hind damage
sadly the Mi-24 got well beat up in Afghanistan here is a translation of some of the Mi-24 variant losses..
However.. whoever said Mi24 and Rambo3 (shaking fist) that was no Mi-24 that was a Puma with some glued on wings..
rambo puma:
http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/rambo3c.jpg
puma puma:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/imgs/aerospatiale-sa330-puma.jpg
hind:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-Mi-24_flown_by_ATEC_at_Roving_Sands_2000.jpg
--- below is a terrible google translation.. but you get the idea of types of damage Hinds have gone down from ---
Plas
- History of the Mi-24 damaged by fire in the ZU-23 July 1983: reports on the battle damage repair and the service in July 1983 is not such a case (in other words, it was not).
- The story of the death of Mi-24 in August, 1986 'from getting suspended in the bomb shell' in August 1986 loss of Mi-24s in the Air Force 40th Army was not at all.
- History of the Mi-24 damaged in July 1983 'to hit two RPG grenades': reports July 3, 1983 no such case (was not at all).
- Similarly there was no case of 'destruction of the main gearbox and Eva RPG' in December 1983.
- In November 1983 RPG of the 'hit the Mi-24, was killed during a forced landing operator' in November 1983 among the crews of the Mi-24 were no losses (even the very 'Memory Book' boys really did not bother to look through).
- April 1986 'ended up in a helicopter, several grenades, the pilot-operator was killed': the same crap, was not killed on the Mi-24 this month. Why you so like to bury the operators?
- '6 June 1987 as a result of contact with an RPG grenade fire occurred fuel tanks, the crew made an emergency landing and escaped ': the real event took place June 9, 1987 in the 50th osap, knocked his two starts MANPADS at an altitude of 500 m (as grenades do not fly high), sits down - no question there was a crew collar Rachko jumped with a parachute and landed in a minefield, but there were minor injuries.
- In November 1987 'after being hit shells' Oerlikon 'aft helicopter caught fire, the crew left the crumbling machine': there was no loss of the Mi-24 in November 1987. Oh, there's more savory items - 'blown traction control', of which there is not, by definition, the wiring in the tail of the rope.
- June 24, 1987 'under fire' Hispano-Suiza 'went to the Mi-24V-on GG Chekashina of the 181 th AFP. First, fuel tanks were punctured, and the fire started, then was broken and one engine caught fire, after which the fire swept the entire machine. If you try to make an emergency landing the helicopter crashed, the pilot and the pilot-operator killed ': zvinyayte in of the long, but fun fantasy dyuzhe top to bottom: On order: kunduzskogo helicopter from the 181st Regiment (which God knows where on the scene with a . Gudalekalay), he was one of spetsnaz EIA 239-D, no romance to the fire was not in sight, and helicopters - not one but two Mi-24 in the pair broke their own, without help dushmanskoy entered the narrow gorge, the reason - 'error in piloting technique. " Both were killed the commander, Gusev and Chekashkin (that was his name, not Chekashin), and both operators, again, alive. By the way, and who died in October 1980 'to Spanberg-on' is actually called Alexander Evgenichem Shpanbergerom, and to-the 'VP Mikhailov ', crashed January 17, 1986 - Viktor Ivanovich Mikhalev, and he died not because of' management failure ', and black and white that says -' error in the pilot's flight technique on takeoff. " Halturshiki you guys, even though the names of the victims bother to write correctly. Or was too busy with 'work in the secret Soviet archives'?
- October 19, 1987 "when the next attack in the saturated region of anti-aircraft guns, ZSU dodging the queue, the helicopter touched the ground and destroyed ': it was much easier -' foolhardiness and nestsiplinirovannost, the pilot performed the maneuver on the route at altitudes of less than 10m ', frolicked, flying out to explore the route number 2.
- Hero of the Soviet Union, VK Gainutdinov August 17, 1980 died on the Mi-24 Kozovoy his old friend (who flew with the 'ride') does not 'near Jalalabad' - it was in Kunduz, where he was the 181st Regiment, and 'about' - is about 350 miles to the north (as Moscow and St. Petersburg, almost). Geography within the 5 th grade should know - cab drivers out there will help.
- History of downed y Surubi 'Mi-24 of the 50 th osap October 30, 1987, which is' round the ZU-23 flashed below, got into the engine and brought him down, the car made an emergency landing and the crew came to his last fight ': God knows what he could do at Surubi, if left to cover boarding at the Kabul airport in IL-76, where he was shot down by MANPADS. As for 'last battle' - it, in fact it was at night, according to the documents' helicopter crashed and exploded, the crew was killed. " Was on board the prospect of Bekkerat and Art. L-T Popov from the group AB have just arrived in the Afghan and begged a ride 'for romance. " Curiously, borttehnika, dishes indicate that there is no extra folk on board in order to avoid unnecessary losses, did not surf the skies for nothing, stayed on the ground, something that God has saved him.
