A Russian Air Power Kamov Ka-52 Alligator assault helicopter has been shot down by troopers from Ukrainian ninety fifth Air Assault Brigade utilizing a complicated Stugna-P missile weapon system. The Stugna-P (Scythian), often known as Skif in export modification, is a Ukrainian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed by the Luch Design Bureau. Its steering machine is developed and manufactured by Belarusian design bureau Peleng based mostly in Minsk. Stugna-P developed by Kyiv-based LUCH design bureau to destroy manpower and stationary and cell fashionable armored targets with mixed, carried, or monolithic armor together with ERA (explosive reactive armor) and in addition pinpoint targets like weapon emplacements, frivolously armored objects and hovered helicopters at any time of day or evening.
Ka-52 Alligator is an all-weather assault helicopter operated by the Russian Air Power. Developed by Kamov Design Bureau (a part of Russian Helicopters), Ka-52 is a twin-seat variant of the Ka-50 assault helicopter. The starboard facet of the fuselage is fitted with a NPPU-80 movable gun mount put in with 2A42 30mm computerized gun. The six wing-mounted exterior hardpoints could be hooked up with totally different mixtures of weapons. The hardpoints can carry VIKHR anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), ATAKA missiles with laser steering system and B8V-20 rocket launchers for 80mm unguided S-8 rockets. VIKHR anti-tank missile has a spread of eight to 10 kilometres. The primary Ka-52 helicopter was rolled out in December 1996. The helicopter accomplished its first flight in June 1997. The serial manufacturing of Ka-52 started in 2008 at Progress Arsenyev Aviation plant within the Primorye area of Russia.
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The Skif consists of a tripod, missile container, PDU-215 distant management panel, steering machine and thermal imager. The laser-guided system has a spread of 5800 meters and may penetrate armor as much as 1100 millimeters thickness. The PDU-215 management panel is a briefcase-like laptop computer with a management panel, containing a small joystick and a flat-screen show to help the missile’s steering. Two firing modes can be found: guide, and fire-and-forget. Fireplace-and-forget gives computerized management of the missile flight utilizing a concentrating on laser beam. The PDU-215 permits the management of the unit from as much as 50 meters away (with a wire channel). A 3 to four-person staff is perfect for deploying the Skif, operators require specially-made backpacks. As soon as the missile is fired, the operator controls the Skif and corrects the goal when vital, by utilizing the joystick on the distant management.
The system comes full with 130mm and 152mm caliber missiles in transport and launching containers. 130mm missiles with RK-2S and RK-2OF warheads. Tandem cost HEAT RK-2S warheads may be capable of counter medium weight primary battle tanks such because the T-90A with penetration of 800mm behind ERA. RK-2M-Okay warheads may be capable of counter heavy primary battle tanks comparable to M1 Abrams with their penetration of 1100mm behind ERA. The system additionally contains HE-fragmentation RK-2OF and RK-2O-OF warheads to assault infantry positions and lightweight armored autos. This or a really comparable model is fielded within the Ukrainian armed forces because the Stugna-P. The system can use all 4 sorts of missiles with out requiring modification. The system has a thermal imager to be used throughout evening operations.
