Russian Ka-52 helicopters show strength

March 19, 2022 08:26 GMT+7

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a group of Ka-52 and Mi-24 attack helicopters destroyed the positions of operators of mobile air defense missile systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located at the bases of the Russian Armed Forces. air defense and armored vehicles near the airport.

The agency added that the lead attack helicopter was hit by a bullet, causing a group of Mi-8 helicopters with soldiers on board to be shot down and had to make an emergency landing.

After the forced landing, the helicopter squadron took up defense around the helicopter.

“The squadron of the medium-lift helicopter was uninjured and was evacuated to the base airfield by a second group of attack helicopters. Thanks to the bravery and heroism of the squadrons of Ka-52 and Mi-24 helicopters, the airborne units were protected without loss,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, Russian planes hit 81 other Ukrainian military facilities in one day, including 8 ammunition depots and 28 military equipment storage places.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian army has destroyed 138 rocket launchers.

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.

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 “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.

Peace (translation summary)