Helicopters

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Helicopters are a type of vehicle in Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic.

Overview

There are a few helicopters currently in the game. These can be bought at heliports, helicopter construction offices, and passenger heliport platforms. If a heliport is connected to a building where the player can normally purchase road vehicles, they will also be able to purchase helicopters there. As an example, attaching a heliport to a fire station will make helicopters available in the vehicle purchasing menu of said fire station.

Helicopters can transport cargo and passengers via air. They are the easiest form of air transport to setup since you don't need a runway to operate them, although helicopters are significantly slower then planes.

Energy management

Main article: Energy management

Helicopters will require resources to be able to move if the player has enabled the 'Energy management' setting to 'Buildings + vehicles', making them require and consume fuel. There are no eletric helicopters in the game.

Helicopters

Passenger

Vehicle Speed Weight Engine Water capacity Passenger capacity Start End Origin
G-31-vehicle icon.png
G-31
175 km/h 3.50 t 1350 kW 2030 L 14 1954 1972 West.png
USA
Mi-2-vehicle icon.png
Mi-2
185 km/h 2.32 t 594 kW 1696 L 8 1965 1985 East.png
Poland
Mi-4-vehicle icon.png
Mi-4
185 km/h 5.40 t 1250 kW 2414 L 12 1951 1980 East.png
Soviet Union
Mi-6-vehicle icon.png
Mi-6
280 km/h 27 t 8090 kW 4742 L 47 1959 1982 East.png
Soviet Union
Mi-8-vehicle icon.png
Mi-8
225 km/h 7.20 t 1120 kW 2653 L 22 1959 1998 East.png
Soviet Union
Mi-10-vehicle icon.png
Mi-10
305 km/h 27 t 8200 kW 4797 L 28 1964 1998 East.png
Soviet Union

Cargo

Vehicle Speed Weight Engine Water Capacity Cargo Start End Origin
Mi-10 cargo-vehicle icon.png
Mi-10 cargo
305 km/h 27 t 8200 kW 4767 L General cargo
(13tSteel, 13tAluminium, 13tWood, 13tBoards,
11tPrefab panels, 10tCrops, 10tBricks, 9.1tFabric,
6.5t Uranium oxide, 6.5tAlcohol, 6.5tFood, 6.5tClothes,
6.5tMechanical components, 5.8tCement, 5.8tAluminium oxide, 4.5tLivestock,
4.5tElectronics, 4.5tElectronic components, 3.9tChemicals,
3.3tMeat, 3.3tPlastics)
Can load vehicles on flatbed - 13.0t
1964 1998 East.png
Soviet Union
S62 Skycrane-vehicle icon.png
S62 Skycrane
203 km/h 8.70 t 7100 kW 3054 L General cargo
(9.0tSteel, 9.0tAluminium, 9.0tWood, 9.0tBoards,
8.1tPrefab panels, 7.2tCrops, 7.2tBricks, 6.3tFabric,
4.5t Uranium oxide, 4.5tAlcohol, 4.5tFood, 4.5tClothes,
4.5tMechanical components, 4.0tCement, 4.0tAluminium oxide, 3.1tLivestock,
3.1tElectronics, 3.1tElectronic components, 2.7tChemicals,
2.3tMeat, 2.3tPlastics)
Can load vehicles on flatbed - 9.0t
1964 1998 West.png
USA

Firefighting

Helicopters can be used for firefighting when located in heliports attached to fire stations. Having no limitations to road pathing distance, they sometimes can reach further than regular vehicles. While they require bodies of water near their location to fill themselves with water for their task, helicopters don't require workers to man them in their task. These facts can create an interesting strategy for on-construction cities needing firefighting capabilities before being inhabited or to remote locations where sending workers can be too ineffective or not worth it.

Notes

  • Unlike resources, buying helicopters does not come with an additional fee for delivery. They can be sold back for a reduced price at any moment.

References