Very informative and educational, we American citizens need to know what's out there waiting for us and get real about our cultural and military arrogance with respect to the types of combat equipment other societies are creating to project power and defend their national, merchantile and political interests... This machine is packed with innovations that are very hard for the Western block to marginalize or blow off as far as striking a serious conventional blow to an adversary... We of the U.S. would do ourselves a great service to cut out all of our chest beating and realize there are other "gorillas" out there who're just as tough, determined and tech-savvy as we are when it comes to fielding killer types of advanced military hardware and get busy on producing our own!!!🚁🔍👀
@@Marco-nr4wy Appreciate your taking a look with both eyes, an experienced and determined pilot using this machine against any perceived threat is going to be an absolute nightmare and no amount of oppositional propaganda either way is going to blunt the devastating outcome that's left in the wake of an Mi-28 attack, it's just that simple, we have our Apache platforms and other types of combat choppers, yes but they're designed to engage an adversary that's not so well-armed up close. This Mi-28 is built to take on multiple-component significant hits and still operate in it's mission, complete it then fly home to repair and if worse come to worse, actually EJECT it's crew and avoid their immediate destruction, that's a feature no current U.S. made combat choppers have, this is a major advantage for the Mi-28 so their rescued crews can live to fight another day providing they can avoid enemy capture after they eject...✨🔍👀
hey it can also do another thing and that is in the back on the left side is a small open space for it to pick up to almost 3 people so it can rescue or pick up other people like if another mi 28 crashed it could come over and pick them up.
@Hugh Jarsol If u look up a video called MI-28N full on UA-cam a video named that will show up and it a video about the Mi-28 and it shows where the little side hatch is.
I was always saying that people who think Russia doesn’t care about crew safety are looking at Cold War equipment with modern standards. It is because they are concerned with the protection of the tank and the vehicle that they make tanks as small as possible. Same with the carousel ammorack, comparing that to ammo right behind the front plate or just randomly lying around, concentrating it into a smaller area that is really only detonatable from the side is probably the best you could do before blast doors and blow out panels become a thing. They also had the best helicopter and jet eject mechanisms and that is without contest.
@@Zman44444 A stinger from Uncle Sam, and a Starstreak from the late Majesty and blessed by King Charles. America needs to get it's head in the MANPAD game. Also to be fair this is the first modern conflict with new Western weapons being used. Some analysts say that attack helicopters are incredibly vulnerable regardless of whom or what is flying. Infantry can conceal themselves asily and just wait for a helicopter to get into 5km and bring it down. It's becoming easier to make sophisticated missiles and harder to counter them. Hopefully we see some active systems like a trophy, or EW that works most of the time.
Do you mean that forearm eating carousel ammorack is made with crew safety in mind? Not only does it eat crew arms, but it also explodes too often, even for russian low standards. Smells like vatnik here
@@igorpniak8308 Not only does it eat crew arms BS crew arms are elsewhere out of the way explodes after the crew compartment is hit/penetrated by anti tank round the crew is already dead
Mil company was producing Mi-8 in massive numbers in the 80s so it wouldn’t go bankrupt anyway. I am pretty sure Soviet MoD made an order for Mi-28 just to have a backup option in case Ka-50 project fails as it was toooooo advanced for the time with it’s digital systems and single seater configuration. And it it turned out to be a wise decision as even 2010 technologies do not allow for a single seater attack helicopter to be effective enough.
Do you know, how Mi-28N entered to service and get that 100 pcs order back in 2006-2010? Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant give a RC model of Mi-28N to Shoigu's daughter - Ksenia, in her's 14th birthday who wanted to be helo pilot. She is a testing pilot at the Mi-28NE now. :D :D
@BrownEyesToxicDragon No, the production of the apache began in 1984 in january. production was first approved of the havoc in 1987. The apache had its first test flight in 1975.
limescale onetwo you know that it will last very long if it is from Russia. Seriously, my family has a Soviet pot for nearly 50 year, still look good and holy shit, it is THICC af. I mean, I can use it to stop an anti tank shell easily.
Muricans always think someone copy them and give funny nicknames but truth is they took something from western word attack heli and put some of they stuff and created pritty awesome mix which is not something you could see on west. Not even close. In my country there is saying " you can call wooden fance pussy but thats just your wish... "
@@noidontthinksolol you don't no what your talking about go back to school an learn...it like being tough the US won the 2world war...it was the Russians 🖕
I was waiting for the moment when they show how the helicopter glass is tested by shooting armor-piercing bullets in the cockpit in which the pilot was sitting)) This is the most fun part of the armor test. But she was not shown.
I was surprised that you missed a very cool feature which is its emergency cargo space (that they actually showed in the video) in which it is able to carry 2 or 3 soldiers in an emergency. Also it should be pointed out that the KA-50 was discontinued. Only the two-seater KA-52 is still being produced.
'cause KA52 is modernized version of KA50. Only pilot automation does not goes well for combat results, so they return to two seater design with gunner and bigger, more armored and more russian design.
@@thomaschadwick1557 More Russian? Can it fly on vodka for fuel? :P Just kidding. Yeah the workload for one pilot in the KA-50 was too high especially with the addition of new ECM and sensor upgrades that required a second set of eyes to manage all of that equipment. Still....the KA-50 looked a lot more aggressive. BTW, I don't think they added any armor upgrades as that would significantly increase the weight. The only additional armor is likely to be mainly what was added to protect the 2nd additional crew-member. That alone would have added substantial weight along with the additional ejection system that the KA-50/52 series are famous for.
