The AH-1W Super Cobra comprises the backbone of the United States Marine Corp's attack helicopter fleet. Its latest variant, the NTS (Night Targeting System) Super Cobra has received a suite of sensors, targeting and defensive system upgrades. This important new system detects and laser designates tactical targets under daytime, night-time, or adverse conditions. The Super Cobra can carry both TOW and Hellfire anti-armour missiles. The Raytheon BGM-71 TOW missile has a range of more than 3km and semi-automatic line-of-sight guidance. The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is equipped with a semi-active laser seeker and has a range of 7km. The Super Cobra has fire-and-forget capability when firing the Hellfire missile in co-operative mode with laser target illumination

Because the NTS nose-mounted equipment is larger, a reworked nose and canopy shape was necessary making identification easy. Also known as the "Whisky" Cobra, the AH-1W was the first attack helicopter to qualify both the Sidewinder air-to-air missile and the Sidearm anti-radiation missile. Both missiles can use the same LAU-7 rail launcher. Sidearm has a range of more than 15km. AIM-9L Sidewinder is an all-aspect short-range air-to-air missile produced by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon having a range of 15km. It can also fire a range of air-to-ground rockets, for example, 70 mm rockets armed with submunition warheads or the larger 12.7cm Zuni rocket bombs. The "Whisky" carries a three-barrel 20mm Gatling gun for close range (up to 2km) engagement and 750 rounds of ammunition. With the gun in a fixed forward position, the pilot can aim by manoeuvring the helicopter. Either crew member can slave the turret to the helmet-mounted sight, and aim the gun by looking at the target
Assembly required
Paint and glue not included
SKU ACA-12116
Brand Academy

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