Notes: This helicopter was originally sold as the civil equivalent of the OH-58A Kiowa military helicopter, but with improvements, was taken into service as a military helicopter in over 20 countries, primarily as a training helicopter or liaison or observation craft. Unlike the Kiowa, it has no hardpoints and is strictly a cargo helicopter. A JetRanger, fitted with an aerial refueling boom (not standard), was the first helicopter to fly around the world. The JetRanger is reputedly a very easy and forgiving helicopter to fly and has set records for aviation safety. The standard version has no ejection seats and cannot be refueled in air.

The Bell 206A was the first model of the JetRanger. This was superseded by the Bell 206B JetRanger II, with a less powerful but more efficient engine; it is used by the US Navy as a trainer under the designation TH-57B SeaRanger. The Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III was the next version, with a more powerful engine; it is used as a training helicopter by the US Army with the designation TH-67 Creek, and by the US Navy for the same purpose as the TH-57C SeaRanger. The Bell 206L-1 LongRanger was the first stretched version of the JetRanger, based on the JetRanger III. The 206L-2 increased the engine power, and the 206L-3 increases it even further. The Bell 206L-4 is a Canadian built version of the LongRanger; it uses a different engine and avionics.

Finally, the Iranians use a light gunship called the Zafar 300, based on the Bell 206B.

Notes: The Bell 214 is a development of the Bell "Huey" series was designed for "hot and high" conditions – high altitude and hot weather, where helicopters normally don’t function nearly as well as otherwise. It was first produced for the armed forces of the Shah of Iran. The design features a longer fuselage and more powerful engines. The helicopter has no ejection seats, and is not capable of in-flight refueling.

The Bell 214A Isfahan was the first of the 214 series. These helicopters were taken over by Revolutionary Iran's forces and later built without license. Bell then sold the helicopter to other countries, including Brunei, Columbia, Ecuador, Iraq, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, the UAE, and Venezuela. At least one captured model of this helicopter is flown by the 82^nd Airborne Division's commander in Iran. The Bell 214B BigLifter is a civilian version of the 214A; the 214C is a search and rescue variant with a rescue hoist that has a capacity of 275 kg. The 214ST is a twin engined variant of the Bell 214, normally used by civilians.

Notes: This is the latest variant of the UH-1 Huey series. It features the most powerful engines available on a Huey helicopter, and a 4-bladed rotor. It is used by a large number of nations, including countries on all continents except Antarctica. It uses the large sliding doors on either side of all Hueys, and has twin engines.

Notes: This is the military version of the S-58 helicopter. The CH-34 version is called the Choctaw, while the UH-34 is called the Seahorse. These are very old helicopters that saw their last active US service in Vietnam, but continue to be used in South America and Southeast Asia. They are large and slow helicopters that nonetheless seem to get the job done.

The CH-34 was the first military version, first flown shortly after the Korean War. They were often armed and used as gunships until the advent of gunship versions of the UH-1. The UH-34 was the Marine version of the CH-34, but differed little from the CH-34. The S-58T is a twin-engine development of the civilian S-58, little used by the military.

Westland of Great Britain acquired a license to build the S-58 in 1956; they built a version known as the Wessex. The HC-2 version is a standard sort of utility/cargo helicopter, a counterpart to the CH-34 Choctaw. It uses two British-made engines instead of the one engine of the American version. It can be distinguished by the large exhaust pipe on either side of the nose (the engines are in the nose).

Notes: Also known to the Marines as the Frog, it is also flown by Canada (where it is known as the CH-113), Japan (where it is known as the KV-107), and Sweden (where it is known as the HKP-4). It is often mistaken for the Chinook, but the CH-46 has three wheels instead of the four the Chinook usually has and the Chinook is larger.

The original model is the CH-46A. The SAR version of this helicopter is the HH-46A; it has Doppler search radar and a radio beacon finder, as well as a hoist with a capacity of 300 kg. The next operational transport was the CH-46D, with better engines; the HH-46D is the SAR version of this aircraft, and equipped in a similar manner to the HH-46A. The CH-47E was to be the final version of the Sea Knight (it was to be replaced by the Osprey); it has even more powerful engines. Due to the delays in the Osprey program, the US Marines updated their CH-47Ds and Es with better avionics and some defensive systems.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This helicopter was replaced in US Marines service by the V-22 Osprey series, but many were recalled to service during the Twilight War to replace Osprey losses. The CH-46E and CH-46F do not exist.

Notes: The CH-47D Chinook is the US armed forces standard medium-lift helicopter and is also found in service with many other nations in both military and civilian versions. There is one door behind the cabin on either side and a rear cargo ramp. The helicopter is capable of water landings without special floatation devices and has an integral hydraulic rescue winch and cargo hooks for slung loads.

