You've all probably seen the videos of the Turkish helicopter (I think? somebody said it was a F16) shooting at protesters on the ground. It looked pretty scary and awesome at the same time so I was wondering if anybody knows what kind of aircraft and gun/munitions were used.
It was probably an AH-1 Cobra firing its 20mm gun
The story seems to be that the coup plotters were mostly army and managed to nab some attack helicopters.
The Turkish Army uses Cobras and their own homebrew attack helicopter, the T-129.
Generally, an attack helicopter is going to be carrying an autocannon and some unguided air to ground rockets, and maybe some anti-tank missiles.
So yeah, I wouldn't want to be one of the Turkish cops getting strafed by one.
>>30663610
It was a Cobra.
>>30663610
20mm cannon. Turkey has AH-1s
>>30663610
I thought somebody was shooting at the helicopter then the helicopter fired back.
>>30663610
Round would be basic 20mm HE-T
check this out, Cobra firing at police and them returning fire
>https://twitter.com/anadoluajansi/status/754984692752023552/video/1
>>30666854
They are not the police they are the intelligence.
>>30663610
It was a T129
Vid Related.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugPX6N72ajg
>>30666854
Is that the vid OP is referring to? I have been off this board for a few days and missed out on these videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0GYBHYegJI
>>30668780
ITALIAN BASED CRAP
cuz turks couldnt afford this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6Q8rrzlda0
>>30666854
Is it just me, or are the effects here kind of, well.. Hollywood-esque? The sparks and residual smoke from the helicopter's fire and the muzzleflashes seem kind of suspect to me.
The internet has conditioned me to question everything. It just doesn't really look right to me.
>>30670760
caused by camera.. but it indeed looks like fresh outa GTA
>>30670760
I don't know if they are using special effects pyrotechnics, but this "coup" was definitely a Reichstag Fire.
