Helicopter Gunship/FC4

Overview

The helicopter returns once again in Far Cry 4, however, it still cannot be piloted by the player. They are owned and operated by Pagan Min's Royal Army. Helicopters appear during campaign missions or as reinforcements for enemy fortresses that have called for backup. Any rocket or grenade launcher can quickly take out a helicopter. Another method is to throw a grenade or any other explosive device into the cabin. The Helicopter is armed with a powerful turret and rockets, both of which are used to shoot at the player. The helicopter will usually have another soldier on board, with either a mounted turret or a rifle. If the player is using a Buzzer or Wingsuit it may also attempt to ram and destroy you with its rotor blades. Strangely, it will not attempt this if you are using a Parachute. Helicopters can also airdrop up to four troops at a time, the type of soldier depending on which area of Kyrat you are in.

Helicopters appear during campaign missions or as support for enemy fortresses and sometimes а outpost who called for reinforcements. It can be seen at the beginning of the game , in the Prologue cutscene , Pagan arrives in a private helicopter to meet Ajay , who has arrived in Kirat . Later , during the mission . "Return to Sender " Several helicopters with reinforcements will arrive to help the Royal Army attack Banapur. Helicopters are also found in some missions taking place in the Himalayas.

There is present in the game smaller helicopter similar- Buzzer which can be used exclusively by the protagonist.

In the Valley of the Yetis DLC:Valley of the Yetis , Ajay travels to the valley with Sukhwinder, a helicopter pilot, in search of the Yalung Shrine, but their helicopter crashes at the very beginning.

Categories

• In Far Cry 4, Helicopters appear more commonly. They are often seen airdropping soldiers and guarding outposts and fortresses. On rare occasions, a Helicopter may engage and pursue Ajay directly.

Gallery

Pagan Min's personal helicopter inside De Pleur's Compound

In Yeti Valley, Ajay travels to the valley with Sukhwinder, a helicopter pilot, in search of the Yalung Shrine, but their helicopter crashes at the very beginning.

Helicopter in the Valley of the Yetis DLC ending concept art.

Trivia

• From the appearance the helicopter gunship looks like a UH-60 Blackhawk.
• The Helicopters in Far Cry 4 appear to be a mix between a Sikorsky 76B Fantail Helicopter and a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. This gives them a unique futuristic look with a pilot operated chin turret unlike other helicopters in the Far Cry series.
  • The large caliber machine gun installed under the cabin is based on the 30mm M230 aviation automatic cannon.
• The Helicopters are named "Black Hawk" in the map editor.
• It is currently unknown how the Pirates or Privateers could have obtained these Helicopters, as the UH-60 is a US military helicopter, and is unavailable on the civilian market.
• The Helicopter that Riley and Jason uses to escape has unique yellow camouflage (possibly resembles fire skin) which none of Pirates or Privateers ever uses it.
• Shooting a pilot through the cockpit windows will result in the helicopter spinning out of control and crashing. Sniper rifles and the .700 Nitro are particularly effective for this tactic.
  • Interestingly, the helicopters in Far Cry 4 make the sound of a Stuka dive bomber's siren when spiraling out of control. (See Here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pfDpIUc87Ps )
  • Strangely, the side door will open in swing even though it's actually a slide door. This is also the fact that the helicopters are not modeled with pilot door.
• In Far Cry 4 Pagan Min has his own private helicopter with a unique black and yellow color scheme with the Royal Army symbol on the side. The livery is very similar to U.S. homeland security LRAD Blackhawks.
• If you let Pagan Min live in the last campaign mission at his dinner table and kill him later at the Lakshama Memorial as Pagan flies away, you can find his crashed helicopter afterward on the road leading to the Royal Palace. Pagan Min's body can also be seen lying next to the helicopter.
• In Far Cry 4, helicopters come in multiple new colours. They can be a silvery-blue, woodland green camouflage (only seen in the map editor), and off-white. Pagan Min's helicopter has a unique colour scheme, and in one of the final Bomb Defusing missions in North Kyrat, a helicopter carrying troops will enter the area; it is sporting a red-orange-brown tiger stripe "fire" camouflage colour scheme not seen anywhere else in the game, or in the map editor.

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Water vehicles	Jet Ski · Patrol Boat · RHIB
Air vehicles	Buzzer · Hang Glider · Helicopter Gunship · Parachute · Wingsuit
Special	Elephant · Hovercraft · Zipline