Z-19 armed recon helicopter

Ok so WZ-10 operates in 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th aviation regiments and also now 4th?

And WZ-19 operates in 2nd, 8th and 9th aviation regiments

So in a Span of just a few years we have seen almost 100+ attack helicopters!

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The first picture is that of a WZ-19 but the second picture is that of a WZ-10. The cockpit is shaped differently and the WZ-19 doesn't have a gun turret. Its strange to me that China would build a AH without a main gun. Here is a picture of the WZ-19 as seen from underneath.

Franklin said:

The first picture is that of a WZ-19 but the second picture is that of a WZ-10. The cockpit is shaped differently and the WZ-19 doesn't have a gun turret. Its strange to me that China would build a AH without a main gun. Here is a picture of the WZ-19 as seen from underneath.

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I wonder that myself. An AH w/o a gun is a BIG BIG mistake. What were they thinking?

This was posted on Huitong's site.

AssassinsMace said:

This was posted on Huitong's site.

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Gun pod? Fuel tank? I'm guessing fuel tank.

The 'shroom' further indicates a similar role to OH-1. They both have no gun turrets.

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kwaigonegin said:

I wonder that myself. An AH w/o a gun is a BIG BIG mistake. What were they thinking?

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Z-19 is more of a scout helicopter like the Kawasaki OH-1. Putting a chain gun on a scout helicopter is somewhat excessive, basically makes the dedicated attack helicopter, the Z-10, redundant.

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The mast mounted radar now makes the Z-19's overall layout a lot more logical. Presuming they're networked with and can share targeting information with Z-10's, they act as scouts identifying targets of interest and passing on the targeting info onto the dedicated attack helo's (Z-10's), negating the need for a (heavy) chain gun, instead relying on their small size, stealth and nap of the earth flight profile.

Franklin said:

Its strange to me that China would build a AH without a main gun. Here is a picture of the WZ-19 as seen from underneath.

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"WZ" means "armed helicopter" in Chinese, they don't distinguish "OH" and "AH" type like in USA.

WZ-19 is mainly an armed scout chopper, it has a support role for attack. But the main role for WZ-19 is NOT attack, unlike the dedicated attack helicopter WZ-10.

So in western terms, WZ-19 is better designated like "OH-19", whereas WZ-10 is more of an "AH-10". But in China, they are both called "WZ", simple!

asif iqbal said:

Ok so WZ-10 operates in 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th aviation regiments and also now 4th?

And WZ-19 operates in 2nd, 8th and 9th aviation regiments

So in a Span of just a few years we have seen almost 100+ attack helicopters!

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Just found Huitong's picture of Z-10 LH94101 at Tongxian, so that is confirmed.

8 x 12, that is almost 100...

Edit: Well, 108, since it appears that this same 10 Regt has also got a squadron of Z-19...

i must say i can't any examples where a scout helicopter or even a light attack helicopter had a mast mounted radar. This is a first, and it is a bit perplexing.

I expected a scout helo to have mast mounted electrooptical sensors, but not radar. I expected to find mast mounted radar on z-10, but even though it is older helo than z19, it didnt get one, but its younger brother did. Strange.

I guess that may point out that z19 isnt so much a scout helo as it is light attack helo. Or maybe it really is devised to work in tandem with z10, but that seems too complicated. no one tried that before.