Jaegers generally weighed around 2,000 tons and were usually deployed by six heavy transport helicopters, each with a payload capacity of over 300 tons.
At present, the helicopter with the greatest payload capacity in the world was the Mi-12, which had never entered mass production after its development. It was also the largest helicopter in the world, with a maximum payload of 30 tons—less than one-tenth that of the heavy transport helicopters from the Pacific Rim world.
As for other active mass-produced helicopters, the Mi-26 had the largest payload at only 20 tons, while the United States' famous Chinook and Super Stallion helicopters could carry merely ten to fifteen tons.
It was not just their payload capacity. Advanced engine and airframe designs gave these heavy transport helicopters from the Pacific Rim world a range and speed comparable to fixed-wing transport aircraft. They were also highly resistant to harsh weather and environments, and far safer in flight than ordinary helicopters.
Their vertical takeoff and landing capabilities also meant they were not restricted by terrain. Even without an airport runway, they could take off and land on any open patch of ground.
These quad-rotor heavy transport helicopters, used in the Pacific Rim world to airlift Jaegers, utterly outclassed every helicopter in the real world. Even large fixed-wing military transport aircraft held no advantage before them.
Whether in payload capacity, flight speed, range, landing-site requirements, flexibility, or safety, they were no worse than the mainstay military transport aircraft of any country. In many respects, they surpassed them by far. Especially in complex environments such as battlefields, the capabilities of these quad-rotor heavy transport helicopters were particularly formidable.
It was foreseeable that once these helicopters were manufactured, they would inevitably attract the attention of militaries around the world, all of whom would want to