Can a tank shoot down a helicopter?

Yes. There is a specific fire command for it, and it is a common training action. Depending on the helicopter, impact from a 105 mm or 120 mm HEAT round might catastrophically destroy it, or might only damage it, but it is absolutely possible. It will also depend on how fast it is moving.

Can a gun shoot down a helicopter?

Yes, just aim for the tail or the pilot. The tail rotor is critical for stability in the air, but it’s generally made of light and vulnerable materials such as fiberglass and hollow aluminum. If a bullet were to strike it in the right place, one of the propeller blades could break off, throwing the craft into a spin.

Has a helicopter ever shot down a jet?

A helicopter shooting down a fighter aircraft, happen only during the 1980–1988 Iran/Iraq war. The Bell AH-1J Super cobra Helicopter, working with the Islamic Republic of Iran armed forces, was the most successful helicopter in the War, (like the other weapons on Iranian disposal at that time.

Can a minigun take down a helicopter?

Originally Answered: Is it possible to shoot down a military helicopter with a machine-gun? Yes. Any aircraft can be knocked down by ground fire.

Can a sniper rifle take down a helicopter?

Helicopters are notoriously easy to disable or destroy. With armor- piercing incendiary ammunition, the sniper is more than capable of bringing down a hovering helicopter. Even with normal sniper ball ammunition, a helicopter can be disabled with a well-placed shot into its engine or rotor area….

Can a tank shoot down a transport helicopter?

Otherwise, modern tanks could theoretically shoot down a low-flying helicopter, especially if it was hovering or moving slowly, but such circumstances would be… rare. Few modern militaries would knowingly send a transport helicopter into an area with suspected armor and unprotected, unless it was to hunt said armor down.

Can you shoot down a military helicopter with a machine gun?

You can certainly shoot down a military helicopter with a machine gun, or even a rifle. But you would be foolish to target the rotor blades. Most bullets would pass without hitting anything, and critical damage would probably require two or more hits on the same rotor to weaken it enough to fail.

Is it possible to shoot down a helicopter with a GPMG?

At any rate, it is more than possible for an armored vehicle to shoot down a helicopter with its main gun, GPMG, or otherwise. Newer tank cannons are fully stabilized, and quick reacting, so it’s more than feasible.

Did Israel ever shoot down Pakistani helicopters with armored vehicles?

The Israeli incidents appears to have occurred at the Battle of Bint Jbeil. It was an early Merkhava tank that shot down an Arab-piloted helicopter, probably Syrian pilots. After a quick review, it has happened a number of times. The Indians apparently shot down several Pakistani helicopters with armored vehicles.