| Mi-24A Hind | Mi-24D | Mi-24P | Mi-24V | Mi-24VP | Mi-24K |
The Mil Mi-24 "Hind" is a Soviet attack and transport helicopter. Mi-24P is the gunship version of the infamous attack helicopter. The Hind-F Keeps the hard-hitting 9M114 Kokon, but replaces the 12.7mm YakB with a fixed GSh-30-2K 30mm cannon, located on the right side of the aircraft.
Overview and tactics
- Decently priced and with a high availability, the Mi-24 Hind-E is not to be blown off. The Kokon sports an above-average accuracy of 11, a rare range of 2800, and an average AP of 20. The helicopter itself comes with a strength of 10 and 1 front and side armour, making it much more durable then any NATO Attack Helicopter.
- With the 30mm GSh-30-2K it brings some more firepower to the fight, with the cost of a dramatically decreased range versus both ground and air targets.
History
In the middle of the 1960s, while the western countries were looking the helicopter mainly as a transport and rescue machine, the Soviet Army look at them as the air counterpart of the battle tanks.
Heavy armed versions of the Mi-8 Hip were in service in those years when the Mil bureau start working in a new prototype called the A-10. This new helicopter, designed primary as an anti tank weapon began tests in 1970 and was seen for first time by NATO in East Germany in 1972. The A-10 soon reached a speed record of 368 km/h.
The first versions uses a standard helo cockpit with pilots side-by-side, but in 1975 would appear the Hind-D with the now traditional attack cockpit in a tandem configuration.
The most popular version, the Mi-24V Hind-E features improved 9M114 Kokon ATGM's, making it a worthwile opponent.
A more later version, the Mi-24P Hind-F sports a spiffy looking fixed 30mm GSh-30-2K cannon on the right side of the aircraft, with 700 rounds, effectively making the Mi-24P a proper gunship.
Weapons
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| Type | Twin Autocannon | Rocket Pod | ATGM |
| Name | GSh-30k | S-80FP | Konkon |
| Caliber | 30mm | 80mm | SACLOS |
| Ammo | x 750 | x 80 | x 4 |
| Range | Ground = 1575 m Helicopters = 1575 m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 2100 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 2800 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 25% | 20% | 55% |
| Stabilizer | 15% | 10% | 40% |
| AP Power | 2 | N/A | 20 |
| HE Power | 1 | 2 | N/A |
| Suppression | 69 | 184 | 150 |
| Rate of fire | 1499 r/min | 138 r/min | 1 s r/min |
Gallery
See Also
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