On March 16, 1975, the HP-48 piloted by Morpho assisted Snake in an operation to recover Sandinista child soldier Chico and Cipher agent Paz Ortega Andrade, from the U.S. Ground Zeroes Incident Main article: Ground Zeroes Incident ![]() Prominently, Morpho flew Snake into the base in an operation to rescue a MSF Intel Team agent who was escaping capture after being uncovered. He was also responsible for ensuring Snake's evacuation from the base when it became apparent that it was to end up bombarded. The helicopter was used by Snake for both extracting enemy personnel and prisoners of war, as well as providing fire support when needed. The HP-48 piloted by Morpho assisted Snake during his multiple infiltrations of the United States Naval Prison Facility on the Cuban coast. The MSF HP-48 piloted by Morpho assisting Snake during a mission to the U.S. Warning: The following events occur in the pseudo-historical Side Ops in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes its level of canonicity is ambiguous. The HP-48 was used by the Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) in the mid-1970s, with one piloted by Morpho often assisting field agent Snake. The machine guns' ammo was such that a single burst was enough to cut a person in two. ![]() It also featured similar hardpoints as the Hind and was typically equipped with two rocket pods on each as well as two missile launchers. Otherwise, the HP-48 served more or less the same purpose as the Hind, serving both attack and transport roles with its passenger compartment. The HP-48 had a similar design to the Soviet Mi-24 "Hind", but featured a redesigned cockpit, fuselage, intakes, tricycle landing gear, and replacement of the Yak-B autocannon with the Shipunov 2A42, all of which would also be incorporated into the Mil Mi-28 "Havoc".
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