The CH-47A was the first model, first used in 1961. This was followed by the increased-capability CH-47B. The CH-47C was the most powerful of the Chinooks, with extra fuel capacity, but it was also quite slow and fuel-hungry and was withdrawn. The CH-47D is the most produced version, and currently the standard US Army version. The CH-47F is the new version, with engines that function better in "hot and high" environments. They have improved avionics and survivability. The CH-47SD (Super-D) is a modernization of the CH-47D with radar and considerable defensive avionics.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The CH-47F is a rare variant, and the CH-47SD does not exist.

Notes: This helicopter is used as a medium lift helicopter by the US Marines, though it has been largely supplanted by the CH-53E Super Stallion. It is also in use by other armed forces worldwide. It has a rear ramp and a side door. Optionally, twin drop tanks may be carried for an extra 3406 liters of fuel. It is capable of amphibious landings.

The CH-53A was the first model, first flown in 1964. Its hardpoints may only be used for drop tanks. The HH-53B, also known as the Super Jolly, is a search and rescue variant used by the USAF, with a rescue hoist that has a capacity of 272 kg, and equipment to aid its searches. It also has a probe for aerial refueling, and jettisonable extra fuel tanks. The engines are not as powerful as those on the CH-53A, but this further extends range. The HH-53C brings more powerful engines back. The CH-53D is a further improvement of the CH-53A, with more powerful engines. The Ya’sur 2000 is the result of an Israeli modernization program for the CH-53D; it is estimated to have extended the life of the CH-53D in Israeli service by 20 years.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Ya’sur 2000 does not exist, but the Israelis did acquire some extra CH-53E Super Stallions instead.

Notes: This is a stretched and up-engined version of the Sea Stallion. The Super Stallion has a total of three engines for superior lifting capability. The Super Stallion also has a rear ramp, but has two side doors, each with a door gun. Optionally, twin drop tanks may be carried for an extra 4290 liters of fuel, and may also carry an internal extra fuel tank for an additional 8265 liters of fuel. The Super Stallion is capable of in-flight refueling and buddy refueling, and is capable of amphibious landings. It may be noted that while US Super Stallions normally mount only drop tanks on the hardpoints, the Israelis regularly mount weapons.

Notes: This heavy-lift helicopter is in both military and civilian use (and known as the Skycrane in its civilian guise). It normally uses an external cargo pod, but also has a lifting winch. The Tarhe has long landing gear that enables it to straddle and lift its cargo. Normal cargo pods are 9-ton capacity pods that contain mobile hospitals, command posts, barracks, and other special loads. A common use in Vietnam was to retrieve crash-landed aircraft. The third crewmember is a loadmaster that faces rearward to direct loading and winching operations.

Twilight 2000 Notes: Most stocks of Tarhes were relegated to Reserve status before the Twilight War, but many were reactivated as the war intensified.

Notes: This light helicopter was one of the first service helicopters anywhere in the world, first built in 1943. It's most famous use is as a medivac in the Korean War, often seen in the TV series MASH. It is still used as a liaison and observation helicopter by some Third World countries, but is most often found in civil use or as restored aircraft flown by private civilian operators. It is a light aircraft with a limited payload. The UH-13 is longer with extra seats.

Notes: This is a large cargo helicopter used by Italy and formerly used by the US Air Force and Army for large combat operations and loads. (In US service, it has been largely replaced by the CH-53.) The Jolly Green Giant is heavily armored and armed. It has a rear ramp, a door on the starboard side behind the cockpit, and 450-kg capacity winch on the side door. The Jolly Green is still used by the US Coast Guard (where it is known as the Pelican), as it is capable of amphibious landings. The Jolly Green has no ejection seats, but is capable of in-flight refueling.

Notes: This light observation helicopter was replaced in active US Army service by the OH-58, but is still used in Reserve and National Guard service and in many other countries. Countries using it include Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Philippines, and Vietnam. Is US service it is usually known as the Loach (for the initials of Light Observation/Cargo Helicopter, LOCH).

Notes: This is the original version of the Kiowa, first being used by the US Army in Vietnam in 1969. It is normally used as a scout helicopter, and by the 2000 was still being used by Austria, Australia, and Canada, and could still be found in many US Army National Guard units.

The OH-58A was first fielded in 1969. It was used to find targets for AH-1 Cobra gunships and to scout landing zones. One of the weapons first mounted to the Kiowa was the M-134 Minigun, but it was found that the vibration was too great and this practice stopped. In the late 1990s, the OH-58A was retrofitted with a GPS system.

The OH-58C has much more powerful engines. It is also fitted with non-reflective flat glass panels instead of the curved window sections of the OH-58A. In addition to being retrofitted with GPS, some OH-58Cs were also retrofitted with launchers for Stinger missiles.

The OH-58C is based on the Bell 406 airframe. It is fitted with an extensive sensor suite to allow it to work with Apache attack helicopters. The standard OH-58D was later fitted with a mast-mounted sight under the Armed Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP), to allow it to spot and track targets while hiding behind terrain. The OH-58D is known as the Kiowa Warrior, due to its weapons fit.

