H-62 Quapaw

H-62 Quapaw
Vehicle in Just Cause 2
Type	Transport helicopter
Weapons	None
Rarity	Common
List of owners	Panau Military; Roaches; Reapers; Ular Boys; The Agency; Japanese Military; Russian Military
The following statistics are from the official strategy guide.
Top Speed	35
Acceleration	35
Armour	75
Handling	35

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The H-62 Quapaw is a transport helicopter in Just Cause 2.

Appearance[]

It resembles the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane and the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma. The fuselage and cabin resemble those of the Bell UH-1 Huey and the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

The Quapaw has more visible seats than any other aircraft in the game. There are two in the front, which are both accessible to the player and AI. There are also two directly behind the cockpit, two across from the sliding door, and two in the far back. The seats are fully coded, but are never used outside of cutscenes.

Because of its simplistic design, it's missing some parts, such as the gearbox, which should be seen below the main rotary mechanism. The engines mounted on top of the fuselage are probably just for decoration as they don't appear to have any exhaust vents.

Like most military vehicles it spawns in desert, snow, and jungle camouflage. Factions also have versions in missions in their colors.

This is the standard transport helicopter for the Panau Military.

Performance[]

It's slow and heavy, but is capable of making sharp turns. Because it was programmed to be used to lift and carry large objects, it has a unique center of mass that is located below the fuselage.

Uses[]

It's the only helicopter that was designed to be used as an aerial crane. Using the grappling hook, the player can lift almost any vehicle in the game. This includes types of vehicles that other helicopters can't lift, such as boats, planes, and other helicopters.

It's possible to destroy nearly any destructible object by ramming it with the Quapaw. This is useful when you're low on ammo, though using this tactic on SAMs is suicidal.

Using it during high levels of heat is extremely dangerous, as military UH-10 Chippewas are serious threats to the Quapaw. Chippewas that attack the player tend to fly straight at their target, making it difficult to outfly them unless there are obstructions nearby. When the situation becomes dire, so long as the H-62 Quapaw is still in good condition the chopper can survive a head-on collision at high speeds. More damage will usually be dealt to the Chippewa, as it's a smaller helicopter.

Versions[]

There is more than one version of the Quapaw seen in-game.

Available colors: red, white, sand camouflage, light green, dark green, black, grey, yellow, blue, orange.

Agency version[]

The Agency version in the mission Welcome to Panau is unique and unobtainable. It's armed with a Mounted Gun at the side door, that is actually composed of two combined weapon models to make it seem larger. Because there's nobody flying it during the opening cutscene, this could be a developer oversight or a limitation of resources.

The large mounted gun version is not a real helicopter in the game files. It's instead only a section of the body of the helicopter. Modifying the game to get an agency version would only provide the unarmed agency helicopter as it appeared outside of cut-scenes.

Appearances:

It appears in the first cut-scene of Welcome to Panau, the mission itself, and the cut-scene between that mission and Casino Bust. In that cut-scene, Kane and Rico arrive at Karl Blaine's Residence searching for Karl.
It then reappears in Mountain Rescue, where it hovers above the ice in close proximity of the MV Commands and MV V880, but not too close to be shot at. It then appears in the cut-scene where Tom rescues Rico and Jade.
Its final appearance is the cut-scene between Into the Den and A Just Cause, where they drop Rico off at the Trader Sierra Outpost not too far away from the Selatan Oil and Gas Fields (Oil and Gas Fields in Panau).

Russian Military version[]

The Russian Military version only appears during the Three Kings agency mission, used to transport a SV-1003 Raider to the roof in a scripted sequence.

Locations[]

The Quapaw has more static spawn locations than any other aircraft.

In missions[]

A uniquely armed Quapaw is seen and used throughout the first Agency mission, Welcome to Panau. This version is unobtainable and doesn't actually exist as such, because the helicopter interior used in that cut-scene isn't a complete helicopter. It's programmed the same way as a building and doesn't extend beyond what can be seen in the close-up part of the cut-scene. All parts of the mission that expose the outside are using an average unarmed helicopter.
It is operated by the Black Market dealer to make vehicles and ordinance drop-offs.
The Roaches have at least one blue H-62 Quapaw, seen at the start of each Stronghold takeover. They give one to Rico in the mission O Panay Redentor to take the head of a Pandak "Baby" Panay Statue to one of Razak Razman's officers, but this mission takes place after their last stronghold mission, so it could be the same one.
The Ular Boys also have at least one yellow H-62 Quapaw, seen at the start of each stronghold takeover. The Ular Boys also use their version to pick up the cargo after Rico drives the stolen Japanese Military Fengding EC14FD2 truck to the beach on Hantu Island in the mission Stranded.
The Reapers have at least three red ones, though one does not have their logo. One for the stronghold missions, one gets destroyed in the mission Can I get a Witness, and one mentioned below.
Tom Sheldon uses one to pick up Rico and Jade Tan, just in time to save them from the Panau Military submarine - U1, in the Agency mission Mountain Rescue.
The Russian military uses one in the mission Three Kings to lift their unique SV-1003 Raider to the top of the Three Kings Hotel.
Despite being very common with the Panau Military, it is rarely seen in missions.
- One appears towards the end of Pilgrimage.
- Two appear during The White Tiger, delivering paratroopers to the Rajang Temple. Strangely though, they do not seem to drop any paratroopers. If one observes them, no soldiers come from them.
The faction H-62 Quapaw in Into the Den drops three engineers with a Shotgun, but strangely, the Reapers version is marked with the Panau Military logo. It is not known if this is present for the Ular Boys or Roaches versions.

