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Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 4). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 4. Helicopter Aircraft. One armament that is commonly seen amongst Mi-28s are a pair of 8 Ataka missile racks along with 2 B-13L rocket pods, each able to carry 5 S-13 rockets. Other rocket options include two B-8 rocket pods, each able to carry up to 20 S-8 rockets. The 30 mm chain gun is a staple amongst all Mi-28 combat loads. The Atakas used have 4 variants for different tasks. The 9M120 Tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead variant is used against tanks fitted with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), its penetrative ability is stated at 800 mm Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA). The 9M120F Thermobaric variant is used against infantry, buildings, bunkers, and caves. The 9M120O expanding rod warhead variant is used against other helicopters. All the variants have a range of 6 km. The 9M120M improved version has a longer range (8 km) and better penetration (900 mm of RHA). All of the variants use SACLOS missile guidance. The S-8 and S-13 rockets used by the Mi-28 are usually unguided. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 4). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 4. In the most common configuration, one can expect 40 S-8 rockets or 10 S-13 rockets. Both rockets have their variants, from HEAT warheads to a Thermobaric warhead. The S-8 has a shorter range and smaller warhead than the S-13, but compensates with numbers. Currently, the Russian Air Force are upgrading their S-8 and S-13 rockets to guided rockets. The project, named "Ugroza" (Menace), will use Laser guidance or optical guidance (by means of a TV screen) to guide the rockets to their targets. Rockets upgraded under Ugroza receive the suffix of "Kor". Ugroza also allows the rockets to be fired at their maximum kinematic range, while maintaining an accuracy of 0.8-1.6 m Circular Error Probable (CEP). The gun armament of the Mi-28 is the 30 x 165 mm Shipunov SA42 Autocannon. It is a select fire, dual-feed gun, which allows for a cyclic rate of fire between 200 rounds per minute to 550 rounds per minute. Its effective range varies from 1500 meters for ground vehicles to 2500 meters for air targets. Rounds from High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) to Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) can be used. Stated penetration for the 3UBR8 is 50 mm of RHA at 1,500 meters. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 4). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 4.

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Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 3). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 3. Helicopter Aircraft. Then the Mi-28N, was unveiled in 1995, the N designation meaning "night". The prototype (no. 014) first flew on 14 November 1996. The most significant feature is a radar in a round cover above the main rotor, similar to that of the American AH-64D Longbow Apache. Mi-28N also has improved Tor vision and an aiming device under the nose, including a TV camera and FLIR. Due to funding problems, development was interrupted. A second prototype with an improved rotor design was unveiled in March 2004 at Rosvertol. Changes in the military situation after the Cold War made specialized anti-tank helicopters, like Ka-50, less useful. On the other hand, its all-weather, two-seat variant Ka-52 had worse performance due to increased weight. The advantages of the Mi-28N, like all-weather action ability, lower cost, and similarity to the Mi-24, have become important. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 3). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 3. In 2003, the head of Russian Air Forces stated that the Mi-28N will become the standard Russian attack helicopter. A range of ordinance can be carried by the MI-28 including rocket pods and AT-missiles. The Havoc is designed to be multi-role and a full compliment of air-to-air missiles can be carried in the escort role. The MI-28's NPPU-28 30mm cannon uses the same ammunition as Russian armored units.The Havoc's gun has been designed to be dual role - it is equally effective at engaging ground and air targets. The Mi-28N's fire control system includes a helmet-mounted target designator which is slaved to pilot's line of sight. Sensors include narrow/wide field-of-view optical and video. A microwave radar fitted in a pod over the rotor can detect, target and anti-tank guide missiles. Other sensors include a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) system. The Havoc's laser designator is housed beneath the helciopter's nose. The improved MI-28N has additonal radar/flir/low-light video sensors in a mast-mounted dome above the rotors. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 3). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 3.

