Helicopter Gunship

Helicopter Gunship, also known as Attack Helicopter, is an aircraft which is used for troop transportation and air support, only by the mercenaries.
== Function ==
The gunship normally carries 3 soldiers and has a Mounted Vulcan Minigun on its side door opening, manned by a gunner. Killing the gunner will render the gunship virtually unarmed and it may fly away to prevent being shot down. The gunner can be a Rear Guard or a Cover mercenary. The troops can disembark either by fast-roping or landing, which makes them an easy target for the player, especially in the former case.
The Helicopter Gunships are fast response units that will scout an area where the player was last seen and remain there for a while. When this happens, it is advisable for the player to sprint into cover or hide among the jungle trees, since it will make it more difficult for the helicopter to track the player's movements. Running in a zig-zag motion when under fire from the gunship can also increase the player's chance of not getting hit. Luckily, the Attack Helicopter is always fought one unit at a time and never more.
Helicopters can spawn when the alarm of a mercenary outpost is activated. A typical scenario is that a helicopter arrives, drops off two or three mercs, then lifts back up and fires at the player while following him. Whether a helicopter will spawn, depends on the player's mode of action. Rarely, these helicopters spawn only to drop reinforcements without directly engaging the player. 
A rocket launcher is always useful when confronted by a Helicopter Gunship. The Helicopter that Crowe uses against the player at the end of the Level boat, can somehow take much more damage then any other helicopters fought, easily taking multiple rockets and Grenades from the grenade launcher of the G36 and OICW.
== Appearances ==
The following table marks what function attack helicopters serve in a given level and whether they also appear as wrecks.
Level 	Attack	Transport	Wreck
Training 	 	✔ 	
Carrier 	✔ 	 	
Fort 	✔ 	✔ 	
Pier 	✔ 	✔ 	
Research 	✔ 	 	
Treehouse	✔ 	✔ 	
Bunker 	 	✔ 	
Steam 	✔ 	 	
Regulator	 	✔ 	
Rebellion	✔ 	 	
Archive 	 	✔ 	
Boat 	✔ 	 	
Catacombs	 	✔ 	
River 	✔ 	 	
Swamp 	✔ 	 	
Dam 	 	✔ 	✔
== Gallery ==
===Bunker===
File:Val heli 2.png|Valerie is forced into the helicopter
File:Jack heli.png|Jack holds onto a wheel while in the air
File:Bunker heli 2.png|Val fights the guards aboard while Jack holds onto a wheel
File:Val heli.png|Val jumps out of the helicopter after the pilot's death
=== Factory ===
File:Factory heli.png|Krieger's helicopter flying over a trigen-infested island
File:Factory jack.png|Jack right before getting kicked out of the helicopter
File:Factory jack 2.png|Jack falling
== Trivia ==
* From the appearance the helicopter gunship looks like a UH-60 Blackhawk.
* Strangely, the gunner of the first Helicopter gunship to be fought does not use the Mounted Minigun but instead uses his assault rifle, this is the only time it is seen as every other gunners use their mounted Minigun. It is possible that this is because it is only the second level of the game when this particular chopper is fought and it is supposed to be not too hard yet. 
Category:Far Cry vehicles
Category:Rotary-wing aircrafts