Проблема в том, что он оперидил своё время! Вместо штурмана и пилота, должен быть ИИ, но на тот момент времени его было в зачатке от Бурана, но это большой компьютерный комплекс на то время! Увы! Вес увеличился, второй пилот появился, места и вес для снаряжения уменьшился! Закон физики! Если возродяд, то я боюсь, что он будет беспилотный, для врага- это страшно!
I would love to see a video comparing the Mi-28 to the Ka-50 which demonstrates why the Ka-50 was considered better by the analysts. They both cost about the same but the Mi-28 carries more surface to ground missiles, is a slightly faster than the Ka-50, and can extract 3 soldiers in an emergency. It also appears to have more armor than the Ka-50, but statistics about the armor are hard to find for obvious reasons.
Western toys have quite classic beauty silhouettes. Russian toys however look crude and raw, and this raw power look has some specific kind of beauty in it.
I’ve always admired Russia’s push to allow pilots to ditch their military helicopters , whether the rotor detaching system /ejection seat of the Aligator or this system bailing out the side, the bottom line is the crash suspension or box like the Apache is a joke cause such a large number of career ending injuries most commonly to the spine of the crew. The survival and Injury rations of crashing helicopters is very largely lopsided to Russian helos with a survivability rate that’s nearly perfect opposed to the large number of crews lost or severely injured in Apache impacts.
Something similar applies to Russian ground armored vehicles, the advice of commanders is if you get stuck or it gets damaged, just get out and get a new one, don’t stick around and die in it, you are worth more than the machine.
@@MortabluntInteresting. Our ‘propaganda’ seems to still maintain the Kremlin considers human life simple fodder. I recall reading about the Mosin Nagant, of which I have a couple, and how one wasn’t issued to every soldier. Some soldiers would go to the battlefield or front unarmed, with the expectation they could simply ‘issue’ themselves the rifle from a fallen comrade.
I am biased for the American stuff but I can't deny the beauty of the Russian equipment, I am a really big fan of the KA-52. we really should build an equivalent, 6 pylons, it makes me feel like we're lacking
@@midgetman4206 same deal with me, but I'm more Russian biased. I love American tech and vehicles, but I always hate those damn free-a-boos when they believe that they are invincible
ka-52 had greater ejection system, shooting the main rotor blades away and catapulting pilots up in their seats in childhood I watched some futuristic helicopter in a children encyclopedia on all types of army vehicles, and they had that picture of the unreal helicopter, how surprising for me it was to find that it's my own country's attack helicopter which is a successor to my favourite helicopter
Matsimus, got an interesting one for you. The difficulties of gyro stabilized weaponry mounted at multiple points of a bipedal mechanized combat machine and why it would or would not work (such as conflicts between the gyros stabilizing the machine in contrast to those stabilizing the weapons separately).
@Armadio the issue is that a gyro that supports the machine's own upright nature and gyros for separate weapons equipped on turrets or limbs would likely conflict with one another. If this big one is pulling this way to maintain balance while this other one is trying to keep a weapon turret on target as the machine is struggling to regain balance and that direction necessary to keep the weapon upright goes against the direction to restore balance to the machine.... Reason I brought it up is someone I spoke with believes everything out there has gyro stabilized weaponry and doesn't see why a bipedal humanoid combat machine wouldn't have gyros for the weapons themselves.
When the US Apache went to Afghanistan it took 3 months to deploy 20 with 2000 ground staff. Most Russian choppers can carry a mechanic in a jump seat and the pilots can do basic maintenance in the field.
Citation needed. Seriously, from a maintainer. I work on helicopters for a living. If you're gonna spread bullshit lies at least make them plausible lies.
I was in the US army for over 11 years and did one tour in Afghanistan (2003) and two tours in Iraq. I can tell you right now what you said is total BULLSHIT! I realize that your a Russian fanboy and that it sucks to be you, but as long as the Apache is flying it will always be the gold standard when it comes to attack helicopters!
@@mississippirebel1409 Oddly their attack Helicopter can't remember the model has this ability. The Su25 far superior to the A10 is designed to land and fight with the Infantry it also carries its on service equipment in 2 pods basic maintenance can be done by the pilot. The A10 if its nose wheel ever stops collapsing or being shot away by its own cannon can't. Also a fact every Russian Helicopter in every category exceeds the performance of every US or Western Helicopter. The US even bought Afghanistan 18 new Mil17 because the Death Hawk has inferior performance to a 40 year old design over 17,000 built used in almost every country. As for the Osprey a Death Trap of the worst kind no ability to glide or hover on one engine take out one engine everyone dies.
@@andrewhackney6286Oddly their attack Helicopter can't remember the model has this ability. The Su25 far superior to the A10 is designed to land and fight with the Infantry it also carries its on service equipment in 2 pods basic maintenance can be done by the pilot. The A10 if its nose wheel ever stops collapsing or being shot away by its own cannon can't. Also a fact every Russian Helicopter in every category exceeds the performance of every US or Western Helicopter. The US even bought Afghanistan 18 new Mil17 because the Death Hawk has inferior performance to a 40 year old design over 17,000 built used in almost every country. As for the Osprey a Death Trap of the worst kind no ability to glide or hover on one engine take out one engine everyone dies.
Iam an iraqi 7 years ago we had a festival a big one so instead of sending some tv helicopters to watch the people instead they sent an mi28 it was flying above my head the 12 years old me was jumping in happiness!
I find it interesting that the exhaust is designed to exit downwards with the addition of air coming in from the front to help cool it. I wonder if that's really enough to keep it safe from anything but gen 1 IR missiles, can air coming from the front be enough to really cool the exhaust? I'd think that pushing the exhaust upwards to be dispersed by the main rotor might work better, but it's certainly better than the old Hinds with exhaust venting to sides and back of the aircraft.
