11/8/2023 0 Comments War thunder vr helicopters atgm![]() ![]() Designed in Ukraine and produced by the Luch Design Bureau, headquartered in Kyiv, the Stugna-P also known as “Skif” in the export version, is an anti-tank system with a maximum range of 5.5 km (daylight conditions). 17YHvJDMdWĭealing with the Ukrainian ATGM used in the above video, it is a Stugna-P. Hovering within LOS or preforming unguided gun/rocket-runs in contested airspace can be fatal. This is why, more modern stand-off weapons are obviously much more suitable for such scenarios.įire-and-forget capable weapons, like the AGM-114R Hellfire Block II when used in conjunction with the Longbow radar, or stand-off weapons, like Spike-NLOS, are a must have. In contested airspace or in areas infested by MANPADS, hovering at low level while keeping the beam pointing at the target, can be extremely dangerous. This kind of missile, uses a Line-Of-Sight Beam Riding (LOSBR) or beam guidance, meaning that it requires the helicopter to keep the target in constant Line Of Sight. However, this has not always saved them, as the video of the Mi-28 reportedly shot down by a Starstreak missile few days ago proves.ĭealing with the ATGM, the 9K121 Vikhr (NATO reporting name: AT-16 Scallion) is a laser beam riding anti-tank missile. While fairly inaccurate, the tactic of lobbing rockets allows the helicopter to hit area targets from longer distance while remaining outside of man portable air defense systems’ kill zone. We have already explained how unguided rockets are fired at targets: the helicopters fly at low level then pull up into steep climb, and launch the rockets at the top of the parabolic arc of their flightpath, sending them downrange, then they break hard left and escape fast at low altitude. On the other hand, it seems to have a full complement of unguided S-8 rockets in a B-8V20A rocket pod. ![]() Total capacity is 12, and it’s carrying 4. Most of the videos we have seen emerging from Ukraine so far show the Russian Ka-52 carrying unguided rockets and Vikhr ATGMs.Īnother batch of Ka-52 images, of note, it is not carrying a full load of 9K121 Vikhr ATGMs. VIDEO: Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian helicopter with Stugna-P anti-tank missile. In a matter of a few seconds, the Russian gunship is hit by the missile. The video says it all: you can see the Ka-52 hovering at very low altitude over some trees, allowing the Ukrainian operator to aim and fire the deadly tank-booster missile at the helicopter. 5, 2022, and shows a Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) Alligator gunship shot down by a Ukrainian Stugna-P ATGM. The following clip has started to circulate online on social media on Apr. Not only are Ukrainian MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) a significant threat to the Russian Ka-52 and Mi-28 gunship helicopters operating over Ukraine but also ATGMs. A new video shows a Russian Aerospace Forces Ka-52 Alligator destroyed by a Ukrainian ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile). ![]()
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