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Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 2). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 2. Helicopter Aircraft. Design work began on the Mi-28 began under Marat Tishchenko in 1980. In 1981, a design and a mock-up were accepted. The prototype (no. 012) was first flown on 10 November 1982. The second prototype (no. 022) was completed in 1983. In 1984 the Mi-28 completed the first stage of state trials, but in October 1984 the Soviet Air Force chose the more advanced Kamov Ka-50 as the new anti-tank helicopter. The Mi-28 development was continued, but given lower priority. In December 1987 Mi-28 production in Rosvertol in Rostov on Don was approved. In January 1988 the first Mi-28A prototype (no. 032) flew. It was fitted with more powerful engines and an "X" type tail rotor instead of the three-blade version. The Mi-28A debuted at the Paris Air Show in June 1989. In 1991 the second Mi-28A (no. 042) was completed. The Mi-28A program was cancelled in 1993 because it was deemed uncompetitive with the Ka-50, and in particular, it was not all-weather capable. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 2). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 2. The MI-28 'Havoc' has had a long and difficult development history, beginning in the early 80s when it competed, and lost, to the KA-50 in Soviet procurement trials. The design lived on into the mid 90s in the form of the Mi-28N, a more sophisticated variant, kitted out with advanced sensors (notably a radar / flir pod mounted above the main rotor) and fire control systems. The MI-28N is now in active service within the Russian military and is available for export. The Havoc can carry a range of weapons into battle. A 30mm 2A42 cannon is mounted beneath the nose and can pivot through 200 degrees. The MI-28's stub wings include counter measure pods stuffed with infra-red and electronic jammers, flare/chaff launchers and contain hardpoints for a variety of air-to-surface ordinance. Typical loudout includes unguided folding-fin rockets of various calibers in underslung pods and Shturm radio-guided and/or Ataka radar-guided anti-tank missiles. As with most modern gunships, crew survivability is paramount and the Havoc 's cockpits are heavily armored. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 2). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 2.

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Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 1). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 1. Helicopter Aircraft. The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name 'Havoc') is a Russian all-weather day-night military tandem two-seat anti-armour attack helicopter. It is a dedicated attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil Mi-24 for the role. It carries a single gun in an undernose barbette, plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings. In 1972, following completion of the Mi-24, development began on a unique attack helicopter with transport capability. The new design had a reduced transport capability (3 troops instead of 8), omitted the cabin, to provide better overall performance and higher top speed. Improved performance was important for its intended role fighting against tanks and enemy helicopters and covering helicopter landing operations. Initially, many different designs were considered, including an unconventional project with two main rotors, placed with engines on tips of wings (in perpendicular layout), and with an additional pusher propeller on the tail. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 1). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 1. In 1977, a preliminary design was chosen, in a classic single-rotor layout. It lost its similarity to the Mi-24, and even the canopies were smaller, with flat surfaces. The Mi-28 Havoc is a new-generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner for the Mi-24 Hind and Ka-50 Hokum. The five-blade main rotor is mounted above the body midsection, and short, wide, tapered, weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of body midsection. Two turboshaft engines in pods are mounted alongside the top of the fuselage with downturned exhausts. The fuselage is slender and tapers to the tail boom and nose. It features a tandem, stepped-up cockpits and a cannon mounted beneath the belly, with fixed landing gear. The tapering tail boom with a swept-back fin has a flat high-mounted on the fin and a rotor mounted on right. The Mi-28N and Kamov Ka-50 are competing to fulfil the Russian Army Aviation requirement for a night-capable anti-tank helicopter, a replacement to the Mi-24 created 25 years ago. The Mi-28N is based on the Mi-28A, a daylight helicopter first flown in December 1982. In comparison with the AH-64D Longbow Apache, the 10,5-ton Mi-28N is some 2.5 tons heavier, partly due to its more powerful cannon. In general the two helicopters have similar flight performance. Two Klimov TV-3-117 engines of 2,200 hp each allow the Russian aircraft to show a maximum level speed of 300 km/h and maximum climb at sea-level of 13.6 meters per second. Mi-28 Havoc (wallpaper 1). Mi-28 Havoc aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. Mi-28 Havoc airplane pictures and images collection 1.