Sparrowhawk
Type: Recon chopper
Armament: x2 Helldart pods, Sidewinders
Armour Class: Light
Speed: Fast
Cost: $1250
Purpose: Close air support, Anti-air
Requires: Armour Facility, Airforce Command HQ
Strong against: Massed units, Aircrafts
Weak against: Anti-Air
---
Additional Info
- gains Armour bonus on veteran
- gains Speed bonus on veteran
- gains Firepower bonus on elite
- gains ROF bonus on elite
- gains Self-repair on elite
- gains HEAT warheads on elite, increasing efficiency against vehicles (primary weapon)
- gains laser-guidance systems on elite, increasing range and firepower (secondary weapon)
- invisible to radar
---
The Eurocopter Sparrowhawk is a new recon chopper recently deployed to aid Comanches, which were themselves originally meant to be recon choppers before development shifted them to being made as full-blown helicopter gunships. Being lighter, Sparrowhawks are faster and cheaper to produce, allowing them to quickly scout out the map ahead of it's big brother. They are armed with a pair of rocket pods which can each unleash a storm of Helldart rockets, softening up groups of ground forces and making them easy pickings for Comanches or any other friendly ground units. Sparrowhawks also make up for the Comanches' shortcoming of lacking any anti-air capability by being armed with Sidewinder missiles, effective at bringing down most kinds of aircrafts. A combined force of Comanches and Sparrowhawks is usually an effective tactic, with both choppers being able to eliminate ground forces quickly and protect each other from their respective weaknesses, save for heavy anti-air.
credit: Xiao Yao Zi Zai
