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 In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], '''an unnamed, uncontrollable police [[helicopter]]''' (HELI in handling.cfg, and Chopper in it's texture, and model name) is used in police pursuits on the player. The helicopter is the predecessor of the [[Police Maverick]], which has an official name and attributes inherited from GTA III's police helicopter.
-==Description==
+== Description ==
-===Design===
+=== Design ===
 The helicopter is designed as a large vehicle bearing similarities to the Bell 205. The game's rendition bears a blue-and-white [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] livery similarly adopted for the game's police road vehicles [[Beta Releases#Grand Theft Auto III|early in game development]], and comes equipped with a gunner or turret, which fires bullets from its underside, a search light that is commonly used at night, and a loudspeaker used by occupants on board to (hilariously) address the player. According to an [[Police Helicopters To Help Fight Crime|in-game news report]], the helicopters were only recently introduced in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] (circa 2001) to aid the police force in fighting crime.
-===Behavior===
+=== Behavior ===
-The police helicopter appears only after the player attains a three-star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]], initially hovering just over the player. Due to its airborne capabilities, the police helicopter is able to reach places where conventional police forces can't (i.e. rooftops and off-road locales). However, the helicopter will retreat as soon as the player enters a enclosed area which the helicopter cannot reach (such as a building interior or tunnel). Despite its availability in the game, the helicopter cannot be commandeered by the player.
+The police helicopter appears only after the player attains a [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era#Three stars|three-star wanted level]], initially hovering just over the player. Due to its airborne capabilities, the police helicopter is able to reach places where conventional police forces can't (i.e. rooftops and off-road locales). However, the helicopter will retreat as soon as the player enters a enclosed area which the helicopter cannot reach (such as a building interior or tunnel). Despite its availability in the game, the helicopter cannot be commandeered by the player.
-The helicopter is designed to shoot the player from three stars onwards, but will only open fire once the helicopter's spotlight has been shined on the player for a few second, regardless of whether the player is on foot or in a vehicle; by constantly moving and changing directions, the helicopter will be unable to target the player using the spotlight, preventing the player from being shot. By five stars, a second police helicopter will join in, doubling the police's firepower from the air.
+The helicopter is designed to shoot the player from three stars onwards, but will only open fire once the helicopter's spotlight has been shined on the player for a few seconds, regardless of whether the player is on foot or in a vehicle; by constantly moving and changing directions, the helicopter will be unable to target the player using the spotlight, preventing the player from being shot. By five stars, a second police helicopter will join in, doubling the police's firepower from the air.
-As is any airborne vehicle, the helicopter can be shot down using firearms. The [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], in particular, is effective in taking down any police helicopter with one hit, sending the helicopter spinning out of control before exploding and disintegrating on impact at a building or on the ground. The [[M16]] is also effective in disabling a helicopter, but requires a substantial number of direct shots before the helicopter begins to lose control. In its downward spiral, however, the helicopter may still shoot the player until it crashes. Also the helicopter has no set height limit and can match the player's altitude.
+As is the case with any airborne vehicle, the helicopter can be shot down using firearms. The [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], in particular, is effective in taking down any police helicopter with one hit, sending the helicopter spinning out of control before exploding and disintegrating on impact at a building or on the ground. The [[M16]] is also effective in disabling a helicopter, but requires 176 direct shots before the helicopter begins to lose control. In its downward spiral, however, the helicopter may still shoot the player until it crashes. Also the helicopter has no set height limit and can match the player's altitude.
-==Replacement==
+== Replacement ==
 From [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] onwards, helicopters were redone and most are controllable by the player. The [[Police Maverick]], in effect a police variant of the [[Maverick]], replaces GTA III's police helicopter. However, the controllable Police Maverick has a separate vehicle, while the GTA III's uncontrollable police helicopter with a modified Police Maverick model is used in police pursuits.
-==Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
 * A pre-release screenshot of GTA III shows the police helicopter having an entirely white body color.<ref>http://media.gtanet.com/images/4002_gta3_screenshot.jpg</ref>
 * The helicopter bears an NYPD-like light blue and white police livery, a color scheme that was cut for both the game's [[Police Car|police car]] and [[Enforcer]] following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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 * In GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA Liberty City, there is a bug with the police dialogue where the police helicopter will swoop over and play dialogue. However, it will stay in one place and not follow the helicopter, making it sound like it is coming from nowhere.
-==See also==
+== See also ==
 * [[Helicopter (GTA III)]], the civilian version of GTA III's police helicopter.
 * The [[Armadillo]] and [[Air Ambulance]] in GTA Vice City Stories, also based on the Bell "Huey" family.
 * [[Police Maverick]], the successor to GTA III's police helicopter.
-==References==
+== References ==
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