But all this is so, a prelude: a bit further on the author's text tells the trio about the same helicopter and crew, who now fire from the DSK was repulsed by the blade tail rotor, the helicopter crashed and killed the crew. Do not believe me? Everything just - Well no wonder guys 'did a great job,' and the crew ditched the poor as much as twice pordryad (': and broke three accordion at the funeral').
- Here is a curious passage: "In Soviet documents not recorded any case of shooting down the Mi-24 of RPG '. Why not? Such cases are recorded, and just 'in Soviet documents', with very specific descriptions of the damage, the dates and circumstances.
- The same authority and vumno talks about the invulnerability of the Mi-24 small arms: "No one helicopter was lost for this reason." Well, well: I did not know about it to Mr. Vaytehovich, lost with all hands May 27, 1982 (the reason: "The helicopter fired bullets of 7.62 mm, damaged engines and cabin crew, in a collision with the ground exploded '), or dead September 11, 1982, the crew of the Philippines ('shot at landing arms of 7.62 mm, because slain fell cable management'), there is still: The official figure of those very 'Soviet documents', which sort of like' authors' "- in 1985 to 25% of all losses Mi-24 had just on fire with weapons of 7.62 and 5.45 mm, the most vulnerable to it - the crew (39:41%), fuel system ( 28:30%) and control (29:31%). Bullet - a fool, it does not recognize the authority and banging, where he wants - there are a couple of cases where one bullet enough to kirdyk come.
- A great story about a direct hit Dukhovskoi 57-mm anti-aircraft guns in the Mi-24, after which he 'returned safely to base. " No comment:.
In general, how well the trio makarom authority is taken to argue, what and by whom he was hit by a helicopter? There's the rozmysly about the nature of combat damage from the ZU-23,'' from Oerlikon 'and' Hispano-Suiza ', and even from the U.S. 25-mm anti-aircraft guns. Well would seem that no one will ever have the spirits of those anti-aircraft guns had not seen, not to mention - if only one to fuck such a thing with trophies, all the stories about them - only on the conscience of bearded 'storytellers', which will tell for Yefim Afghanis everything you want to hear. Even if we can get somewhere in the spirits of anti-aircraft installation of this type, then a) where to get ammo for it (a children's issue - where you can find cartridges for 'Oerlikon' in the mountains?), B) where to get any spare parts (even the tape requires special equip machine, a hand-fuck out), and c) most importantly - how to carry it from place to place, because the same 'zushka' half a ton more weight, and it is not far from his hands drove off, not to mention - to pull on the mountain, or even loaded on to truck (another thing - in large groups, such as Massoud and the Taliban, but that's not us it was when these 'zushek' in Afghanistan is enough left.) So still - so different than the holes from various anti-aircraft guns to so authoritatively diagnosed? But, understood in the ruins, I see the stigma ostalyutsya - 'Made in Swiss' or there' Factory number 2 Name of Comrade. August Bebel's' right to determine - from which the shot. Either spirits and then sent a telegram to the report: So what about all those rozmysly 'means destruction' - vysokoumnaya is riding on the ears of the reader. In reality, spirits, except DShK and ZSU, no bother - to them, it is always and ammunition on hand, and thrust can be on his back, where it is necessary - even to the mountain, though in a caravan cover.
From the amazing tale of American antiaircraft gun caliber of 25 mm, 'on account of which are usually related to' helicopter Belyaev, Khabibulin, knocked February 16, 1988? Who relates to whom? The helicopter was on H = 15m, was something powerful right in the joint of the beam, she flew off, and Mi-24 went directly into the ground. For portrait and signs - most likely a grenade RPG, so said and squadron leader who flew to the place. No anti-aircraft guns, especially the U.S., no one has seen close to where they take up in the middle of the steppe, and the holes in the wreckage was not the nature of damage - explosive kick butt beams and fuselage. The shot they had seen and had krutnutsya away from the gunman, but then in the grenade over and hit - hit at point blank range with a slope close gorushki. In statistics, combat damage, recorded Engineering Department of the Air Staff of the 40th Air Force A and TurkVO, there is no word about the holes on some magical anti-aircraft guns, there is only a graph ', and ZSU DSK', short and clear ('RPG' as a cause of loss By the way, is there too). Generally you want to know - where were these three authors, the wonder-heroes, and what side they relate to aviation.