I think you’ve got it wrong, this was the main Russian gunship alongside the mil mi-24 Hind until the ka-52 arrived in the late 90s. Ka-50 with its single seat became a scout helicopter, built in small numbers. Only in 97 or 98 Russia started production of ka-52 in serious numbers. I believe only 30 or so ka-50 were ever produced. Today more than 100 are in service of both mil 28 and ka-52s
"That's not a super-power" The 6,500 nukes (more than the US), 1600 of which are deployed would suggest otherwise, pretty sure nukes trump choppers. But in this day and age how viable are attack choppers piloted by humans, wouldn't drones or stand alone missiles be more viable; especially against forces with decent air defense systems. I guess choppers are good for killing goatherders on mountains or killing civilians and children in Iraq though...
I just love RUSSIAN AIR-FORCE,One little thing,you did not mention is the secondary independent powerful APU mounted on the MI-28 Helicopter, provides"juice",from the main fuel tanks, to the inside"tube"of the front/rear, landing gear(chain-driven) with powerful electric motors to able 360° maneuvers on the ground,provides electricity to all vision systems/cockpit panels and allow to fire any weapons,even if the rotor has failed and the "beast"is stuck on the battle field ground.
Vikhr missiles can also be used against air targets (planes and choppers). However, there are limitations; velocity of the aircraft you are shooting at. If it exceeds certain speed (I don't remember how fast it is), then forget it. But still, enemy helicopters and maybe attack planes at low speed...
The hull the Mi-28 is more armored, and the canopy on the Apache is much larger and more vulnerable than the small windows on the Havoc.The Apache was designed to be resilient to 23mm as that was the most common Soviet AAA size but the Soviets upgraded near the end of the cold war to 30mm, which the Havoc was designed to resist. This doesnt mean they are immune to such rounds.
The reason I say the ah 64 apache is better... is because the gun is is what makes an attack helo in my opinion ... ah 64= 1200rds of 30mm and the mi 28= 250rds of 30mm and the combat range is 240nm on the ah 64 and 110 on the mi 28 but other then that there almost = to each other.... it's deadly for sure
@@ah64dbeast37 the gun really means little. If an attack helicopter is getting to within gun range its doing something wrong. In a war against a peer opponent you are crazy to get within 2-3kms. Its fine when you are flying over 3rd world countries who can barely fight back but all that ammo counts for nothing really. The Havoc's gun is actually better. Both have about the same range though the Havocs combat range is less - it carries much more firepower and armor which makes it heavier
When bringing up Apache casualties to small arms, remember that tanks don't get deployed against infantry on their own because they can be taken out by RPG's or other methods. Apache like the Havoc are anti-vehicle, anti-tank with the Apache being able to survive 23mm hits to the crew and engine sections.
And there was also the case around Baghdad where a whole flight of Apaches were repelked by nothing more than lots and lots of guys with Kalashnikov rifles.
Great vid. As an American, this and the updated Hind are the only helicopters I’m afraid of. Yikes. The Russians do helicopters, machine guns, and automatic cannons well.
WrathMachine am talking about the best in business. Russia doesn’t make best sub or beat airplanes. There is no match for F-22 or sea wolf sub. but ya the nukes are part of missile delivery system which I already mentioned.
Cool to learn more about one of my all time favorite instruments of death, kinda surprised your videos don't use some RTS game footage, specifically the Wargame trilogy especially for the gun ships.
Ya know honestly, this is a very very capable monster /attack helicopter heavily armored insanely potent , fast, reliable, pilot emergency egressing , amazing tech and sensors and one of my favorite aspects, the left side access to the engine /systems area was adjusted in design where there is a good amount of room and ample power, they realized they could comfortable fot 5-7 full kit soldiers in the mechanical area and also the large Hollow tail actually is used to allow two soldiers laying down . It’s so smart they made it a transport area, or was already there, the access also, it’s fully armored already to protect all the critical systems and required NO changing of structure to accommodate the men, 5-7 is sufficient for a Special Forces team , a reconosamce team, the most capable rescue helicopter for troops left behind or rescue operations being used often as an assault ship but also a medevac helicopter that’s actually armored and deadly , intimidating helicopter when’re dripping or picking up soldiers the helmet controlled turret cannon and other systems can put the enemy’s heads down while picking up or dropping. The Blackhawk is a bullet magnet with no armor and has more injuries from small arms fire , the help can carry the same amount of troops into combat and do it safely and intimidating, the enemy also doesn’t know reinforcements are aboard, they see this comming and run . They added a fast rope system for dropping teams where the door opens the rope is pushed out and already attached to a heavy pin , when the last soldier makes it to the ground the pilot or gunner pulls a lever that releases the pin dropping the rope and closes the door. The crew seats are like modern IED APC suspension seats protecting hard landings as well as suspension for the wheels allowing the helo to put down fast of needs be and then the ditch system for the crew on the emergent, several times the armor of an Apache for the crew , essentially a Am A10 armored tub but with ballistic glass too. And lastly it’s a FEACTION. Of the cost of an Apache , it’s cheaper by far than even the Cobra . I truly wish we’d just buy a crap load of these. We could apply our sensors if wanted and aside from that seems to be better in every way and a hell of a lot cheaper. Lastly,
Empty weight: 8,590 kg (18,938 lb) equipped Gross weight: 10,700 kg (23,589 lb) Max takeoff weight: 11,500 kg (25,353 lb) Bruh 7800kg is not even a empty weight 😅
i noticed that they think a lot on pilot safry in thier attack crafts the K 52 has ejection seats, seems like a nice thing to have our western crafts should learn a bit from them on this front.
The best helicopter of BF2. It was heavier and a little slower than the cobra but made up for all that in absolute firepower and stability. Score wise, it ran circles around the US counterpart and with a ace pilot (me) and ace gunner (my friend) it would beat anything in the game, including fighter jets.
