There has to be an error, the shown aircraft does look like a MI28, not a KA52. Nonetheless a fine result.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
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Yeah, the original video of the hit is too low res, I guess they just assumed the models. But now we know both this 28 and 8's registration numbers
I'm an idiot. My brain actually thought that they shot down helicopters in air with an mlrs
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.
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Astoundingly stupid to leave super valuable attack/multirole helicopters out in an open field, after years of HIMARS gobbling up anything worthwhile in range. Keep doing Russian things Russia
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Those are fuuuuuuucked. I doubt they’ll be able to even pull a single spare part off these, those tungsten penetrators do some work. There’s a (SFW) video of a vatnik who’d been assigned to repair a KAMAZ after being HIMARS’d and he was cussing out his commander lmao
“Look at this shit, everything is fucked… it pierced the turbine, holes in solid cast iron fuck. “Restore” are you joking, there’s nothing to “restore”.
Get the glue, Dimitri, we need to get this thing back in the air in two hours!