[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/ad887a92132ea54480467bbf98a3a11c2155d94f.jpg[/img] [i]In the upcoming major update we plan to introduce the tech-tree of Chinese helicopters![/i] Hey all! The first Chinese helicopter introduced to War Thunder recently, the Premium Z-19E, is finally followed by a researchable tech tree of the Chinese helicopters! The first aircraft will land in the upcoming major update Drone Age. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/4b954f1616d13f23feff89af4925aafd51702892.jpg[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/05d03cd641a9d6f561275526642cac8e92b33f9c.jpg[/img] The history of Chinese combat helicopters started with the adaptation of transport helicopters for combat purposes, as well as from researching foreign helicopters. Z-9WA was the first domestically built strike helicopter, which was created after the French Dauphin. A few projects were initiated soon after, including the light reconnaissance Z-11WA and the fairly successful Z-19. The first ‘heavy’ combat helicopter, the Z-10 was created with the assistance of the Russia-based Kamov design bureau. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/ad17e6e521bbb93dadd756ebfab76f996a2fadb7.jpg[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/9db256e74386b8a89fc4e4554657c440fd10bbc8.jpg[/img] Chinese helicopter weapons traveled the same way from reverse engineering and licensed production to the 100% domestically designed and built pieces. Already on the entry-level helicopters War Thunder pilots will have at their disposal the HJ-8C ATGM, with limited range, but equipped with a tandem warhead. Elegant and deadly Z-10 wields laser-guided AKD-9 and AKD-10 anti-tank missiles. Air-to-air TY-90 missiles with all-aspect seeker should also not go umentioned here, since they in fact are the best in the game helicopter weapon of this class to the date. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/60b961022ea26c01b9b1c3a8e1d7d776ba0234c4.jpg[/img] So, the first Chinese researchable helicopters in War Thunder are light and agile SA.342L Gazelle and Z-11WA, first domestically built strike helicopters Z-9W and Z-9WA, as well as modern advanced strike helicopters Z-19 and Z-10.