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Rejected, but not forgotten This article (Multigunner Copter), is about a unit, building or other aspect that has been cut or changed significantly in the game or lore. Still, lore is a terrible thing to waste, so instead of deleting it, Team Paradox decided to preserve it for all to see. It is, of course, not canon, and not applicable for the game. |
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| (Minor) faction(s) |  Allied Nations
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| Type | Multirole Helicopter |
| Designation | Anti Surface |
| Mod Relevance | Lore only unit/Cut Content |
| Country of Origin |  Turkey
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| Produced/ Trained at |
Havelsan Aerospace, Trabzon |
| Key Features | » Multiturret (reduced weight) » Extra seat for gunner » Low-signature turboshaft engine » Autodeploying ladder » Coffee pot (usually discarded) |
"Any weapon is better than no weapon!"
- - Multigunner Gyrocopter Pilot
Operational History[]
Encouraged by the success of the Multigunner Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Allied high command decided to return the old Multigunner IFA (Infantry Fighting Aircraft) concept. The original aim of the project was to mount a Multiturret to a stable, fast air platform, but most attempts failed miserably. The turret destabilized the helicopter so much it couldn't change direction without going out of control. What's more, the helicopter required ample time to switch between weapons, which required to helicopter to be on the ground for extended periods of time, limiting the usefulness of it to an unacceptable limit. In frustration, the project was cancelled again.
But in 1968, a Longbow Liberator managed to shoot down a Twinblade helicopter over the Black Sea. The Twinblade pilot was too drunk to notice he was over Allied airspace, and didn't destroy his vehicle to protect the technology when the Allies shot him down. The salvaged parts of the long-hated helicopter were analyzed at Havelsan Aerospace to learn how Soviets managed to make a tough helicopter that could carry 100 ton tanks. Havelsan Aerospace had ample money and resources, as Turkey was eager to contribute to the Allies' fight against the Soviet Union.
After months of research the result was the small Multigunner Gyrocopter. As Turkish air cadets were already dedicated to strategic bombing due to Turkey's geographic position, it took quite a lot of time to adapt themselves to flying an helicopter. While it is much smaller and more brittle than the Twinblade, it is much faster and cheaper.
A modular multiturret system allows the Multigunner Copter to pick up any turret at any Allied base without even landing, with a ladder for the gunner. Unfortunately, this means the Multigunner Copter doesn't have a standard turret. Despite this disadvantage, the gyrocopter proved itself so well that it soon became the crown-jewel of advancing Allied Forces.
Or so it was thought. In the end plans to make it was scrapped after its first field test.
While on paper it looked promising in practice it turned out to be a disaster. As it turns out the only turret the Copter could hold was the Multigunner Turrets, as the rest of their defense were simply to large to hold. Many, many issues also began to pop up as said turrets were deeply dug in in order to afford the space it needed to hold its myriad of specialty weapons, which in turn increased its weight to the point the Copter couldn't liftoff unless they further increased the engine, thus increasing it size. And by the time the design team had solved all of the problems to make it practical, the head of the design team allegedly spent a good minute spitting out an entire mug of coffee upon seeing the price to make it, as the number of materials and technology needed meant that its price rivaled the embarrassment that was the Harbinger.
Thus the Allied unanimously agreed that the Multigunner Copter was a bad idea, as the only advantage it had over their Multigunner IFV was its flight capability which is overshadowed by its enormous price and little justification for said price, and chose to focus on improving their Multigunner IFV, which had everything the Multigunner Copter had at a cheap price, while the only Multigunner Copter prototype was relegated to the Allied museum of failure, alongside the Crocodile Hovertank, Harbinger Gunship, and Future Tank X-1.
Though it's noted that one of the workers on the project had helped International Inc in making the Huntsman Adaptive Gunship, which is basically a heavily stripped down, but in turn practical and affordable, version of their ill-fated Multigunner Copter.
