Quick answer
AH-6M (Miniguns): Deployment price $12,000 (Season 02 notes); Level gate Pilot 8 (Season 02 notes); Permanent access payment $125,000 (Season 02 notes).

Recorded vehicle facts
| Category | Combat helicopter |
|---|---|
| Recorded deployment price | $12,000 in-game cash · Season 02 notes |
| Level gate | Pilot 8 · Season 02 notes |
| Permanent access payment | $125,000 · Season 02 notes |
| Crew | Pilot / gun platform |
| Evidence scope | Mixed evidence · an official change applies; other fields remain versioned |
| Data build | Season 02 notes + earlier records |
| Earlier fields reviewed | 2026-09-16 |
| Season 02 balance note | Purchased vehicle inventories are private to the driver and squad by default; free team vehicles remain open. |
| Recorded armament | Dual miniguns |
| Primary role | Close air support |
| Variant warning | Distinct from the transport MH-6 and rocket AH-6R |
Read the source label beside each price, gate and fee. These are separate payments; magazines, ammunition, protection, fuel and task equipment are not automatically included. Confirm compatibility and operating details in the current client.
Minigun role
Use the AH-6M against exposed targets and to pressure routes that the team can identify. Short, purposeful attack runs are easier to support than hovering over a contested area. Break away before the aircraft becomes predictable or enters terrain with no safe exit.
The minigun mount makes this a different asset from the passenger-focused MH-6. Verify present seats, ammunition and control behavior in the client.
Before deployment
Practice helicopter controls before spending on an armed aircraft. Agree on target calls, a rearm or landing point and the condition for leaving the fight. Check that friendly logistics and infantry can still operate without the pilot consuming the team's attention.
Compare another option
The AH-6R replaces the minigun role with rocket pods at a later recorded gate. The MH-6 is the transport choice. Select the airframe by the task, not the shared silhouette.
Data version and sources
The official Season 02 notes supersede earlier values only where a field is explicitly named. The table labels those replacements separately. The image, physical specifications and other unreconfirmed fields remain dated records reviewed on September 16, 2026.
Earlier source record: The access change is tracked through the Season 1 announcement. Price, armament and operating fields are versioned community records reviewed on September 16, 2026.
Read every value with its version.
Official changes use first-party announcements. Item fields without a current official table remain labeled as dated gameplay records until they can be checked in the public client.