I'm glad to see people give credit to BF2. The Refractor engine made vehicle combat a thousand times more fun than Frostbite and achieved full potential with BF2 mods that experimented with asymmetric warfare and more depth. I remember the helos a bit differently, though. The Cobra was faster, had a smaller hitbox and was more fun to roll and throw around tight passages. The Havoc was slow, had a bigger hitbox, but better turn right. The biggest difference was that while the Cobra's 20mm gun was good, you had to hit infantry with it almost directly whereas the Havoc's 30 mm gun had large area of effect. Each round almost had the explosive power of a grenade. Because DICE refused to move forward with the series and instead dragged it down to compete with CoD, I switched to Arma and never looked back.
Mi-28 cabin is so heavily shielded, we even call parts of it as "transparent armor" and "non-transparent armor" :)
Damn son
@@reviewtechussr where did you find this?
Very informative and educational, we American citizens need to know what's out there waiting for us and get real about our cultural and military arrogance with respect to the types of combat equipment other societies are creating to project power and defend their national, merchantile and political interests...
This machine is packed with innovations that are very hard for the Western block to marginalize or blow off as far as striking a serious conventional blow to an adversary...
We of the U.S. would do ourselves a great service
to cut out all of our chest beating and realize there are other "gorillas" out there
who're just as tough, determined and tech-savvy
as we are when it comes to
fielding killer types of advanced military hardware
and get busy on producing our own!!!🚁🔍👀
@@Marco-nr4wy Appreciate your taking a look with both eyes, an experienced and determined pilot using this machine against any perceived threat is going to
be an absolute nightmare
and no amount of oppositional propaganda either way is going to blunt
the devastating outcome
that's left in the wake of an Mi-28 attack, it's just that simple, we have our Apache
platforms and other types of combat choppers, yes but they're designed to engage an adversary that's not so well-armed up close.
This Mi-28 is built to take on multiple-component significant hits and still operate in it's mission, complete it then fly home to repair and if worse come to worse, actually EJECT it's crew and avoid their immediate destruction, that's a feature no current U.S. made combat choppers have, this is a major advantage for the Mi-28 so their rescued crews can live to fight another day providing they can avoid enemy capture after they eject...✨🔍👀
Xdd
I am constantly impressed by Russia’s helicopters having an ejection method. Very cool to see how they function.
and yet our cars suck ass :)
When it come to things that go boom-boom, those Ruskies always know how to create the best
Be careful boss, an enemy gunship. One shot from that can rip a man in half.
Boss what happened, BOSS, BOSSSSS
@@kammy0904 Ey, quit kiddin' around. Boss, boss, BOSS?!
Snaaaake snaaaaake!!! Just climb the 50 staircase towers and bring it down with the FIM-92 Stinger just gotta hit it 50 times
More like boss shoots pilot with anti tank rifle
*Me bringing Quiet with a butt load of grenades*
hey it can also do another thing and that is in the back on the left side is a small open space for it to pick up to almost 3 people so it can rescue or pick up other people like if another mi 28 crashed it could come over and pick them up.
@Hugh Jarsol If u look up a video called MI-28N full on UA-cam a video named that will show up and it a video about the Mi-28 and it shows where the little side hatch is.
@Hugh Jarsol at around 10mins into the video is when it shows it
13:46 Three more in a crouched position, or someone wounded laying.
Craxyeen in that video the guy says in its in the export variant of the mi-28 most likely meaning it has a bunch of other stuff removed from it.
the reason i love this channel is this guy is unbiased!
completely true.
just like Redeffect
"Havoc" seems fitting for this beast
Just a smaller flying Tank, not a Mi-24 BUT ... it'll definitely rip things to shred
It looks like it's made of Lego. I bet it's just as deadly as stepping on one.
I was always saying that people who think Russia doesn’t care about crew safety are looking at Cold War equipment with modern standards.
It is because they are concerned with the protection of the tank and the vehicle that they make tanks as small as possible. Same with the carousel ammorack, comparing that to ammo right behind the front plate or just randomly lying around, concentrating it into a smaller area that is really only detonatable from the side is probably the best you could do before blast doors and blow out panels become a thing. They also had the best helicopter and jet eject mechanisms and that is without contest.
*Laughs in Ukrainian defense*
I genuinely thought Russia had more of a bite. Well? What do we have here…
@@Zman44444 A stinger from Uncle Sam, and a Starstreak from the late Majesty and blessed by King Charles.
America needs to get it's head in the MANPAD game.
Also to be fair this is the first modern conflict with new Western weapons being used. Some analysts say that attack helicopters are incredibly vulnerable regardless of whom or what is flying. Infantry can conceal themselves asily and just wait for a helicopter to get into 5km and bring it down. It's becoming easier to make sophisticated missiles and harder to counter them.
Hopefully we see some active systems like a trophy, or EW that works most of the time.
Do you mean that forearm eating carousel ammorack is made with crew safety in mind? Not only does it eat crew arms, but it also explodes too often, even for russian low standards. Smells like vatnik here
@@igorpniak8308 Not only does it eat crew arms BS crew arms are elsewhere out of the way explodes after the crew compartment is hit/penetrated by anti tank round the crew is already dead
@@igorpniak8308 I think there's a smell of burnt pork here
What a beautiful beast this MI-28 Night Hunter is.😍
Russia really does have some badass helos, whether it's the mi-24, the mi-28, or the ka-52.
Finally. A video about my gender.
Noice 👌
Lol
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Hahaha
me too my helicopter brother.
Petition for Matsimus to do a submarine video (I don't know if he's already done one, if so then another one)
Check out Jive Turkey's UA-cam channel for subs.
