Janes LA Weapons: Strikehammer

Disclaimer: This image comes from the manga Appleseed, buy it now from Dark Horse Comics. With that done, lets continue.

"This is Victor-Two-Bravo, we are pinned down by enemy fire, requesting fire support!"

"Stand by Victor-Two-Bravo, allied unit is sending in a helicopter. Command out."

"What? Command, are you telling me that we're only getting a single helicopter! There's a full tank platoon and an armored cavalry unit in front of us!"

"Captain! Incoming from five o'clock!"

"What...the...hell?"

*Explosions, the sounds of rotor blades and gunfire fill the recording, followed by whoops of celebration as the rotor blade sound fades away.*

"Command to Victor-Two-Bravo, allied helicopter pilot says you owe her a drink, better get ready to pay up."

Recording of Israeli soldiers being supported by an allied GMLA AH-108 Strikehammer Attack Helicopter.

General Motors Los Angeles AH-108 'Strikehammer' Attack Helicopter.
Military attack helicopters are all over the place, from cheap knock-offs of Apaches and Hinds to the latest designs both sensible and not.

The AH-108 Strikehammer is a design that was recovered from an old server in South Africa and lacking the means to build it, the design blue-prints were sold in cyberspace to a GMLA Net-Runner, who brought it to the attention of the board of directors.

The Strikehammer is a tail-less design that uses a contra-rotating main rotor system to maintain stable flight and maneuvering, and then packs as much armor and weaponry that can be packed into the frame including a flamethrower, creating a monster helicopter that is incredibly fast, agile and stable for its size and is capable of single-handedly laying waste to small armies of armor and infantry.

Currently the Israeli Army, Russian Spetnaz and Los Angeles National Guard make use of the Strikehammer and the US Army and Marine Corp are currently evaluating the AH-108 for operations.

Armour:
Reinforced Nano-Composite Armour with diamond-ceramic insulation.

Powerplant:
-Model TX-900 Palladium Reactor, able to provide unlimited operation times, limited to pilot endurance.

Crew:
-1x Pilot

Systems:
-Military Communications Suite with scrambler.
-Satellite Uplink
-Full Optics Package
-Damage Control Systems
-Internal Fire Extinguisher
-Autopilot
-Full Navigation Systems Package
-Cybernetic Control Linkage
-Military Radar with Terrain Following function.
-Radar Detector
-Laser Communicator Unit
-Chaff and Flare Dispensers
-Full ECM and ECCM Package

Weapons:
-Nose Turret mounting a 25mm automatic grenade launcher and a M-240 Flamethrower.
-2x Heavy Very-Rapid Fire Plasma Cannons, one mounted to either side of the cockpit.
-6x Hardpoints for additional ordnance; typically two high-capacity 40mm micro-missile pods, eight Hellfire III missiles and four air-to-air missiles, typically the new Sidewinder IV.
-4x Maximus 14.5mm machineguns in a quad-linked rear ball-turret.

Price:
-$1.2 million per helicopter.

Author's Notes:This set focuses on conventional vehicles now since I'm having some writer's block for my current Coreline story. One down, ten to go.