UH-10 Chippewa

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UH-10 Chippewa
Vehicle in Just Cause 2
Type	4-seat attack / Scout helicopter
Weapons	Basic: Dual miniguns High-heat variant: + Dual rocket pods
Rarity	Spawn rare, but very common during high Heat levels
List of owners	Panau Military (as well as Panau Secret Service) Reapers (never seen in use)
The following statistics are from the official strategy guide.
Top Speed	50
Acceleration	50
Armour	60
Handling	55

The UH-10 Chippewa is a light attack helicopter in Just Cause 2.

Description

The helicopter serves as the most frequently used type of air support for the Panau Military. As such, this chopper can be considered the standard attack helicopter for the Panau Military.

It is armed with dual miniguns but from heat level 3 to 5 there is a chance it will also have 2 rocket pods attached. The rocket version is by far the best attack helicopter for leveling military assets and it's advisable to keep one. In terms of dog fighting however, it is only surpassed by a fully upgraded Sivirkin 15 Havoc.

The design is a cross between a Eurocopter EC135 and Mil Mi-24, with maybe a little AH-6, but its name accords to the US armed forces tri-service designation system. The helicopter has the Eurocopter nose design and the Mil's above-cockpit air intakes, weapons pylons, as well as the rear body and tail. It's about the size of the Eurocopter.

The UH-10 is likely made by the Mullen helicopter company as it shares its forward fuselage with the Mullen Skeeter Eagle and the Mullen Skeeter Hawk, two other models produced by Mullen in Just Cause 2.

The name might be a mix between the American utility helicopters Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk and Bell UH-1 Iroquois.

It can spawn in jungle, snow and desert camouflage. In Into the Den and A Just Cause, the Panau Secret Service version spawns in black.

Usually, a UH-10 Chippewa sent in heat has either two elites or two grunts as occupants. However, in some missions, it is possible to run into a rare encounter where the occupants can be a grunt and an elite. This can be observed in The White Tiger, Taking Care of the Dishes, and maybe a few other missions.

It's also possible to run into a Chippewa with only a pilot. This variant is slightly more common than the ones with an elite and grunt. This can be observed in Welcome to Panau, the Chippewa that appears at the tower in Kastelo Singa, and maybe Cape Carnival.

It is rare, but it is sometimes possible to see a Panau Military-occupied one survive a fall after the occupants are killed.

Performance

This helicopter certainly has a few good reasons for its use as the preferred air-support vehicle by Panau's finest. It has possibly the best turning circle and maneuverability of all the default attack helicopters. It can change direction and ascend and descend faster than the other standard attack helicopters.

Their pilots seem to be trained in dog fighting as well and will engage Rico's helicopter with rather dead on accuracy, and will put the target helicopter out of commission quickly if you don't do some evasive flying. Some tactics to take them out include circle strafing them, which they will also do to you as well. Doing this will cause the crosshair for your mounted guns to be off center, so don't rely on them. After a bit of circling, they will sometimes drop down, for an unknown reason so take this opportunity to hunt them down. They will also cease firing their guns for a little while as well, so stop strafing for a bit and try to kill the pilot. Another tactic is to ascend quickly and backup ever so slightly, letting them follow you. Their guns cannot aim upwards beyond a certain elevation, but your guns can aim downwards at them. This leaves them defenseless as they futilely try to to get up your level while you rain bullets on them. This tactic works doubly well with the Havoc, as the gun can aim downwards at an almost 90 degree angle since it's chin mounted and not on hard points. Bear in mind that the former tactic is best for 1 on 1 dog fighting, while the latter is better for multiple helicopters. When you have rockets, always remember to lead your shots if you're strafing them.

Unlike the Sivirkin 15 Havoc, its seats are configured to be side-by-side so that an escort can sit next to the pilot and shoot at whoever dares cling to the front of the chopper. The extra seating can be useful in certain missions that require transporting an ally. The only slight disadvantage is that its speed is 5 points below the slowest traditional attack helicopter, the AH-33 Topachula, but even that will not matter much to the military, it seems; this is probably because they are more practical and easier to produce. There's also not much use for a fully equipped attack helicopter on a tropical island anyway.

When taking on an enemy base with this helicopter, it is advised that you first scout the base out for any on SAM sites before doing so, as the Chippewa is not as sturdy as the Havoc or Topachula and will be set aflame quickly if hit by a SAM missile or two. The maneuverability of the Chippewa can be used to swiftly evade the missiles.

The Panau Military AI is less than perfect, and sometimes the chopper's pilot may randomly crash into... pretty much anything, blowing up the vehicle and saving Rico the trouble of downing it.

Weapons

The UH-10 Chippewa is armed with two miniguns one on either side. After reaching a high enough heat level, they can spawn with rocket pods as well, and function like a more maneuverable AH-33 Topachula. The miniguns can tear up the Gunung Gila Pangkat facility's destructible objects quite easily. However, most armored cars can resist the damage.

Ground enemies are no match for a Chippewa, as the miniguns can destroy any vehicle and mow down any infantry. Even if they do pose a match, rockets will teach them a lesson.