During free roam gameplay[]

Used by the Black Market dealer.
Always found on Offshore Rigs in Panau. This includes every rig but Pelantar Minyak Gerudi Besar.
One is sometimes called in by the Panau Military when they ask for air support and it drops a squad of paratrooper elites and grunts. However, it flies too high to be hijacked from the ground and it sometimes is mistaken for a gunship if the player is not looking, as the falling troops rain Machine Gun and Assault Rifle fire from the air. If the player is quick enough and does manage to reach the Quapaw whilst it's dropping troops, it's still impossible to hijack because the one guard next to the pilot will never try to attack the player. Because the guard does not attack, he does not poke his head out and therefore cannot be killed while grappling the vehicle. The Quapaw can never be boarded if this is the case. Even if the guard is dead, there is no action button to press to hijack it. If the helicopter is destroyed before it manages to drop paratroopers, the paratroopers will spawn behind the wreckage of the helicopter.
It can be found in some military bases and military ports.
- Kem Komodor Da Silva port, at X:8450; Y:9240.
- Pasir Putih port, on a dual-helipad next to an AH-33 Topachula, at X:12995; Y:19245.
- Kampung Bunga Mawar port.
- Pulau Ketam Kecil port.
- Kem Port Pelangi port.
- Kem Port Rodrigo port- There are 2 located here.
- Kem Tentera Timur - On a dual-helipad next to an AH-33 Topachula.
At many Communications Outposts.
- Kepulauan Selatan Epsilon, with forest camouflage - green. The biggest communications outpost in Panau.
- Kepulauan Selatan Kappa.
- Gurun Lautan Lama Alpha, with desert camouflage - tan.
- Banjaran Berawan Besar Epsilon, with arctic camouflage - white.
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On the roofs of some mansions.
- X:6590; Y:25700.
- On top of Colonel Lee Seng Sen's house in Lembah Cerah.
- X:16810; Y:5160. This one is green-marked, but strangely it still gives you heat if the military see you in it.
- On top of Tom "Sushi" Yee's mansion in Rumah Hartawan.
Hantu Island - Unique black and blue Japanese Military version. This one cannot be taken down by the EMP and has been reported to sometimes spawn with closed doors. It is located at the antennas near the north-west corner of the island, at about X:3090; Y:1580.

Trivia[]

It's the only transport helicopter in the game.
It is unknown how the Japanese Military got a hold of the Quapaw. One explanation is that a dismantled one was stored inside one of the Bering I-86DPs that crashed. Another possibility is that the EMP shot it down and the Japanese salvaged it. Since the Japanese military were never on the mainland, they may have figured out how to repair and assemble it from unknown sources. Another possibility (albeit unlikely) is that the Quapaw was relatively intact after crashing, and the Japanese moved it onto the helipad.
If the player bails out of the helicopter and quickly grapples onto it, they can get in and then fly the chopper with the red emergency lights on, though they will not flash, and the alarm will not sound as it flies. If you land and exit then re-enter the chopper, the red lights will replace the red green and white lights that are present when flying this normally. This trick is actually possible with every helicopter, but easier on the Quapaw because it is bigger and thus, easier to grapple on.
This is the only military helicopter that does not have onboard weapons, except for the first Agency mission.
Part of its name, "Quapaw", might be a reference to the real-world Native American tribe living in Oklahoma. Link to Wikipedia
It is the successor to the Jackson JC - 2 Alamo from Just Cause and the predecessor of the Urga Hrom D from Just Cause 3. Unlike those two vehicles though, this vehicle is unarmed (minus the Agency version).
This vehicle holds the record for most variants of a single vehicle in Just Cause 2, with seven owners.
The paratroopers are not seen inside the helicopter before they spawn.
During normal gameplay, the H-62 Quapaw cannot lift a SV-1003 Raider at all. No in-universe explanation has been given regarding to how this is possible in Three Kings.

Modifications (PC only)[]

There are several modifications available for this helicopter.

Some add several different camouflage versions.
Some add Miniguns and missile launchers, turning it into a large attack helicopter.
Some improve the handling (often heavier to match the real one).
Some make it more powerful, so in combination with an "unbreakable Grappler cable" mod, it could lift nearly anything.