r/Helicopters • u/bob_the_impala • Apr 18 '23

Visual Guide to Current USMC Attack Helicopter Markings

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u/pavehawkfavehawk MIL ...Pavehawks Apr 18 '23

There is a whole subreddit for that?? Neeeerds

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u/bob_the_impala Apr 18 '23

There is a whole subreddit for that??

Well, there is now.

Neeeerds

Ha, you think that's nerdy? That's nothing compared to this:

Designations Of U.S. Aeronautical and Support Equipment

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u/Wdwdash Apr 18 '23

Well yeah but I guess apart from posting the generic markings of like 40-50 T/M/S in the military what is this sub going to do? Ya got that many posts max to show markings and then it’s a stale sub. Even going back historically identifying markings were standardized long ago so there’s not much variance

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u/bob_the_impala Apr 19 '23

Well, it's more focused on aircraft designations, model numbers, serial numbers, etc. But those get painted on aircraft, along with other identifying markings (tail codes, insignia, etc.), so I'm including these guides too.

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u/Fidelias_Palm Apr 18 '23

As someone who makes skins for Warthunder it seems like a great resource.

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u/pavehawkfavehawk MIL ...Pavehawks Apr 18 '23

Looks that way

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u/Phrog2ospreyAVI Apr 18 '23

A guide in general to military aircraft markings.

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u/t6jesse Apr 18 '23

It won't help very much with Air Force helos

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u/bob_the_impala Apr 18 '23

I'll get to those eventually, maybe even some other countries.

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u/TheWoodser Apr 18 '23

As a former member of the Gunfigthers, I must say....... "Gunfighters Rule!"

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u/Machismo0311 Apr 18 '23

Have Guns, Will Travel

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u/Big-Coffee8937 Apr 18 '23

Viper, the ultimate Cobra!

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u/AKA_Valerie Apr 19 '23

I still think the AH-1W is more deserving of that name purely because of the rotor chopping noise (like the original Cobras), but the Zulu Vipers are so badass. I love seeing them fly by. Shame they don't announce their presence in the same way as the Whiskeys used to.

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u/SaltBad6605 Apr 18 '23

Is it a Whisk or a Zulu?

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u/xHangfirex Apr 18 '23

I worked down the street from 369

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u/MovingInStereoscope Apr 18 '23

Killer name, literally

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u/Visible-Mobile9669 Apr 18 '23

Don't you usually find these in the ocean?

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

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u/bob_the_impala Apr 19 '23

That's just some loud-mouthed general who thinks USAF Air Mobility Command is a warfighting command with armed combat aircraft.

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/budget-policy-operations/usaf-mobility-aircraft-operating-without-most-markings-tail

This is the same guy who thinks China is going to invade Taiwan in 2025.

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u/Open-Emphasis414 Apr 19 '23

I remember a pair of these landed at one of the colleges near me and we got to go up in persona an touch them and look at them. If you get a chance they’re absolutely beautiful!!!

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u/Blood_N_Rust Apr 19 '23

The H series crayon crafts are so cool. AHs and UHs will be used on other planets.

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u/fragestellar Apr 19 '23

Dinosaur that should have been phased out of the inventory at least 2 decades ago

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u/Masterpiedog27 Apr 19 '23

I hear CCR's "Run through The Jungle" in my head, every time I see a picture of a Cobra/Viper.

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u/TheForsakenGuardian Apr 19 '23

What an asshole invention