Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Indian Military - Mi-25/35 Hind helicopters..

Mi-25/35 Hind ..



Mi-25 prepares to launch an offensive support mission from Palay is armed with 12.7mm rotary machine gun, 57mm rockets and light bombs.



The Mi-25 has a nose-mounted four barrelled 12.7mm gatling gun with 1400 rounds. Plus up to 4200 kg of ordnance (UV-57-32 57mm unguided rocket pods, ATGMs, AAMs, iron bombs) on six wing pylons. The Mi-35 has a three barrelled 23mm cannon in the chin turret with 250 rounds per gun and can carry up to a maximum of 4750 kg of ordnance.



A pair of Mi-35 on a strafing exercise. Currently IAF has 20-25 attack helos.



IAF Mi-25 over Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. These gunships were extensively used against the LTTE, who nicknamed the machine 'Crocodile'.



weapon pylons carry two ATGM launchers a rocket pod and a drop tank .

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