Aerospatiale SA.341 Gazelle

Origin

France

Type

anti-tank helicopter

Max Speed

168 kt / 193 mph

Max Range

755 km / 469 miles

Dimensions

main rotor diam. 10.50 m / 34 ft 5.4 in length 11.97 m / 39 ft 3.3 in height 3.18 m / 10 ft 5.2 in

Weight

empty 975 kg / 2,150 lb max. take-off 1900 kg / 4,189 lb

Powerplant

one 640-kW (858-shp) Turbomeca Astazou XIVM turboshaft

Armament

can include one or two 7.62-mm (0.3-in) machine-guns, or one 20-mm GIAT M621 cannon, plus four or six HOT anti-tank missiles, or two rocket-launcher pods, or two AS. 12 wire-guided missiles

Operators:

Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, China, Cameroon, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Ireland, France, Gabon, Guinea, Croatia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Qatar, Rwanda, Serbia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom