Heli Pilot
Military
Heli Pilot
HeliPilot
Upgrades
Path 1
1. Quad Darts$800total $800Shoots 4 darts per volley instead of 2.
2. Pursuit$500total $1 300A new targeting option enables Heli to seek and pursue the Bloons automatically.
3. Razor Rotors$1 450total $2 750Razor Rotor blades rip up Bloons on contact, including Lead and Frozen Bloons.
4. Apache Dartship$20 000total $22 750Adds a large missile array and powerful machine guns.
5. Apache Prime$45 000total $67 750The Apache Prime leaves most Bloons wishing they'd never been inflated.
Path 2
1. Bigger Jets$300total $300Powerful jets make Heli move much faster.
2. IFR$600total $900Allows Heli Pilot to detect and shoot Camo Bloons.
3. Downdraft$3 500total $4 400Blows Bloons away from the Heli, back toward the entrance.
4. Support Chinook$9 500total $13 900Blows back many more Bloons and gains abilities: Drops lives and cash crates, and can pick up and redeploy most Monkey types.
5. Special Poperations$30 000total $43 900Deploys a powerful special Monkey Marine with a machine gun.
Path 3
1. Faster Darts$250total $250Darts are propelled much faster through the air.
2. Faster Firing$350total $600Faster attack speed for all Heli attacks.
3. MOAB Shove$3 400total $4 000Can collide with and shove MOAB-class Bloons, reversing or slowing their movement. Shove is amplified by Bigger Jets and IFR upgrades.
4. Comanche Defense$8 500total $12 500Automatically calls in mini Comanches when they're most needed.
5. Comanche Commander$35 000total $47 500Upgraded weapons. Also automatically calls in 3 more Comanches. Permanently.
Abilities
| Ability | From | Cooldown | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Redeploy | 0-4-0: Support Chinook | 45 s | – | Redeploy Ability: Pick up and redeploy most Monkey types. |
 Support Drop | 0-4-0: Support Chinook | 90 s | radius 2; radius 2 | Drops lives and cash crates. |
 Special Poperations | 0-5-0: Special Poperations | 25 s | radius 2 | Deploys a powerful special Monkey Marine with a machine gun. |
Crosspath
Pick the path tiers like in the game. Shown: the cost with all upgrades, attacks, cooldown, damage and pierce of every projectile, nested ones included (explosions, fragments).
Numbers by tier
| Tier | Range | Cooldown, s | Damage per shot | Pierce | Rough DPS | Cannot pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 100 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 200 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 300 | 22 | 0.45 | 2 | 10 | 4.4444 | – |
| 400 | 22 | 0.05 | 1 | 7 | 20 | Lead Frozen |
| 500 | 22 | 0.05 | 5 | 11 | 100 | Purple Glass |
| 010 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 020 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 030 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 040 | 22 | 0.57 | 2 | 3 | 3.5088 | Lead Frozen |
| 050 | 22 | 0.05 | 6 | 20 | 120 | – |
| 001 | 22 | 0.57 | 1 | 3 | 1.7544 | Lead Frozen |
| 002 | 22 | 0.456 | 1 | 3 | 2.193 | Lead Frozen |
| 003 | 22 | 0.456 | 1 | 3 | 2.193 | Lead Frozen |
| 004 | 22 | 0.456 | 2 | 3 | 4.386 | Lead Frozen |
| 005 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 15 | Black |
Knowledge
| Knowledge | Effect | Works from |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Logistics | All Military Monkeys base costs reduced by 5%. | placement |
| Airforce Upgrades | Monkey Aces and Heli Pilots of Tier 3 or higher get +1 pierce per shot. | placement |
| Charged Chinooks | Chinook Activated Abilities give 25% more lives and cash. | placement |
| Elite Military Training | All Military Monkeys get a one-off +1000xp and earn xp in-game 5% faster permanently. | placement |
| Military Conscription | Purchase price of first Military Monkey each game is two thirds the normal. | placement |
| Door Gunner | Special Poperations Heli allows tier 4 and below Monkey Towers to attack Bloons while in transit. | 0-5-0 |
| Rapid Razors | Razor Rotors pop Bloons faster. | 3-0-0 |
Plus the ones every tower gets:
From game data: the tower model names the knowledge, or the knowledge names the tower or one of its upgrades. "Works from" lists the first tiers whose model has it.