All in favor of matsimus to play the russian anthem when he makes russian videos say AYE
@@StromBugSlayer I watch jive turkey a lot already, it's just he hasn't done many sub reviews and I want to see Matsimus do some
@@StromBugSlayer thanks
@@StromBugSlayer he doesnt really talk much about US, or even other western subs. he loves talking about russian stuff too much.
Mil company was producing Mi-8 in massive numbers in the 80s so it wouldn’t go bankrupt anyway. I am pretty sure Soviet MoD made an order for Mi-28 just to have a backup option in case Ka-50 project fails as it was toooooo advanced for the time with it’s digital systems and single seater configuration.
And it it turned out to be a wise decision as even 2010 technologies do not allow for a single seater attack helicopter to be effective enough.
I wouldn't call it beautiful as I'd call it TOTAL BADASS
Mat has never heard of Helicopter mine laying??? You should see the Mi-8 "skii jump" mine laying device, and the UH-60 Volcano system.
Do you know, how Mi-28N entered to service and get that 100 pcs order back in 2006-2010?
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant give a RC model of Mi-28N to Shoigu's daughter - Ksenia, in her's 14th birthday who wanted to be helo pilot.
She is a testing pilot at the Mi-28NE now. :D :D
Absolute Russian Move. Wouldn’t expect anything less.
Other girls wanted a pony she got a freaking attack helicopter
You should write fairy tales!
Yeah it does look like an Apache knocked up a Hind.
KageRyuuUji the forbiden son of two most beatiful (and dangerous) helis
@@nguyenminh8240 Both (and their offspring) are ugly beyond imagination. But that's how we love them! :D
@BrownEyesToxicDragon No, the production of the apache began in 1984 in january. production was first approved of the havoc in 1987. The apache had its first test flight in 1975.
@ecocivilian while USSR attacked Afghanistan with Mi-24 they got a nickname "satan's chariot"
I feel like it would be more accurate to say a Cobra knocked up a Hind but maybe thats just me 😂😂
The tair rotor could lift a huey. The cockpit doors came off a bank vault. Weapon stores and turrets everywhere!
Basically russian helis in a nutshell.
limescale onetwo you know that it will last very long if it is from Russia. Seriously, my family has a Soviet pot for nearly 50 year, still look good and holy shit, it is THICC af. I mean, I can use it to stop an anti tank shell easily.
It's overweight and underpowered, which is typical of Russian helicopter design
@@jamesricker3997 The Afgan military says the complete opposite.
@@nguyenminh8240 Ingots and rods, you fix it with steel wire and a hammer. Vot technika! :o)
Alligator: who are you?
Havoc: I'm you, but born to DESTROY
Some people call Mi-28 "Apacheisky"
Muricans always think someone copy them and give funny nicknames but truth is they took something from western word attack heli and put some of they stuff and created pritty awesome mix which is not something you could see on west. Not even close. In my country there is saying " you can call wooden fance pussy but thats just your wish... "
Aleksandar Jevremovic It is true in this case. The havoc was a response to the American ah64 Apache.
@@noidontthinksolol you don't no what your talking about go back to school an learn...it like being tough the US won the 2world war...it was the Russians 🖕
@@raymondkirkland6406 yeah the only one who saved the whole europe was russians
@JJ 45 , America is the king of shitty countries.
I was waiting for the moment when they show how the helicopter glass is tested by shooting armor-piercing bullets in the cockpit in which the pilot was sitting)) This is the most fun part of the armor test. But she was not shown.
not gonna lie... i was expecting some war thunder gameplay in the back
Me too
Well, I must admit Matsimus got me there: I have no idea what the music is.
I was surprised that you missed a very cool feature which is its emergency cargo space (that they actually showed in the video) in which it is able to carry 2 or 3 soldiers in an emergency. Also it should be pointed out that the KA-50 was discontinued. Only the two-seater KA-52 is still being produced.
'cause KA52 is modernized version of KA50. Only pilot automation does not goes well for combat results, so they return to two seater design with gunner and bigger, more armored and more russian design.
@@thomaschadwick1557 More Russian? Can it fly on vodka for fuel? :P Just kidding. Yeah the workload for one pilot in the KA-50 was too high especially with the addition of new ECM and sensor upgrades that required a second set of eyes to manage all of that equipment. Still....the KA-50 looked a lot more aggressive. BTW, I don't think they added any armor upgrades as that would significantly increase the weight. The only additional armor is likely to be mainly what was added to protect the 2nd additional crew-member. That alone would have added substantial weight along with the additional ejection system that the KA-50/52 series are famous for.
@@wigon YES! And diesel.
Проблема в том, что он оперидил своё время! Вместо штурмана и пилота, должен быть ИИ, но на тот момент времени его было в зачатке от Бурана, но это большой компьютерный комплекс на то время! Увы! Вес увеличился, второй пилот появился, места и вес для снаряжения уменьшился! Закон физики! Если возродяд, то я боюсь, что он будет беспилотный, для врага- это страшно!
KA-50 probably because the pilot is overworked right?and with two seater the pilot workload is reduced
13.37 shows the avionics bay where there's enough space to fit two downed crew.
Can't beat the Russians for practicality.
In a Russian government military video (it's here on UA-cam), they said that extra space is for a downed crew.
That cockpit armor comes in clutch in warthunder
until im the one dick that uses a prop plane to kill helis
KA52 >>> everything else
This is like Apocalypse Tank form Red Alert series with wings
Apoc tank knocked up a twin blade
We have It in Iraq and it is one hell of beast
I would love to see a video comparing the Mi-28 to the Ka-50 which demonstrates why the Ka-50 was considered better by the analysts. They both cost about the same but the Mi-28 carries more surface to ground missiles, is a slightly faster than the Ka-50, and can extract 3 soldiers in an emergency. It also appears to have more armor than the Ka-50, but statistics about the armor are hard to find for obvious reasons.
