Mitsubishi H-60
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The Mitsubishi H-60 series is a twin-turboshaft engine helicopter based on the Sikorsky UH-60 family used by the JSDF. The SH-60J/K/L are anti-submarine patrol versions for the JMSDF, the UH-60J is a search and rescue version for the JASDF and JMSDF, and the UH-60JA is a utility version for the JGSDF. The Mitsubishi H-60 appears in multiple kaiju films, beginning with Gamera 2: Attack of Legion.
History
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021) [episodes 6 & 8]
Heisei era
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Five days after the meteor shower above Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, a Mitsubishi SH-60J flew near the Sanriku Coast. The pilots reported nothing unusual and were returning to base, but just then, the Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri detected an object 90 degrees and 12'000 meters away approaching the ship. One of the officers aboard requested a visual check from the helicopter. The pilots saw a pod of dolphins swimming below them before Gamera rose out of the ocean and began flying toward Sapporo. The pilots were shocked and reported to Umigiri that the object was Gamera.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Three days after the destruction of Shibuya and the Japanese government's order to kill Gamera, a Japanese news station reported that the JMSDF attacked Gamera off Okinotori Island early that day. The station said they did not know at the time if Gamera was hit. The Kongō-class destroyer JS Myōkō (DDG-175) and Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yamagiri (DD-152) were deployed alongside 2 Mitsubishi SH-60J helicopters in the news footage shown.
Millennium era
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
A Mitsubishi SH-60J prepared to land on the helicopter deck of the Battle Cruiser Aizu as it was searching for Godzilla near the Bonin Islands. Later, a Mitsubishi SH-60J transported Admiral Taizo Tachibana and Commander Yutaka Hirose to the Aizu in Yokohama Bay before the counterattack against Godzilla.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
In 1999, a Mitsubishi SH-60J flew above a military port in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture before a typhoon struck the area that night.
In 2003, during the Anti-Megalosaurus Force's presentation revealing the anti-Godzilla cyborg Kiryu, an AMF monitor began tracking a large object in the Pacific Ocean. The AMF HQ dispatched a Mitsubishi SH-60J to find out what it is. Their fears were proven correct when one of the pilots confirmed Godzilla was heading toward Tokyo Bay. Soon, Kiryu was deployed and intercepted Godzilla near Yokohama.
Reiwa era
Shin Godzilla
After the giant creature Godzilla fled into Tokyo Bay, the JMSDF was deployed in Sagami Bay to search for the creature. A Mitsubishi SH-60K suspended a dipping sonar into the water.
Godzilla Singular Point
"Enfatico"
Three JMSDF destroyers formed a blockade in Tokyo Bay, tracking a swarm of Manda approaching them. A Mitsubishi SH-60K followed the swarm above the surface. The helicopter turned away to return to base before the destroyers turned their guns to port and fired at the Manda.
"Explorer"
A group of three Mitsubishi SH-60K helicopters flew above Yukie Kanoko and Makita K. Nakagawa toward the giant swirling cloud of Red Dust enveloping Tokyo.
Capabilities
Flight
The Mitsubishi H-60 has a maximum speed of 265km/h (165 mph, 143 kn), with a range of 584 km (363 mi, 315 nmi) and a service ceiling of 5,790 m (19,000 ft).[2]
Armament
The Mitsubishi H-60 can be armed with two Mark 46 torpedoes, one 7.62 mm (.30 in) Type 74 machine gun, one Type 74 torpedo, one Type 12 torpedo, a AGM-114 Hellfire missile, and depth charges.[2]
Comics
Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version
Pilot Yoshio Kaida, after being rescued by the Hatsuyuki-class destroyer JS Hatsuyuki from the tsunami caused by Barugon's rainbow ray, was interviewed by 3rd Lieutenant Yoshida aboard the ship. Kaida requested to be transported to Chōfu Airport, where his company was located. After Yoshida consulted with the captain, Kaida was brought onto a Mitsubishi SH-60J before it took off. Kaida began talking to Aya who appeared in the back seat mysteriously, but the pilots couldn't see her. They assumed that Kaida was talking to himself because of shock. Later, while still in the air, Gamera flew past the helicopter toward Barugon in Miura Peninsula. Once the helicopter arrived at Chōfu Airport, the pilots urged Kaida to be careful and noticed that he suddenly had a bag with him.
Gallery
Screenshots
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
One of the pilots sees Gamera below him
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
A Mitsubishi SH-60J flying over the Aizu
A Mitsubishi SH-60J transporting Taizo Tachibana and Yutaka Hirose to the Aizu in Yokohama Bay
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
A Mitsubishi SH-60J flying over a military port in Tateyama
The helicopter flying above the Pacific Ocean
One of the pilots spots Godzilla
Shin Godzilla
A Mitsubishi SH-60K numbered 34 suspends a dipping sonar into Sagami Bay to search for Godzilla
Godzilla Singular Point
Enfatico
A Mitsubishi SH-60K flying near the Kongō-class destroyer JS Kirishima
A Manda swarm swim below the helicopter
Explorer
Yukie Kanoko and Makita K. Nakagawa watch the choppers fly away
Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version
A Mitsubishi SH-60J on the helicopter deck of the Hatsuyuki-class destroyer JS Hatsuyuki
Gamera flies past the helicopter
References
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