Russia has beaten the helicopter game. Obliterated it. Watch this video and you will want a helicopter ride. - Until now, this was only possible in a video game. Meet the “Havoc” as dubbed by NATO, or more accurately: Mi-28N Night-Hunter.

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The US Army cancelled the Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche back in 2004. We could have beaten the helicopter game nearly 20 years ago if they hadn't scrapped the project. Now we have lost once again to Russia. How many secrets of the Comanche project were sent overseas to China and Russia for (((black budget shekels))) by (((MIC defense contractor spies)))? Everything is for sale when you wear a funny little hat on your head and your dick doesn't.

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RAH-66 Comanche

I live not that far from where they make the apache. I see brand new ones flying over head some times. I always wonder what happened the the Comanche.

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I got to see one of those in person once. So freaking cool. Shame they cancelled it on the basis of sunk cost instead of that bloated V-22 Failspray program.

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I'd be a tad more impressed if the Russians,: 1) They could consistently build engines that didn't need a major overhaul every 300 hours, and, 2) If they could keep more than two of them running without cannibalizing the rest of the flight-line to do it.

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What does the N stand for?

"You guessed it. Nightvision"

...I guessed wrong.

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What an absolutely worthless video. The fucking idiot videographer kept everything zoomed in 10000% so we can't see what the helo is doing.

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Can't really complain about that when 30 seconds later the guys hanging outside a moving vehicle to get you a better shot of the helicopter.

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You're just meant to read the title and agree when anticlutch posts. Russia good, America bad. But most importantly, America bad.

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Are you implying that these posts aren't just coincidentally favoring support for Russia, but are part of some sort of insidious propaganda?

I am shocked, sir. To think that someone would do that on the internet of all places!

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No side panel doors. How am I supposed to drop communists out of it. Those Ruskies must be playing the long game.

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Imagine my disappointment at not seeing commies being thrown out.

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I see a very good pilot doing some cool maneuvers, but I don't see anything groundbreaking in the design or features of the aircraft.

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Yeah, great maneuverability but if it can't use that to dodge missiles and small arms fire than it is kinda pointless.

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Idk man, the precise, quick turns this thing is able to make really eliminates a lot of the weaknesses of the attack helicopter. Typically firing at it from the side or rear is the best option (because the pilot isn't looking directly at you with its guns trained in your general direction), but if you miss and the pilot is able to determine you took a shot at it from behind, that thing can probably swing around on your ass before you can get out of sight.

Welcome to pain.

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Well I'm no attack helicopter expert, but I would say if someone is firing at you from your left, right or behind, you are already dead. And way too far into enemy lines to be effective or safe. But yes, I guess if they miss, you can swing around quickly, locate enemy, acquire target and lock on, fire, and then blow up.

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So why did the Americans re-name it "Havoc"? Is there some diversity hire faggot department that gives enemy nations cool sounding names for all their equipment?

Just call it Russian Heli 042 and stop the ass kissing

Spinning while flying looks cool, but I'm not seeing a tactical point to it