Stupid because they perform different tasks.
Вся ваша натура по жизни, столкнуть лбами и всё мериеться деньгами а подумать если ни хватает ума
Forever my favorite vehicle in Battlefield 2.
Western toys have quite classic beauty silhouettes. Russian toys however look crude and raw, and this raw power look has some specific kind of beauty in it.
What an absolute beautiful beast.
Call Of Duty 4.
After 2 months. It's finally reached its destination, thank you.
I’ve always admired Russia’s push to allow pilots to ditch their military helicopters , whether the rotor detaching system /ejection seat of the Aligator or this system bailing out the side, the bottom line is the crash suspension or box like the Apache is a joke cause such a large number of career ending injuries most commonly to the spine of the crew. The survival and Injury rations of crashing helicopters is very largely lopsided to Russian helos with a survivability rate that’s nearly perfect opposed to the large number of crews lost or severely injured in Apache impacts.
Something similar applies to Russian ground armored vehicles, the advice of commanders is if you get stuck or it gets damaged, just get out and get a new one, don’t stick around and die in it, you are worth more than the machine.
@@MortabluntInteresting. Our ‘propaganda’ seems to still maintain the Kremlin considers human life simple fodder. I recall reading about the Mosin Nagant, of which I have a couple, and how one wasn’t issued to every soldier. Some soldiers would go to the battlefield or front unarmed, with the expectation they could simply ‘issue’ themselves the rifle from a fallen comrade.
My country (Sweden) tested these as well as the AH-16, but unfortunately we didn't buy either of them.
I can hardly imagine the amount of eye-brow raising which was involved in that decision 😅
I wouldn't want to be trying to find cover while under fire from the Mi-28, I'd say a prayer and that'd be that. Good vid Mat, ty.
I love Russian equipment rugged, effective, and beautiful.
and more importantly is extrimely reliable
I am biased for the American stuff but I can't deny the beauty of the Russian equipment, I am a really big fan of the KA-52. we really should build an equivalent, 6 pylons, it makes me feel like we're lacking
@@midgetman4206 same deal with me, but I'm more Russian biased. I love American tech and vehicles, but I always hate those damn free-a-boos when they believe that they are invincible
@Kanwer Vikram Yeah sure, but it doesn't mean the mi-28 is terrible
@Kanwer Vikram I don't know man. Russia has better tech in some areas. In SAM middle technology, Russia has the upper hand with it's S-400s
ka-52 had greater ejection system, shooting the main rotor blades away and catapulting pilots up in their seats
in childhood I watched some futuristic helicopter in a children encyclopedia on all types of army vehicles, and they had that picture of the unreal helicopter, how surprising for me it was to find that it's my own country's attack helicopter which is a successor to my favourite helicopter
Love the intro videos when you talk about such beautiful birds, it sounds good as well . Cheers !
Matsimus, got an interesting one for you. The difficulties of gyro stabilized weaponry mounted at multiple points of a bipedal mechanized combat machine and why it would or would not work (such as conflicts between the gyros stabilizing the machine in contrast to those stabilizing the weapons separately).
@Armadio *Gyros
@Armadio the issue is that a gyro that supports the machine's own upright nature and gyros for separate weapons equipped on turrets or limbs would likely conflict with one another. If this big one is pulling this way to maintain balance while this other one is trying to keep a weapon turret on target as the machine is struggling to regain balance and that direction necessary to keep the weapon upright goes against the direction to restore balance to the machine.... Reason I brought it up is someone I spoke with believes everything out there has gyro stabilized weaponry and doesn't see why a bipedal humanoid combat machine wouldn't have gyros for the weapons themselves.
I really like this format of your videos
Thanks Mat and Merry Christmas dude!
When the US Apache went to Afghanistan it took 3 months to deploy 20 with 2000 ground staff. Most Russian choppers can carry a mechanic in a jump seat and the pilots can do basic maintenance in the field.
Citation needed. Seriously, from a maintainer. I work on helicopters for a living. If you're gonna spread bullshit lies at least make them plausible lies.
yfelwulf yeah no that's complete bullshit.
I was in the US army for over 11 years and did one tour in Afghanistan (2003) and two tours in Iraq. I can tell you right now what you said is total BULLSHIT! I realize that your a Russian fanboy and that it sucks to be you, but as long as the Apache is flying it will always be the gold standard when it comes to attack helicopters!
@@mississippirebel1409 Oddly their attack Helicopter can't remember the model has this ability. The Su25 far superior to the A10 is designed to land and fight with the Infantry it also carries its on service equipment in 2 pods basic maintenance can be done by the pilot. The A10 if its nose wheel ever stops collapsing or being shot away by its own cannon can't. Also a fact every Russian Helicopter in every category exceeds the performance of every US or Western Helicopter. The US even bought Afghanistan 18 new Mil17 because the Death Hawk has inferior performance to a 40 year old design over 17,000 built used in almost every country. As for the Osprey a Death Trap of the worst kind no ability to glide or hover on one engine take out one engine everyone dies.
@@andrewhackney6286Oddly their attack Helicopter can't remember the model has this ability. The Su25 far superior to the A10 is designed to land and fight with the Infantry it also carries its on service equipment in 2 pods basic maintenance can be done by the pilot. The A10 if its nose wheel ever stops collapsing or being shot away by its own cannon can't. Also a fact every Russian Helicopter in every category exceeds the performance of every US or Western Helicopter. The US even bought Afghanistan 18 new Mil17 because the Death Hawk has inferior performance to a 40 year old design over 17,000 built used in almost every country. As for the Osprey a Death Trap of the worst kind no ability to glide or hover on one engine take out one engine everyone dies.
