Is there a way to have use of Helicopters in ww2? How might this aircraft effect the war?
The Japanese used autogyros, which were copies of American samples. The German convoy spotter was an unpowered autogyro. It was more like a kite.If memory serves, the Imperial Japanese Army deployed helicopters and/or autogyros in an anti-submarine role from escort carriers it built, manned, and operated.
If that isn't an indication of how screwed up the Japanese war effort was, nothing is.
Bill
P.S. The KM briefly experimented with an autogyro towed by U-boats as a convoy spotter.
Though I still like autogiros/gyroplanes for a non-hovering VTOL craft in WWII. They're easier to popularise in the interwar period, and the lack of strong engines isn't such a safety issue with an aircraft that auto-rotates.
What? Mi-4 Hound, Sikorsky S-56 were all "game changing" helicopters with WWII radial engines.Turbine engines are needed for serious, game-changing, helicopter use in WWII.
What? Mi-4 Hound, Sikorsky S-56 were all "game changing" helicopters with WWII radial engines.
Mi-4 was not in service in Korea. Huey wasn't around in the 50s. The helicopter DID revolutionize warfare in the 50s, long before turboshafts were the norm.Well, the Mojave was overshadowed by the Hueys etc of the Vietnam War era, and the Hound is basically Korean War tech.
I don't think Korea was radically changed by helicopter use.
Mi-4 was not in service in Korea. Huey wasn't around in the 50s. The helicopter DID revolutionize warfare in the 50s, long before turboshafts were the norm.