The MH-58D is a Saudi version of the OH-58D; it has a 20mm autocannon under the belly, but no mast-mounted sight.

Notes: This was a private venture by Sikorsky, incorporating technology from the company’s S-70 Blackhawk. The Spirit was directed at both the civilian and military markets, but found most of its sales in the civilian market.

The original S-76 was developed in the late 1970s. The S-76 Mk II is a version with improved avionics. It has an external cargo hook for sling loads. The S-76A has uprated engines, and the S-76B has even more powerful engines.

The AUH-76 is an armed assault helicopter version of the S-76 Mk II. It is known as the Eagle, as are all military models. It has equipment necessary to turn it into an assault craft, including gunsights, hardpoints, and defensive equipment, and miniaturization makes it light. The H-76B is a basic military transport version of the S-76B.

Notes: The Seasprite is known by the US Navy as a LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter. It is used for liaison duties and for ASW and search and rescue duties. The Seasprite is normally armed with only anti-ship weapons or none at all, but may be armed with a single M-60E2 doorgun, with a gunner carried at the expense of a passenger. No ejection seats are provided, and the aircraft is not capable of in-flight refueling. The Seasprite is used by the US Navy (put back in production in 1981), Australia, Egypt, Taiwan, and New Zealand.

The UH-2B is the standard utility version, used to transport personnel and cargo back and forth from ships. It is not normally used as an assault transport. This is the version detailed below.

Notes: The first SH-3 made its first flight in 1959, and since then they have been steadily upgraded. It is used throughout the US Navy and NATO service, as well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Venezuela. It is primarily used for transport and liaison duties, and is seldom armed. A door gun can be fitted and a gunner carried at the expense of one passenger. ASW and search and rescue variants also exist. A version of this helicopter, known as the V-3D, functions as a presidential transport (Marine One and Two).

The various antisubmarine/antishipping versions will not be detailed here. The utility versions include the UH-3A, a cargo helicopter modified from the SH-3A; the HH-3B, a UH-3A with upgraded avionics, and the UH-3H, a fully modernized version of the UH-3. The HH-3A is a combat SAR version of the CH-3A. It has various improvements to allow it to find and rescue downed aircrew and survivors of sunken ships, and protect them if necessary, including a rescue hoist with a capacity of 272 kg. The British counterpart is the Sea King HAR.5; it is basically similar for game purposes, but has different armament and different engines.

Notes: This light helicopter was used until the as the US Army's basic training helicopter until the early 1980s, when it was replaced by the UH-1H Iroquois. With large numbers of the UH-1H taken back into service as troop transport helicopters during the Twilight War, the TH-55 was brought back as a training helicopter. Later, they were used in the United States as light observation and artillery spotting helicopters. It is a simple, light, no-frills helicopter that is easy to maintain, simple to fly, and cheap to operate. The H-55 version is used as a utility helicopter or training helicopter by Algeria, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Haiti, Japan, Kenya, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Spain, and Sweden, and is also in wide use by civilian operators and police departments worldwide.

Notes: The famous "Huey" (the nickname based on its original US Army designation, the HU-1A) has seen action in conflicts all over the globe, including its most famous use by the US in Vietnam. It still serves to this day with the US Marines, who consider the UH-1N and UH-1Y to be better than the Blackhawk, as well as scores of countries worldwide, not to mention thousands of civilian operators. It is perhaps the most common helicopter in the world today.

The UH-1A was the original US Army version, based on the Bell 204 airframe. The UH-1B has a better seating arrangement to allow one more passenger. The UH-1C is improved with a more powerful engine. It was often used as a gunship, loaded with guns and rocket pods, before the advent of the Cobra. The UH-1E is a version for the USMC with a 272-kg capacity rescue hoist and a chin turret mounting two machineguns. The UH-1F is a version built for the USAF to patrol missile silos; it has a more powerful engine and some surveillance equipment. The HH-1K is a US Navy SARbird, with a rescue hoist with a capacity of 272 kg and limited additional sensors, as well as more powerful engines. The UH-1L is the US Navy utility version of the HH-1K. The UH-1M is a UH-1C with night vision equipment fitted.

The UH-1D is based on the Bell 205 airframe. It is enlarged and has more powerful engines than its predecessor. The UH-1H is a UH-1D with better engines. The HH-1H is a SAR version of the UH-1H, similar in concept to the HH-1K.

The UH-1N is based on the Bell 212 airframe, and is sometimes called the Twin Huey because of the two engines that power it. It is further stretched over the UH-1D.

The US Marines have been upgrading their UH-1Ns to the UH-1Y standard. The UH-1Y has four rotor blades for more agility and lifting ability, a glass cockpit, a computerized flight management system, and defensive capabilities that the previous versions of the UH-1 lacked.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The UH-1Y does not exist.