Great review and intro music for this machine!
Amazing machine respect mother Russia
It's funny observation that Canadian (I believe so) youtuber talks about this aircraft with more respect than genuine Russian youtubers. Cheers!
FINALLY!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!
Iam an iraqi 7 years ago we had a festival a big one so instead of sending some tv helicopters to watch the people instead they sent an mi28 it was flying above my head the 12 years old me was jumping in happiness!
I like the cheyanne. .in of my favorites. ..good job, nice video.
I find it interesting that the exhaust is designed to exit downwards with the addition of air coming in from the front to help cool it. I wonder if that's really enough to keep it safe from anything but gen 1 IR missiles, can air coming from the front be enough to really cool the exhaust? I'd think that pushing the exhaust upwards to be dispersed by the main rotor might work better, but it's certainly better than the old Hinds with exhaust venting to sides and back of the aircraft.
Terrifying hilo. I've been eagerly awaiting this video, thanks Matt! Happy Christmas to you, fam, and pupper!
I think you’ve got it wrong, this was the main Russian gunship alongside the mil mi-24 Hind until the ka-52 arrived in the late 90s. Ka-50 with its single seat became a scout helicopter, built in small numbers. Only in 97 or 98 Russia started production of ka-52 in serious numbers. I believe only 30 or so ka-50 were ever produced. Today more than 100 are in service of both mil 28 and ka-52s
Wow.... I remember when the Havok was first photographed around 1989. It's now 2019 and the Russians only have 24 of them?! That's not a super-power.
"That's not a super-power" The 6,500 nukes (more than the US), 1600 of which are deployed would suggest otherwise, pretty sure nukes trump choppers. But in this day and age how viable are attack choppers piloted by humans, wouldn't drones or stand alone missiles be more viable; especially against forces with decent air defense systems. I guess choppers are good for killing goatherders on mountains or killing civilians and children in Iraq though...
Badass helo and badass video. WELL DONE
Long time no see, bruh!!
just love all the russian tech and military , great video as always
I just love RUSSIAN AIR-FORCE,One little thing,you did not mention is the secondary independent powerful APU mounted on the MI-28 Helicopter, provides"juice",from the main fuel tanks, to the inside"tube"of the front/rear, landing gear(chain-driven) with powerful electric motors to able 360° maneuvers on the ground,provides electricity to all vision systems/cockpit panels and allow to fire any weapons,even if the rotor has failed and the "beast"is stuck on the battle field ground.
From the front, it really looks like your are being watched by a very mean bird.
at 13:56 you can see the compartment for transport of injured... yes it´s a medeavc too
Vikhr missiles can also be used against air targets (planes and choppers). However, there are limitations; velocity of the aircraft you are shooting at. If it exceeds certain speed (I don't remember how fast it is), then forget it. But still, enemy helicopters and maybe attack planes at low speed...
500 m/s :)
@@imrekalman9044 Thx for filling in :)
Their big brother Mr.Hind is one scary SOB too. Have two of them come in on my armored OP by OP Romeo back in 84.
Look at that beauty
I think the AH-64 Apache is even more heavily armored than this; it's supposed to have armor glass on all canopy segments, not just the front.
Mi 28 is more armoured than the Apache i.redd.it/gk59rpnz5y031.png
The Apache is much less armoured in any aspect. It doesn't even have bulletproof glasses
The hull the Mi-28 is more armored, and the canopy on the Apache is much larger and more vulnerable than the small windows on the Havoc.The Apache was designed to be resilient to 23mm as that was the most common Soviet AAA size but the Soviets upgraded near the end of the cold war to 30mm, which the Havoc was designed to resist. This doesnt mean they are immune to such rounds.
The reason I say the ah 64 apache is better... is because the gun is is what makes an attack helo in my opinion ... ah 64= 1200rds of 30mm and the mi 28= 250rds of 30mm and the combat range is 240nm on the ah 64 and 110 on the mi 28 but other then that there almost = to each other.... it's deadly for sure
@@ah64dbeast37 the gun really means little. If an attack helicopter is getting to within gun range its doing something wrong. In a war against a peer opponent you are crazy to get within 2-3kms. Its fine when you are flying over 3rd world countries who can barely fight back but all that ammo counts for nothing really. The Havoc's gun is actually better. Both have about the same range though the Havocs combat range is less - it carries much more firepower and armor which makes it heavier
IRAQ has already Received all the MI-28, currently has 24 and all operational.
Turning ISIS into WasWas!
if you open the canopy and grab it by the tail, you can actually use it as a big shovel. truly, russian engineering knows no bounds.
When bringing up Apache casualties to small arms, remember that tanks don't get deployed against infantry on their own because they can be taken out by RPG's or other methods. Apache like the Havoc are anti-vehicle, anti-tank with the Apache being able to survive 23mm hits to the crew and engine sections.
And there was also the case around Baghdad where a whole flight of Apaches were repelked by nothing more than lots and lots of guys with Kalashnikov rifles.
The front/face of this helicopter, especially when seen on the ground like in 17:21 reminds me a lot of Mater from Cars. The animated movies.
Ролик как всегда на высоте. Супер!!!
I dont want to be part of a tank crew when this thing is watching me from above...no thanks
Great vid. As an American, this and the updated Hind are the only helicopters I’m afraid of. Yikes. The Russians do helicopters, machine guns, and automatic cannons well.
Also missiles & missile defence systems
WrathMachine am talking about the best in business. Russia doesn’t make best sub or beat airplanes. There is no match for F-22 or sea wolf sub. but ya the nukes are part of missile delivery system which I already mentioned.
