Why were helicopters not used during the world wars?

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>>1645197

This is such a fucking easy question that requires zero discussion

Sage

>>1645197
>During World War II, Nazi Germany used helicopters in small numbers for observation, transport, and medical evacuation. The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri synchropter—using the same basic configuration as Anton Flettner's own pioneering Fl 265—was used in the Mediterranean, while the Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache twin-rotor helicopter was used in Europe.[citation needed] Extensive bombing by the Allied forces prevented Germany from producing any helicopters in large quantities during the war.

>>1645218
>this is such a fucking easy question
>doesn't answer the question

Why even post?

Do you even know when helicopters started to be used heavily in warfare?

This is like asking why the confederacy didn't utilize the atomic bomb to defeat the union.

>>1645227
Because I'd rather belittle you

>>1645242

/his/ in a nutshell.

>>1645197
you really are kind of a dumbass for asking
The fact that you said world warS shows you have done zero research yourself

>>1645197

Eough dancing around the bush, time to spell it out.

Helicopters did not exsist during WW1 (you idiot), and were only an experimental new technology in WW2. the First mass production helicopter was the Sykorski R4, which started production in 1942, and was simply not attractive to the avy due to it's lack of range, altitude, weapons or passenger capability, not to mention not being designed for sea conditions.

Only later in the war, when the army and airforce had proven it's utility, did the navy order some modified models for testing. However, these were for V.I.P transport and SAR, not combat.

>>1645197
Why didn't they use aircraft carriers during the Napoleonic wars?

>>1647088
The Brits blockaded their carrier fleet off the coast of Jamaica

>>1645197

They didn't fucking have helicopters yet are you actually retarded

Why didn't spaniards buy MIGs from the SU in the Spanish-American war? I don't get it

>>1645222

30 "synchrocopters" and they were basically useless

>>1645197

Why didnt Hannibal use MG-42s mounted on his elephants to conquer Rome?

>>1645197
Why didn't the Brits use nuclear weapons in the Crimean war?

Japan used gyrocopters during ww2 as artillery spotters and for anti submarine warfare.

Germany used helicopters and gyrocopters at the end of the war. Mostly for rescue

>>1645197
Had the same reflexion a few weeks ago.
Googled it.
Now I know.

>>1647114
The Carthaginians lacked high quality steel that would be necessary to mount MG-42s on elephants.

>>1647088
Dumb noble generals of course.

>>1647114
Elephants are died in den alpes.

>>1645230
why didn't they?

because they didn't exist

>>1647568

lol that's so fucking typical of carthage, they had the god damn spanish iron ore right infront of them yet were to cheap to invest in state-of-the-art swedish iron smelters. jesus christ.

>>1647799
The helicopter was invented in 1906. They existed but weren't reliable enough for use in the way they were in Vietnam.

>>1645210
>no such thing as a gliding helicopter
>what is autorotation

>>1649227
That isn't really gliding, just falling at a survivable rate.

>>1647110
>Gommies
>Buying
Money and consumerism are haram, comrade