AH-64 Apache

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AH-64D Apache Longbow
Unit
Affiliation	Nod
Role	TWI: Anti-Infantry Gunship
Armament	Chaingun Hellfire missiles
Protection	Heavy plating

You may be looking for the AH-64 Apache (Red Alert) in the Red Alert universe.

The AH-64 Apache was the primary attack helicopter of the the Brotherhood of Nod, which used the Apache as their perfect gunship.

[edit] Background

Before the start of the First Tiberium War, Nod was able to acquire blueprints and a fleet of Apaches from McDonnell Douglas in the defense scandal that claimed Lockheed, Sikorsky, Mil Design Bureau and sections of Boeing among many, many others. GDI as a result of this decided to start the development of the ORCA Assault Craft to counter Nod armored formations and the new air power.

Nod's version of the Apache was heavily upgraded and outfitted with the latest avionics and parts available, and with a powerful chaingun as a primary weapon and weaker homing missiles as a secondary weapon. The Apache carried a nearly inexhaustible supply of chaingun ammunition, and it retained its heavy armor it was known for. This allowed to pursue and slowly chew up even heavily armored targets, as long as they could not shoot back.

However, in both conflicts, Apaches did not have sufficient armor to survive prolonged anti-aircraft fire, and thus commanders were forced to deploy them at least somewhat carefully. However, once deployed, the Apaches almost always were able to destroy their designated target or fulfill the mission.

It was outclassed eventually by the ORCA Assault Craft, with many increasing losses also to the newly introduced GDI Advanced Guard Tower. Eventually, though, the times and the higher command would dictate that it and the RAH-66 Comanche had to be upgraded. These efforts resulted initially in the Harpy.

[edit] In-game

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[edit] See also

• Apache in Renegade

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