Ministerul Apararii de la Moscova a anuntat public cu ceva timp in urma ca al sau elicopter de atac Kamov Ka-52Alligator si-a facut debutul operational in teatrul de razboi sirian.
Sursa ruseasca declara: “Both Mi-28N and Ka-52 combat helicopters have started to make combat sorties in Syria. Mi-28N was used for the first time near Palmira (Homs province) in late March, while Ka-52 has made its combat debut in the vicinities of the Homs city in early April”.
Deocamdata un singur elicopter Ka 52 a fost folosit in lupta anti-terorista, distrugand tinte punctuale cu ajutorul armelor de precizie. “The Ka-52 helicopter was equipped with two types of ‘Ataka’ guided missile (AT-9 Spiral-2), namely, armed with anti-tank (9M120) and anti-personnel (9M120F, F stands for fugasnaya, high-explosive) warheads. As the terrorists had not deployed armoured vehicles in the area, where the Ka-52’s first combat sortie took place, the helicopter used 80mm S-8OFP unguided rockets and 9M120F guided missiles to eliminate several groups of terrorists”.
Aceeasi sursa mai spune ca elicopterul folosit pe post de cobai a fost dotat cu sistemul de bruiaj L370 Vitebsk al celor de la Kret, “Before the first Ka-52’s combat sortie in Syria we registered several types of man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) obtained by the terrorists. At least, three types of MANPADS were spotted, namely, Soviet Strela-2 (SA-7 ‘Grail’), Igla-1 (SA-16 ‘Gimlet’) and Chinese FN-6 (HY-6) systems. Vitebsk jammed the MANPADS, having successfully protected the helicopter.”
Cu alte cuvinte rusii au trebuit sa-si bruieze proprile rachete AA de tip MANPADS si clonele lor chinezesti, un lucru care nu poate fi chiar atat de complicat, ca doar ei au construit respectivele rachete. Mai intersant ar fi fost ca “Alligatorul” sa fi avut a face cu rachete AA vestice: Stinger, Mistral, etc…
Una peste alta rusii au folosit baza aeriana de la Hmeymim pentru a-si testa cele doua elicoptere de atac, din pacate pentru ei le-au testat impotriva proprilor arme, asadar da, aeronavele sunt solide, zboara bine, sunt detasabile in teatrele de operatii, dar pana cand nu vor fi folosite impotriva unor sisteme de armament vestic le cam testeaza degeaba, adica nu chiar degeaba, le testeaza din punct de vedere mecanic si cam atat…
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