Th? S????m? C?mm?n??? ?? th? S???i?n A?m?? F??c?s ?n? th? P??si??nt ?? th? R????lic, Al?ks?n??? V?cic, t???? visit?? th? ?is?l?? ?? n?wl? ?c??i??? w????ns ?n? milit??? ???i?m?nt ??? th? S???i?n A?m?? F??c?s ?t th? milit??? ?i????t “C?l?n?l-Pil?t Mil?nk? P?vl?vic” in B?t?jnic?. Th? t??? w?s ?tt?n??? ?? Minist?? ?? D???ns? Mil?š V???vi? ?n? D???t? Chi?? ?? th? G?n???l St??? ?? th? S???i?n A?m?, Lt G?n Ž?limi? Gliš?vi?. D??in? th? visit, Assist?nt Minist?? ?? D???nc? ??? M?t??i?l R?s???c?s N?n?? Mil?????vic PhD ?n? Ai? F??c? ?n? Ai? D???nc? C?mm?n??? M?j?? G?n???l D?šk? Ž??k?vi? in???m?? P??si??nt V?cic ????t ???j?cts t? ???i? Ai? F??c? ?n? Ai? D???nc? with n?wl? ???ch?s?? ?ss?ts ?? ??ms ?n? milit??? ???i?m?nt. Th? st?tic ?is?l?? ???s?nt?? in B?t?jnic? incl???? h?lic??t??s Mi-35P ?n? H-145M, m????nis?? ?????l?n? “O???”, t??ns???t ?????l?n?s CASA C-295 ?n? ?????l?n?s “L?st?”.
Th? S???i?n A?m?? F??c?s ???ch?s?? ? t?t?l ?? ?iv? ?i?c???t ???m th? C????s Ai? F??c?s. C????s Ai? F??c?s (C????s Ai? C?mm?n?) will h?v? ? t?t?l ?? nin? Mi-35 h?lic??t??s ??t?? th? ??liv???. It w?s ?????t?? ???li?? th?t C????s wish?s t? s?ll ?ll 11 Mi-35P ?tt?ck h?lic??t??s t? S???i?. C????s int?n?s t? ???l?c? th? Mi-35PN with 12 n?w ?tt?ck h?lic??t??s. In J?l? 2022, th? C???i?t ??v??nm?nt ?nn??nc?? th?t six E???c??t?? EC145 h?lic??t??s w??l? ?? ???c???? ???m Ai???s with ?n ??ti?n ??? six m???. Th?s? h?lic??t??s w??l? c?v?? th? ??l?s ?? ??c?nn?iss?nc? ?n? ?tt?ck. Th?? will ?? ???l?cin? th? ???in? Mil Mi-24 h?lic??t??s in s??vic? which ??? h??? ?n? c?stl? t? m?int?in. Th? ?????s?l inv?lv?s ???in? six ?i?c???t initi?ll? ?n? ?n?th?? six l?t??, ?v?? ? 10-???? ???i??.
Th? Mil Mi-24 (NATO ?????tin? n?m?: Hin?) is ? l???? h?lic??t?? ??nshi?, ?tt?ck h?lic??t?? ?n? l?w-c???cit? t???? t??ns???t with ???m ??? ?i?ht ??ss?n???s. It is ?????c?? ?? Mil M?sc?w H?lic??t?? Pl?nt ?n? w?s int????c?? ?? th? S?vi?t Ai? F??c? in 1972.
Th? h?lic??t?? is c????ntl? in ?s? ?? 58 c??nt?i?s. In NATO ci?cl?s, th? ?x???t v??si?ns, Mi-25 ?n? Mi-35, ??? ??n?t?? with ? l?tt?? s???ix ?s “Hin? D” ?n? “Hin? E”. S?vi?t ?il?ts c?ll?? th? Mi-24 th? “?l?in? t?nk” (L?t???shchi? T?nk), ? t??m ?s?? hist??ic?ll? with th? ??m??s W??l? W?? II S?vi?t Il-2 Sht??m?vik ??m???? ????n? ?tt?ck ?i?c???t. Oth?? c?mm?n ?n???ici?l nickn?m?s w??? “G?lin?” (?? “G?l??”), “C??c??il?” (K??k??il), ??? t? th? h?lic??t??’s c?m???l??? sch?m?, ?n? “D?inkin? Gl?ss” (St?k?n), ??c??s? ?? th? ?l?t ?l?ss ?l?t?s th?t s?????n? ???li?? Mi-24 v??i?nts’ c?ck?its.
Th? c??? ?? th? ?i?c???t w?s ???iv?? ???m th? Mil Mi-8 (NATO ?????tin? n?m? “Hi?”) with tw? t??-m??nt?? t????sh??t ?n?in?s ??ivin? ? mi?-m??nt?? 17.3 m ?iv?-?l??? m?in ??t?? ?n? ? th???-?l??? t?il ??t??. Th? ?n?in? c?n?i????ti?n ??v? th? ?i?c???t its ?istinctiv? ????l? ?i? int?k?. O?i?in?l v??si?ns h?v? ?n ?n??l?? ????nh??s?-st?l? c?ck?it; M???l D ?n? l?t?? h?v? ? ch???ct??istic t?n??m c?ck?it with ? “????l? ????l?” c?n???. Oth?? ?i????m? c?m??n?nts c?m? ???m th? Mi-14 “H?z?”.
Tw? mi?-m??nt?? st?? win?s ???vi?? w????n h?????ints, ??ch ?????in? th??? st?ti?ns, in ???iti?n t? ???vi?in? li?t. Th? l?????t mix is missi?n ????n??nt; Mi-24s c?n ?? t?sk?? with cl?s? ?i? s?????t, ?nti-t?nk ?????ti?ns, ?? ???i?l c?m??t. Th? Mi-24’s tit?ni?m ??t?? ?l???s ??? ??sist?nt t? 12.7 mm ???n?s. Th? c?ck?it is ???t?ct?? ?? ??llistic-??sist?nt win?sc???ns ?n? ? tit?ni?m-??m???? t??. Th? c?ck?it ?n? c??w c?m???tm?nt ??? ?v?????ss??iz?? t? ???t?ct th? c??w in NBC c?n?iti?ns.
