The Castro Transport is the People's Liberation Army of Venezuela's main transport helicopter that is featured in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
Overview
The Castro Tansport is the basic helicopter used by the PLAV. It has one of the biggest storage space for human occupants in the game.
It's slow and has difficulty dodging SAMs. They are commonly found flying overhead in PLAV territory and are the staple aircraft for PLAV Outpost missions.
Tactics
The Castro Transport, sporting no weapons, is unsuited for combat. Like all helicopters in the Castro series, its large size makes it an easy target. It's best used for winching vehicles and deployments. When the PLAV soldiers call for reinforcements, or when the player verifies an HVT a Castro transport will come.
Beware of going against SAMs, the Castro's lack of maneuverability and speed will make it much easier to hit and get shot down than other helicopters.
Real Life
The Castro series is based off the Bell "Huey" UH-1D Iroquois helicopter widely used during the Vietnam War.
Trivia
- Originally the Castro series were going to be called "Endriago," which is Spanish for monster or beast.
- They are all named after famous Cuban revolutionist Fidel Castro
- The Lucky Lady, the helicopter Ewan pilots, is a Castro Transport with a different paint job to the PLAV
- The Castro in the PlayStation 2 version of Mercenaries 2 only features a transport configuration