The Z-21 gunship, after the test flight photos were revealed, has not diminished its popularity so far
The test flight photos of this helicopter gunship based on the Z-20 configuration launched by Hafei Company have caused a sensation on the Internet. Netizens at home and abroad and foreign military websites have carried out a series of reports and heated discussions on this.
Because China's army, navy and air force lack more than 10-ton armed helicopters like foreign AH-64D/E "Apache" and Mi-28NM "Havoc", the largest armed helicopter 7-ton Z-10, 4-ton Z-9W is not a full-time armed helicopter, but an improved model of the Z-9 helicopter.
Domestic military fans call the Z-20 armed version "Z-21 armed helicopter", although the name has not been confirmed by the military and authoritative media, but the relevant foreign military websites, including the war zone, also use the Z-21 armed helicopter to call Hafei the latest Z-20 configuration helicopter.
Many netizens are very excited about the birth of the Z-21, and they can't suppress the joy in their hearts, and when discussing the equipment needs of the Z-21, a 10-ton armed helicopter, they did not hesitate to say that the Z-21 is prepared for crossing the sea.
It is claimed that the Z-21 will be used on four 40,000-ton Type 075 amphibious assault ships and nine 25,000-ton Type 071 dock landing ships, two large amphibious warships, and will become the main armed helicopter gunship for our military to carry out air-ground attacks when crossing the sea.
The Russia-Ukraine war, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Red Sea crisis, the South China Sea/East China Sea/Taiwan Strait and other seas around China are complex, the geopolitical environment is becoming increasingly tense, and mankind is in a change that has not been seen in a century.
The Z-21 helicopter gunship has naturally become one of the protagonists in the discussion among netizens about the possibility of our army carrying out beach-grabbing landings, and it can become a powerful mobile combat platform for destroying the firepower points of coastal beachheads by virtue of its large range, high bomb load, ultra-low-altitude flight, and powerful air-to-ground strike capabilities.
The Z-21 helicopter gunship will certainly be fully equipped with the Army Aviation Brigade, the Air Assault Brigade and the Marine Corps Brigade, which still has a lot to do in the military and will play an indispensable role.
The Z-21 plays an important role in the process of covering the landing force ashore, and can be used as a take-off and landing and attack platform for the long-range special attack operations of the airborne troops, and can give full play to its characteristics of firepower and good maneuverability.
