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[[Image:ArmadilloVCS.jpg|right|thumb|An Armadillo.]]
[[Image:Armadillo-GTAVCS-front.jpg|right|thumb|325px|An Armadillo in GTA Vice City Stories.]]


The '''Armadillo''' is a [[helicopter]] used by [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City's]] [[Fire Department of Vice City|Fire Department]] to put out fires in [[1984]], the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. By [[1986]], the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], the vehicle is not being used.
The '''Armadillo''' is a [[helicopter]] used by [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City's]] [[Fire Department of Vice City|Fire Department]] to put out fires in [[1984]], the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. By [[1986]], the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], the vehicle is not being used.


The Fire Department version has a bucket attached by a rope, which is used to carry water from the sea to the fires. Entering a FDVC Armadillo starts a [[Fire Copter]] side mission, where the player has to get sea water and use it to take out fires on rooftops. Its real life counterpart is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_412 Bell 412]. 
==Description==
Similar in design to the [[wp:Bell 412|Bell 412]], the Armadillo is a relatively large helicopter that nevertheless possesses relatively good speed, with moderately steep pitches that help increase its acceleration at the expense of losing altitude faster.
 
The fire department version has a bucket attached by a rope, which is used to carry water from the sea to the fires. Entering a FDVC Armadillo starts a [[Fire Copter]] side mission, where the player has to get sea water and use it to take out fires on rooftops.


==Locations==
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* The [[Air Ambulance]], which shares the same body design as the Armadillo.
* The [[Air Ambulance]], which shares the same body design as the Armadillo.
*The [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|police helicopter]] and [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] in GTA III, also based on a Bell 412.
*The [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|police helicopter]] and [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] in GTA III, also based on a Bell 412.
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Revision as of 18:41, 13 February 2010

An Armadillo in GTA Vice City Stories.

The Armadillo is a helicopter used by Vice City's Fire Department to put out fires in 1984, the setting of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. By 1986, the setting of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the vehicle is not being used.

Description

Similar in design to the Bell 412, the Armadillo is a relatively large helicopter that nevertheless possesses relatively good speed, with moderately steep pitches that help increase its acceleration at the expense of losing altitude faster.

The fire department version has a bucket attached by a rope, which is used to carry water from the sea to the fires. Entering a FDVC Armadillo starts a Fire Copter side mission, where the player has to get sea water and use it to take out fires on rooftops.

Locations

See also