@@abhik2847 Russia sells the quietest submarines
WrathMachine this I agree. Russia has a number of reliable small arms ranking from guns to bunker destroyers
Алексей Алексеев not sure if any of the large nuke submarines will be as quiet as the smaller AIP subs made by Sweden germany or japan
Thanks for the vid sir.👍🏼👍🏼🖖🏼
Russia builds tanks for the sky. Seen all their helicopters in action. Really badass. Good thing I wasn’t on the wrong end of it too.
Ударил по хвосту и броня не спасет
Good job, Mat. Thank you !
The very high pitch angle of the Blades makes them look a dragonfly like to me.
It has a compartment on its left cheek that can fit a person in it for an emergency rescue. So cool.
Cool to learn more about one of my all time favorite instruments of death, kinda surprised your videos don't use some RTS game footage, specifically the Wargame trilogy especially for the gun ships.
Can you do t129 atak ...
The editing of your video was amazing
He says they do not do things by halves, but it does have that lil 3 man crew cockpit.
Excellent highly informative presentation.
This thing looks like a MI-24, KA-50, and AH-64 hybrid. I keep forgetting this thing is its own helicopter!
One Of My favourite 👌
thank you
Excellent video, thanks. Greetings from Mexico City
Ya know honestly, this is a very very capable monster /attack helicopter heavily armored insanely potent , fast, reliable, pilot emergency egressing , amazing tech and sensors and one of my favorite aspects, the left side access to the engine /systems area was adjusted in design where there is a good amount of room and ample power, they realized they could comfortable fot 5-7 full kit soldiers in the mechanical area and also the large Hollow tail actually is used to allow two soldiers laying down . It’s so smart they made it a transport area, or was already there, the access also, it’s fully armored already to protect all the critical systems and required NO changing of structure to accommodate the men, 5-7 is sufficient for a Special Forces team , a reconosamce team, the most capable rescue helicopter for troops left behind or rescue operations being used often as an assault ship but also a medevac helicopter that’s actually armored and deadly , intimidating helicopter when’re dripping or picking up soldiers the helmet controlled turret cannon and other systems can put the enemy’s heads down while picking up or dropping. The Blackhawk is a bullet magnet with no armor and has more injuries from small arms fire , the help can carry the same amount of troops into combat and do it safely and intimidating, the enemy also doesn’t know reinforcements are aboard, they see this comming and run . They added a fast rope system for dropping teams where the door opens the rope is pushed out and already attached to a heavy pin , when the last soldier makes it to the ground the pilot or gunner pulls a lever that releases the pin dropping the rope and closes the door. The crew seats are like modern IED APC suspension seats protecting hard landings as well as suspension for the wheels allowing the helo to put down fast of needs be and then the ditch system for the crew on the emergent, several times the armor of an Apache for the crew , essentially a Am A10 armored tub but with ballistic glass too. And lastly it’s a FEACTION. Of the cost of an Apache , it’s cheaper by far than even the Cobra . I truly wish we’d just buy a crap load of these. We could apply our sensors if wanted and aside from that seems to be better in every way and a hell of a lot cheaper.
Lastly,
Nice suits on those pilots :D Those graphics are just hilarious!
GREAT VID MATSIMUS !👍👍 SUPER INFORMATIVE, AND LMAO YESSSSSSSSS IT LOOKS LIKE A MI-24 AND AN APACHE HAD A BABY 😂😂😂😂😂 I FULLY AGREE
Very nice tank killer. My respect of russian military veicules. Thanks for the video.
According to that Netflix docu, the Apaches all survived with some damage and only one crew injury. Even the rotor blades survived 20mm hits.
In warthunder this thing kills a lot of enemy tanks and is a scourge on both ground and aircraft units
I never appreciated how strong most helicopters are now. 16 goddamn AT missiles is a standard with most helicopters today
i like that you are objective and dont involve politic. great video
This thing is terrifyingly beautiful
Empty weight: 8,590 kg (18,938 lb) equipped
Gross weight: 10,700 kg (23,589 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 11,500 kg (25,353 lb)
Bruh 7800kg is not even a empty weight 😅
One thing I like about attack helicopters is when they have air to air combat capability
Excellent
i noticed that they think a lot on pilot safry in thier attack crafts the K 52 has ejection seats, seems like a nice thing to have our western crafts should learn a bit from them on this front.
I too love being thrown into a blender...
their VA sucks so they compensate early on
Excellent machine; scary monster!
The best helicopter of BF2. It was heavier and a little slower than the cobra but made up for all that in absolute firepower and stability.
Score wise, it ran circles around the US counterpart and with a ace pilot (me) and ace gunner (my friend) it would beat anything in the game, including fighter jets.
I'm glad to see people give credit to BF2. The Refractor engine made vehicle combat a thousand times more fun than Frostbite and achieved full potential with BF2 mods that experimented with asymmetric warfare and more depth.
I remember the helos a bit differently, though. The Cobra was faster, had a smaller hitbox and was more fun to roll and throw around tight passages. The Havoc was slow, had a bigger hitbox, but better turn right. The biggest difference was that while the Cobra's 20mm gun was good, you had to hit infantry with it almost directly whereas the Havoc's 30 mm gun had large area of effect. Each round almost had the explosive power of a grenade.
Because DICE refused to move forward with the series and instead dragged it down to compete with CoD, I switched to Arma and never looked back.
In BF2, It's like you shoot hand grenades at the enemies lol.
they should make the cockpits able to eject as armored pods with retro rockets on landing could even use the same rockets to eject the pods
That carries some frightening power. I would not want to be on the receiving end
Merry Christmas Matsimus