Meet Russia’s Most Rapid Strike Helicopter

Meet Russia’s Most Rapid Strike Helicopter. The Mil Mi-24 is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. The famous Mil Mi-24 “Hind“ helicopter stemmed from a Soviet Cold-War requirement for a heavily armed and armored transport helicopter following in the mold of the equally famous American Bell UH-1 model. Despite its Cold War upbringing, the Hind remains a feared, flexible and proven battlefield implement. The Mi-24 was designed specifically for a conflict and made use of cannons, machine guns, rockets and conventional drop bombs in the regular sorties against its guerilla foe. While their heavy armament and armored systems proved well for the low-flying role at hand, these machines also proved vulnerable to low-altitude anti-aircraft systems.