Hello everyone. Episode 2 of Tomorrow shall be along shortly, but right now I will share an interesting craft I came up with in relation to the China episode: the Yīng attack helicopter.
The Type-43 Yīng Light Attack Craft was actually designed by Lee himself. The Yīng was designed primarily with anti-infantry engagements in mind, but after several incidents with Thai self-propelled anti-air guns, they were equipped with batteries of up to four Jiàntóu anti-armor missiles.
The Yīng's success comes from its incredible maneuverability, thanks to the unique twin turboprop assembly. This gives it excellent capabilities on the battlefield, and pilots report it is remarkably stable as well. The autocannon mounted under the chin has full 360-degree rotation and around 60 degrees vertical movement.
Yīngs saw action in the many invasions China performed, as well as the Sino-American War [in which it far outclassed the AH-64D Apache Longbows of the US Army] and the Dragon War [performed rather well until Swedish fighters such as the B8-19 Firebrand appeared and outclassed Chinese airpower by a good amount]. Currently, Nationalist China still employs these, as do Pakistan, Iran, and Vietnam. A good number of them were also "acquired" by Muslim extremists in the Middle East, likely through Pakistan.
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