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The Mi-24VP Hind-E is an improved version of the Mil Mi-24 "Hind" Soviet attack and transport helicopter. The Mi-24VP sports dual 23mm cannons mounted in a ball turret under the nose of the aircraft, along with eighty 80mm rockets and four Kokon-M ATGMs.
Overview and tactics[]
- Decently priced and with a good availability, the Mi-24 Hind-P is not to be blown off. The Kokon-M missile sports an above-average accuracy of 55%, a rare range of 2800m, and an AP of 22. 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.
History[]
In the middle of the 1960s, while the Western countries considered the helicopter to be used mainly as a transport and rescue machine, the Soviet Army considered them to be the airborne counterpart to main battle tanks.
Heavily-armed versions of the Mi-8 Hip were in service in those years when the Mil bureau started working on a new prototype called the A-10. This new helicopter, designed primary for anti-tank combat, 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 used a standard cockpit layout, with the pilots seated side-by-side, but in 1975, the Hind-D entered service, with the now traditional attack helicopter cockpit in a tandem configuration.
Weapons[]
Red Dragon[]
| Weapons | 
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| Type | Twin Autocannon | Rocket Pod | ATGM |
| Name | GSh-30k | S-80FP | Kokon-M |
| Caliber | 30mm | 80mm | SACLOS |
| Ammo | x 450 | x 80 | x 8 |
| 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 | 22 |
| HE Power | 1 | 2 | N/A |
| Suppression | 69 | 184 | 150 |
| Rate of fire | 1499 r/min | 136 r/min | 1 s r/min |
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