Russian Ka-52 ‘crocodile’ helicopter opened fire in Ukraine

09/03/2022 07:39 GMT+7

Accordingly, the flights of the Ka-52 attack helicopter are carried out mainly at low altitude and in difficult meteorological conditions.

However, a squadron of the Russian Aerospace Forces at night with the help of anti-tank guided missiles destroyed an anti-aircraft gun and a Ukrainian armored vehicle. In the video, it is possible to see how the Russian Armed Forces perform a precision strike of an air weapon.

Ka-52 “Alligator” has been deployed by Russia to Syria since 2016, is a multi-role fighter aircraft adapted to all harsh climatic conditions, capable of solving a wide range of combat missions, operations. independently and in coordination with ground forces, navy, coastal defense and special maneuvering units.

The Ka-52 helicopter has a combat payload of up to 2 tons of weapons with a combat range of 460 km. The Ka-52 is armed with a 30 mm 2A42-1 automatic cannon, a Sagittarius missile system, carrying guided missiles such as Attack and Vortex-1, as well as tanks for S-8 unguided missiles.

The “Crocodile” Ka-52 is a coaxial twin-rotor helicopter. This is a special technology and not many countries possess this production technology. One of the special features of the Ka-52 is that more than half of it is composed of synthetic materials, made from dense layers of glass fiber, a composite material with durable physical and chemical properties, significantly increasing more resistant to corrosion, as well as easier to maintain.

In addition, the fuselage is well protected from small machine-gun bullets. Ka-52 is also the first attack helicopter in the world equipped with emergency ejection seats for both pilots.

Earlier, on March 6, Major General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said: “In total, 2,203 Ukrainian military infrastructure was destroyed during this operation. Among them, there are 76 command centers and communication centers, 111 S-300, Buk-M-1 and Osa air defense missile systems as well as 71 radar stations.

According to Konashenkov, 69 aircraft on the ground and 24 in the air, 778 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 77 multiple launch missile systems, 279 artillery and mortars, 553 vehicles. special and 62 Ukrainian drones were also destroyed.

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