💥 Consequences of the attack on helicopters.

The video shows the aftermath of a strike on a field airfield located in the village of Ivnya, Belgorod Region ( approximately 60 km from the border with Ukraine) .

The strike was carried out using M30A2 rockets ( equipped with tungsten balls ) from the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system .

As a result of the strike, four Russian Aerospace Forces helicopters were critically damaged: two Ka-52s and two Mi-8s.

24.03.2025

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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm an idiot. My brain actually thought that they shot down helicopters in air with an mlrs

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

From what I understand, it's essentially a long range artillery system.

And yeah, it doesn't completely destroy the helicopter, unless it's a direct or near hit, but my god, from an engineering perspective, this craft is almost totaled. Ever single shot needs to be analyzed to determine if presents a critical risk to operation. Every ping on the rotary blades represents a new location for stress concentrations and likely failures. They will have to replace all of the blades, all of the panels, examine the entire engine, transmission, etc. the costs associated with this are astronomical.

Can they still fly it? Possibly, but no nation that values their pilots and flight personnel will ever risk it. That said, it's Russia....it may be operational by next Tuesday.