This helicopter features a different machinegun that fires in precise single shots rather than inaccurate bursts; the aircraft also does not drop bombs.

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Like the Combine APC, this aircraft is a conventional human design (resembling certain modern-day designs like the Russian Mi-28 Havoc or the American RAH-66 Comanche ), but re-imagined by the Combine using their technology.

The most notable change is a large, jet engine-like turbine below the Hunter-Choppers body, much like that of the Combine Gunship s.

Another change is that the rotor tail of the Hunter-Chopper wags back and forth, similar to a sharks tail.

One requires charging and fires a 3 second burst; Another requires charging and fires a 6-7 second burst; A third one requires no charging and fires a very long burst.

Hunter-Choppers use the explosive mines as an offensive attack by dropping them directly in front of moving targets or on top of weak structures.

The mines are also buoyant, making them quite effective against watercraft.

Those explosives can be dropped either one at a time or very rapidly in a sprinkling fashion, effectively carpet-bombing a large area.

Interestingly, the Hunter-Chopper is capable of releasing an enormous number of mines without having to resupply.

Far more, it would seem, than a vehicle of its size would be capable of physically storing.

Another theory is that there is some sort of teleportation device stored inside the chopper to constantly provide a steady stream of mines, although this is unlikely, bearing in mind the Combine do not have the technology for local teleportation, unlike the Resistance.The theory that theyre inflatable is consistent with the mines other characteristics.

Namely, that they have a fairly small explosive charge for their size (which suggests the charge is around the rim of the mine, not in the center), and that they float.

This is also supported by a dud mine in Episode Two; rather than exploding, it simply falls apart, revealing a completely hollow inside.

The Hunter-Chopper can be seen firing these rockets into a ventilation tunnel opening near the end of the Half-Life 2 chapter Black Mesa East.

It should be noted that the rocket attack is a level-specific addition and not a part of the NPCs default functionality.

However, after Black Mesa East, Hunter-Choppers are not seen or encountered again for the rest of the game, being supplanted by Gunships as the Combines primary attack aircraft.

A Hunter-Chopper chases Gordon and Alyx during their journey to White Forest, in the Station 21 compound.

It needs to be defeated by throwing its own bombs back with the Gravity Gun.

Multiple Hunter-Choppers are witnessed carrying large metal pieces towards the under-construction Citadel.

The choppers pulse turret can be avoided by swiftly moving between safe spots once the chopper has stopped firing.

Pieces of it will continue to break off and even an occasional dead Combine Soldier will fall out until the chopper crashes.

This attack is best avoided by attempting to stay between the waves of falling bombs.

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