I just tested one of my scenarios out. It is an advance on a remote airield in a hilly region. Anyway, the airfield had allready been bombed so the mission was supposed to be a mop-up, take and hold the airfield. I scattered a few grounded aircraft around it to add to the general picture of mayhem. I also decided to put one Hind immobilized at the end of one runway, just for good meassure. I just wanted it to be a sitting duck for commandos sneaking out of the jungle and lob a stachel charge in or something.
The thing was however that the Hind started launching HMG, rockets and ATGM�s at my advancing AFV:s. A total surprise, but i opened up and shot back. I totally peppered that Hind with 40mm AC fire and 7.62 MG�s. It took hit after hit, damage after damage, but nothing happened. A couple of rounds on a flying helo usually makes it flee head over heels but this one just sat there, the crew never bailed out. I finally called in two airstrikes on it. 4xClusters, alot of A/C and finally two 1000pd LGB�s, right on target. Nothing...
It didnt turn but it didnt care, it fired its rockets and missiles in all directions, even backwards.
So my question is, do I really need the help of gravity to kill a helicopter?