New IDF helicopters

The IDF will get a major upgrade in the helicopter department in our next release. Here we have the first of 2 new IDF helicopters, the UH-1.

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 (nicknamed "Huey"), single-engine military helicopters. Bell designed its Model 204 in response to a 1955 United States Army requirement for a utility helicopter, since than more than 16,000 Hueys have been built. The 204 was a giant step forward in helicopter design, being one of the first to be powered by a turboshaft. The use of a turboshaft allowed it to carry a useful payload over respectable ranges and speeds. The Hueys become legendary during the Vietnam War, performing multiple roles but also suffering heavy losses in the process.

Israel purchased their first Huey's, a batch of Bell 205's after the Six Day War to supplement their aging piston-engine H-34 helicopters. They were heavily used during the War of Attrition and Yom Kippur War as transport, medivac, search and rescue and utility helicopters. The early Israeli Hueys tended to be un-armed although later versions could have machine gun mounts for door gunners.

We show the Israeli Huey with its 3-tone camouflage that was typical of helicopters and aircraft used in the 1970's. We want to have 2 versions of the Huey: An un-armed medivac version and a transport version with doors open, allowing the passengers to fire their personal weapons.

The excellent model/texture where shared with us by the EoD mod.