There is a 33% chance for a Chippewa to spawn with rocket pods at heat level 3, 66% chance at heat level 4, and finally at heat level 5, every Chippewa sent after Rico will have rocket pods. However, there is still a small chance one could run into a rocket-armed Chippewa at heat level 1. This can happen at the communication outposts that have a minigun, where they call for an additional Chippewa for backup, and this one might have rocket pods.

See also: Vehicle mounted weapons.

Locations

• The Panau Military send these during heat levels 3 through 5, 1 through 5 if you are in a helicopter/airplane, and sometimes as reinforcements to a particular base. The latter is extremely rare, only being found at some bases.
  • If this helicopter is sent at levels 1 and 2, they will come without rockets, unless you are attacking a communication outpost, where one sent as backup might have rocket pods.
  • If this helicopter is sent at levels 3, 4, and 5, the helicopter will have a 33, 66/67, and finally 100 percent chance to have rockets, respectively per heat level.
  • The glitched ones with no rotors and/or no weapons (see below in the "glitches" section) can appear at any level of heat, though they appear most commonly when communications outposts call for backup.
    • Reportedly, there is a glitch by which this one can very rarely drop paratroopers.
  • Used by the stronghold commander at all strongholds except Power Surge and A Second Amendment.
• 1 at Gunung Gila Pangkat facility after the Reapers mission Rocket Science. It is in winter camouflage. Not used by the Reapers.
• 2 at Cape Carnival. They can be found on the landing pads at the command center.
• 2 (normally 1) at Gunung Tasik facility. One appears during the mission there.
• 1 near Kota Buluh, on a landing pad on the other side of the small island. Specifically X:24985 Y:3220.
• 1 at Panau International Airport in one of the hangars, next to an Aeroliner 474.
• 1 at Pelantar Minyak Gerudi Besar. It is uniquely the only offshore rig that has it.
• 2 at Kem Gunung Dataran Tinggi. They do not spawn during the mission.
• At Fasility Gunung Timur. You can spawn it by going down the bio fuel shaft and come back to the top. The one which spawns here does not have a passenger. All variants spawn here even after 100% completion. In short, while one does not spawn here at the base itself, one does appear as "backup" if you go to the bottom of the shaft.
• 2 (really 3) at PAN MILSAT during Taking Care of the Dishes. Outside of that mission, this helicopter does not spawn there.
• 1 might spawn at Pulau Berapi. If you fly toward the island's north, there is a chance one might spawn in the air, but this does not happen every time. If you arrive on the island by boat, this chopper might not spawn as well.
• This helicopter is featured in every Agency mission, with the possible exception of one.
  • In Welcome to Panau, one will spawn and attack Rico, which must be taken down with the nearby Flak Cannon. This one uniquely cannot be grappled to.
  • In Casino Bust, there is one. If it is hijacked, a second one will spawn. Once the second one is down, there will be no more choppers.
  • In The White Tiger, one shows up after you pick up the data device dropped by the dead colonel.
    • Rico will comment on this one being his "ride" to the next objective.
  • In Mountain Rescue, there is not one scripted into the mission itself, but if Rico goes to the top of the tower with the SAM site, one spawns to attack you. Note: this can only happen if this is the first time Rico visits the base and reaches the top of the tower.
  • In Three Kings, one is piloted by Tom Sheldon. This is the only time it is green-marked. Sheldon later crashes it but survives.
  • In Into the Den, a unique black one appears near the end of the mission. This is the only time the back seats of the Chippewa helicopters are used in the game. The soldiers in the back seats are wearing black uniforms and are elite Panau Secret Servicemen.
  • In A Just Cause, three black ones come from the U1.
• This helicopter is also featured in several side missions as well.
  • Several spawn on rooftops in the Ular Boys side-mission Above the Law that do not normally spawn there. During that same mission several appear as well attempting to kill the Ular hacker and destroy the transmitting satellite dish.
  • Three spawn at Tanah Lebar air base as the attacking force in Helicopter Hangaround.
  • Two or three appear during River Runs Red and attempt to destroy the Minerva.
  • One spawns during Fry Me to the Moon and attempts to kill Rico. Some spawn at the base as well during the mission.
  • Probably more.
• There is also a glitched version of this vehicle, causing it to have no weapons and/or no rotors, or armed with rockets at heat level one. Rico will very likely run into one of these at the following communication outposts, though this version is extremely rarely found in heat.
  • Tanah Raya Timur Eta.
  • Tanah Raya Timur Kappa.
  • Tanah Raya Timur Mu.
  • Banjaran Berawan Besar Alpha.
  • Kepulauan Selatan Epsilon.
  • Kepulauan Selatan Iota.
  • Kepulauan Selatan Lambda.

Glitches

Main article: Just Cause 2 Vehicle glitches.

The first two glitches can appear on the same helicopter:

•  All Platforms   It can spawn with invisible rotors, though this does not affect the chopper in any other way. The video at the bottom of this page demonstrates this glitch.
•  All Platforms   The other rarer one is unarmed. This is seen during heat, but is obviously harmless.
• It has been reported that the weapons can be invisible.
•  PC   Rarely, one might appear at heat level 1 with Rico not in a helicopter.

