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Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter shot down in the first days of the Kursk operation.
(i.imgur.com)
Downed (probably on 06.08.24) Ka-52 analogue aircraft from Podar with suspension ๐
"Whirlwind" (9K121) is an ATGM developed in the 1980s, designed to destroy armored vehicles, including those equipped with anti-aircraft guns, as well as low-speed air targets. Designed for attack aircraft Su-25T, Su-39, Ka-50, Ka-52, as well as boats and small patrol ships.
In the realities of our war, this complex did not justify itself, after launch, it is necessary to hang in the air and accompany the missile "illuminating" the target. (more than one Ka-52 was shot down). There are also complexes of optical-electronic suppression (COEP, for example "Varta"), which can interfere with missile guidance.
