README FOR UH-34 Choctaw Helicopter
By ripptide

Thanks for downloading the UH-34 Choctaw utility helicopter.

Files from Vuldacon August 8, 2012:
Adjusted UH34 Large and Small Civilopedia Images.
Made New UH34_units_32.pcx image.
Remade Run and Death Sounds.
Made the Run sound softer for use as the Fidget Sound.
Remade the Run Flc with Offset to allow the Helicopter to show in the Unit Game Window.
Remade the Ground Shadows Lighter for the Run, Fidget and Death Flcs.
Corrected the Shadow Shades on the Palette.
Adjusted the .ini file
Set the Default, Run and Fidget to use the Run Sound.
Set the Default Flc to use the Run Flc to have the Default animated.
Set the Bombing mission to use the Jet Fighter Bomb and .wav files.



Civilopedia Text Entry:

#PRTO_UH34
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^During the Korean War, the US Navy expanded its use of helicopters in its antisubmarine warfare program. The S-58 was designed for that mission. Introduced in 1954, it was able to carry increasingly sophisticated sonar equipment. The Marines felt that they would be useful for transporting troops from ship to shore and the corps soon had its own model, designated the UH-34D. It was used mainly for assault missions. 
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^A city must have both $LINK<oil=GOOD_Oil> and $LINK<aluminum=GOOD_aluminum> in its
$LINK<Strategic Resource=GCON_ResourcesS> box to build the UH-34 Choctaw.
#DESC_PRTO_UH34
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^The U.S. Marine Corps version, UH-34, was the primary Marine utility/assault helicopter used in Vietnam. The Sikorsky (model S-58) was licensed and built in Great Britain as the "Wessex". The Chocktaw had a single four-bladed main rotor and a four-bladed metal tail rotor. The CH-34C was powered by a single Curtis-Wright R-1820-84C 1425 hp piston engine and had a speed of 123 mph (107 knots). 
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^The Sikorsky (model S-58) CH-34A/CH-34C, essentially a lengthened and more powerful version of the Sikorsky (model S-55) H-19 Chickasaw cargo helicopter, could carry 12 to 16 troops. It could carry eight litters in the MedEvac role. The Armys primary use for the S-58 was as a troop and supply transport; the first Army CH-34 (S-58) flew in March 1955. In 1957 Sikorsky Aircraft developed an armament system for the CH-34, which gave even greater combat and strike capability to the helicopter. By 1958 the Armys CH-34s were on duty throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. 
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^Of all Sikorsky 5-58 models built in the first four years of production, the Army versions had been the most widely used, and had accumulated more than half of the total hours flown by all S-58s. In Vietnam, the important role of the helicopter in war was well defined. S-58 missions included armed assaults, troop transport, casualty evacuation, and artillery spotting. In 1961 a Marine UH-34D was used in the recovery of astronaut Alan Shepard following his splashdown in Freedom 7. This event marked recovery. In all, more than five hundred UH-34s were built for the Marines. 





PediaIcons Text Entries:

#ICON_PRTO_UH34
art\civilopedia\icons\units\UH34Large.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\UH34Small.pcx

#ANIMNAME_PRTO_UH34
UH34


Suggested Stats:

Prerequisite:  Advanced Flight
Shield Cost: 100
Moves: 1
A/D: 0/5
Req Support
Required Resources:  Oil, Aluminum
Transport 4
Unit Abilities:  Immobile
AI Strategies:  Offence, Explore
Special Actions:  Recon, Rebase