Trivia

• A part of its name, "Chippewa", might be a reference to the real-world Native American tribe that now resides around Lake Superior (one of the Great Lakes), although they are more commonly known as the Ojibwe.
• It is the only helicopter starting with the letter "U".
• Several of the Bell UH-1s were outfitted for ground attack roles during the Vietnam War. These were equipped with two M134 7.62mm miniguns and 7 round rocket pods (also one on each side). Some were mounted twin M60s as door guns (as can be seen on the Agency transport helicopter during the first mission).
• AI-controlled Chippewas have a much wider field of vertical fire than the player does.
• The only time you can find a green-marked version of this vehicle is during Three Kings.
• This helicopter succeeds the Delta 5H4 Boxhead from Just Cause (1), while the successors to this vehicle include the Urga Postolka from Just Cause 3 and Firebrand Scout Chopper from Just Cause 4.

Gallery

Hijacking at the Rajang river.

At the Reapers Hideout.

At Awan Cendawan Power Plant.

2 on a bridge. Note one has rocket pods and another doesn't.

At the Gunung Gila Pangkat Facility.

At Emas Hitam Oil Refinery, after Oil for Blood.

One with rocket pods at some unspecified Communications Outpost.

A UH-10 Chippewa during the mission Above the Law. This is the only time this will happen. Normally there will be either a Mullen Skeeter Hawk or Mullen Skeeter Eagle here.

Another one. See caption at left for more details.

Assuming you didn't use the parked one to kill the commander, this is the most you can park here.

One at Kastelo Singa Military Base. There is no side gunner.

See?

Um... fail.

Alongside a AH-33 Topachula after the takeover mission Paradise Valley.

2 of them in the foreground plus a AH-33 Topachula at some Communications Outpost.

One pursuing Rico at the Lembah Delima airport.

The base Kem Kucing Belang Hitam seen from one.

Two of them at Gunung Gila Pangkat Facility.

Two at Panau International Airport.

Rico holding a minigun in front of one at a Mobile Radar.

An example of how bad the Panau Military AI is. Although don't expect this to be common.

An example of how bad the Panau Military AI is.

This vehicle does not spawn at Pasir Putih.

All three Panau Military attack helicopters. This one is at right, while at left is a Sivirkin 15 Havoc and center is a AH-33 Topachula.

One flying overhead while Rico summons Sheldon on the Black Market.

Note the message at the bottom.

One lucky enough to have survived a fall. Screenshot at Port Kuala Besar. In this instance, Rico killed the pilot, but the helicopter survived.

The pilot got killed by a Roach wielding a Submachine Gun, but the helicopter survived a 5 foot drop onto the ground.

Glitched Chippewas

Glitched one, without rotors.

Glitched: Unarmed and no rotor.

The glitched U1 LOD lights, as seen from a glitched unarmed UH-10 Chippewa.

Glitched: unarmed and no rotors. At the back of the Mile High Club.

Glitched: Weaponless and rotorless. At the Lembah Delima airport.

Glitched: Rotorless.

Glitched: Rotorless.

Glitched: Weaponless.

A weaponless Chippewa plus a AH-33 Topachula at some Communications Outpost.

Note the lack of a tail rotor on the glitched rotorless version.

Top view of the glitched rotorless version.

Glitched rotorless version.

Glitched unarmed version.

Glitched rotorless and unarmed version.

Closer view of the glitched unarmed version.

Weaponless and rotorless. At Kepulauan Selatan Lambda.

Rotorless. At Tanah Raya Timur Eta.

"Captured" versions

The only green-marked one in the game without mods at Three Kings Hotel during the mission Three Kings. Piloted by Tom Sheldon.

The one piloted by Tom Sheldon in Three Kings.

Two Reapers in one.

A Reapers member piloting a winter camouflage version.

Two Reapers in one. Notice the one looking out with his Submachine Gun, meaning he is within attacking distance of the Panau Military.

Two Roaches in one.

Two Roaches in one. Notice the one looking out with his Submachine Gun, meaning he is within attacking distance of the Panau Military.

Either a Reaper, Roach, or Ular Boy is operating the helicopter, but on hardcore difficulty, the AI has a significantly different combat prowess than lower difficulty levels.

It's not very visible, but the Chippewa above is operated by a Reapers grunt. Rico is in the one with rocket pods.

Other

A beta UH-10 Chippewa.

Rico grappled to the front of the helicopter. Note these are promotional screenshots from before the game was released.

Attacking a building in a civilian village. Just Cause 2 beta. Promotional picture from developers.

Being shot down by SAM sites. Promotional picture from developers.

Attacking a H-62 Quapaw over Panau City. Promotional picture from developers.

Being shot down by a Sivirkin 15 Havoc. Promotional picture from developers.

Videos

Just Cause 2 Glitch - No Rotors on UH-10 Chippewa

UH-10 No-Rotor Glitch