Nation: USA
Manufacturer: Bell
Helicopter Co.
S.D.C.: 350
Type: SEAL insertion
and support helicopter
Year: 1960
Engine: Lycoming
T53-L-11 turboshaft, 1,100 shp
Rotor Diameter: 44
ft
Fuselage Length:
38 ft 5 in
Overall Length: 53
ft
Height: 14 ft
Empty Weight: 5,055
lb
Max Takeoff Weight:
9,500 lb
Max Speed: 138 mph
Ceiling: 21,000 ft
Range: 286 miles
Crew: 2
Load/Armament: 7
fully equipped troops or 3,000 lb (typically the M16 system)
M16 system: M-16 Aircraft Armament Subsystem on the UH-1B/C/M consisted of four M-60C 7.62mm machineguns on a flex mount and two seven shot 2.75" rocket pods. The system was mounted on hardpoints just aft of the cargo doors. Later versions substituted two M-134 miniguns for the sixty's and was designated the M-21 system.
M-60C
Machine Guns (4)
Damage: 1D4 x 10
per 15 round burst
Rate of Fire: (cyclic)
500 rounds per minute
Muzzle Velocity:
855 m/sec
Approx. Effective Range:
1800 m
Feed: 300 rounnd
belt feed per gun.
2.75 Rockets Launchers
(2)
Damage: 1D6 x 10
per rocket
Rate of Fire: Rockets
can be fired one at a time or in volleys of 2 or 3.
Range: 10,000 ft
(3048 m)
Payload: 14 rockets
total.