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bangdazap t1_jb5bjzr wrote

Reply to comment by pluto-st in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator

I think they needed to be more advanced. In the Korean War helicopters were mainly used for search and rescue.

But who knows? The Germans (IIRC) scrapped plans to station gyrocopters (they're an earlier form of helicopter) on their ships on the outbreak of WWII. Maybe if they had used them, other nations would have followed suit and made more advanced helicopters. There was a lot more money for R&D during WWII compared to the Korean War.

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pluto-st t1_jb80pfg wrote

Very thankful for your response! Thank you for taking the time!

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OsoCheco t1_jb9pm10 wrote

Well, even today, armed helicopters are... questionable. They are great against inferior enemy, but in open conflicts, they are just giant slow target waiting to be shot down. Their main selling point is the ability to hover over battleground, which is simply not possible if the enemy has proper AA weapons.

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