

444 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training290 000

Experts1 020 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 220 / 330 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 Replacing helicopter blades Research: 17 000 Cost: 25 000 430 Engine Research: 15 000 Cost: 22 000 380	Flak jacket Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 Helicopter frame Research: 17 000 Cost: 25 000 430 EFS(a) Research: 15 000 Cost: 22 000 380 Cover Research: 33 000 Cost: 48 000 830	type_23l_belt_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 AKD-9 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 MAW Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 300 type_23l_new_gun Research: 17 000 Cost: 25 000 430 HF-7D Research: 17 000 Cost: 25 000 430 qjk_99_belt_pack Research: 15 000 Cost: 22 000 380 AKD-10 Research: 15 000 Cost: 22 000 380 NVD Research: 15 000 Cost: 22 000 380 qjk_99_new_gun Research: 33 000 Cost: 48 000 830 TY-90 Research: 33 000 Cost: 48 000 830

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 Z-10 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 23 mm Type 23L cannon, nose turret (300 rpg)
  • 1 x 23 mm Type 23L cannon + 48 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Z-10 can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 4 x AKD-9 missiles
• 8 x AKD-9 missiles
• 8 x AKD-10 missiles
• 28 x FS70 rockets
• 36 x Type 57-1 rockets
• 16 x TY-90 missiles
• 2 x 12.7 mm QJK99-12.7-1 machine guns (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4
12.7 mm QJK99-12.7-1 machine guns (1,000 rpg)		1	1
FS70 rockets	7	7	7	7
Type 57-1 rockets		18	18
AKD-9 missiles	4			4
AKD-10 missiles	4			4
TY-90 missiles	4	4	4	4

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decent agility and acceleration
• AKD-9 and AKD-10 missiles have loft, LOAL, and salvo firing capability like Hellfires
• Excellent optics with thermal sights for easy targeting
• TY-90 AAMs are effective anti-air missiles and can be carried in large numbers

Cons:

• Slow top speed
• The fuselage is fragile
• Limited flare/chaff capacity compared to other helicopters
• The main cannon lacks penetration to deal with armoured targets
• Only has four wing mounts, compared to the six on the American AH-64D Longbow and Russia's Ka-52 Alligator
• Relatively lacklustre loadout options with only 8 ATGMs compared to its contemporaries with 12 or even 16 ATGMs
• No radar

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Z-10 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #324 - Pages of History section at 04:20 discusses the Z-10 helicopter.

See also

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

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.

Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (昌河飞机工业集团)
Helicopters	Z-10 · Z-11WA

China helicopters
Attack/Utility	Z-9W · Z-9WA · Z-10 · Z-11WA · Z-19 · Z-19E
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