What happened to Russian helicopter forces? During Ukrainian last offensive in Zaporizhia they actually were hitting targets and uploading video. Currently THERE HAS BEEN ZERO VIDEOS OF RUSSIAN HELICOPTER HITTING ANYTHING IN KURSK, ZERO, NADA, NILCH. The only confirmed hit is RUSSIAN SPG they hit in confusion, then they lost Mi-24 and Ka-52, after that nothing in Kursk
>>62523711They couldn't find any available Combine Harvesters ?
Airspace is closed.
>>62523711idk man it's not like they have any footage to share anyway since their optics look like my tv in the 90s (i didnt have cable)
>>62523711AA is too thick for helicopters so you won't be seeing any even near the contact line.
>>62523711Unnecesary, Nato kursk offensive is already crumbling. Russia is using Orion drones.
>>62523764>Unnecesary, Nato kursk offensive is already crumbling. Russia is using Orion drones.Nice try. Now try again with something new.
>>62523764The reason why there are so many Ukraine shills is because of people like you, kindly refrain.
>>62523789>so many Ukraine shills>t.
Ka-52 is legally extinct
>>62523849Russia still has roughly 50% of its pre-war stock of Ka-52s, so no, it isn't extinct.
>>62523730unlike ukrainian ssr, the russian ssr never industrialized
>>62523849Ukraine population is going to extinct way before Alligators.
>>62523900Actually industrialisation was rather evenly spread out amongst the SSRs, it wasn't concentrated in Russia despite it being the centre of power.
>>62523921>Ukraine population is going to extinct way before Alligators.
>>62523921Again, people like you are why there are so many Ukraine shills.
>>62523711>What happened to Russian helicopter forces? During Ukrainian last offensive in Zaporizhia they actually were hitting targets and uploading video. Currently THERE HAS BEEN ZERO VIDEOS OF RUSSIAN HELICOPTER HITTING ANYTHING IN KURSK, ZERO, NADA, NILCH. The only confirmed hit is RUSSIAN SPG they hit in confusion, then they lost Mi-24 and Ka-52, after that nothing in Kurskdont they need armored targets to shoot?its not like they strafe trenche with them.maybe there is no armor anywhere to dispatch the helicopter to?
>>62523711During the summer counteroffensive the lines were well known. Line of contact in kursk is very vague so they aren't using helis to avoid getting manpadded by some guys they didn't even know where there
>>62523736due to AAids
>>62523711They stopped after every video comes out looking like this.
>>62524082
>>62523711Helicopters go whoop whoop , terrain terrain.
>>62524089Russia -> DocUkraine -> Vegeta
>>62523711>What happened to Russian helicopter forces?Perun addressed that in his last video. To sum it up: Attack helicopters, as a concept, are great things to have when you dominate the airspace and can make sure they never get attacked, but they are absolutely terrible and get shot down easily if the enemy is able to muster up any kind of anti-air defense.https://youtu.be/eWE1h0GA5fk?si=0bdbXO_fuAW6o-g3&t=1939
>>62524089Thanks doc
if drones can hit inside russia then they grounded helos because rus cant replace them lol
>>62524113>VegetaWho?
>>62524180The cook from the spice commercial.
>>62524180Bejita’s twin brother
>>62524180Slant eyed Xanatos.
Russia did release one video of a claimed Ka-52 attack on a couple of vehicles, but I believe it turned out to be Russian vehicles
>>62523711Because shockingly enough, Ukraine learned lessons from the counteroffensive and actually brought more AA to counter the helicopters. Also, Kursk is different from the south with nondefined and rapidly changing lines which make it easier for helicopters to blunder into AA traps.
>>62524124Pretty reasonable conclusion.Helicopters are honestly just better for logi/QRF for static positions/mop up.Having them rip around Kursk while lines jump back and forth with little warning with little intel on where AA is sounds like a recipe for being shot down.
>>62524831With those optics I can fully understand why they'd have a red on red incident.
>>62523711
>>62525151what is this chat?
>>62523849They can always buy more, cant do the same with Ukrainians
>>62524082the kursk invasion ruined the board with sperg jannies banning shit randomly
>>62523711That's how it goes with Choppers, US lost like 5k helicopters during Vietnam.
>>62523880Considering russian readiness rates, it wouldn't be that big of a grasp to claim that only a handful of those 50% left can even take off.
>>62524089>colorThey wish
>>62524089Thanks doc.To answer OP question: Attack Helicopters are loud, vulnerable targets that are rather easy to shoot down with any AA weapon. Half the Ka-52 fleet is gone, and likely irreplaceable. Half the remainder probably need major maintenance, because 100% readiness rates don't exist. That leaves 20-30 helos, plus whatever Mi-28's and Mi-24's are left.
>>62525162It's directv
>>62523711>What happened to Russian helicopter forces?Many of them got decimated by ukie drone and missile attacks on air bases
>>62523880>Russia still has roughly 50% of its pre-war stock of Ka-52stwo is one and one is none, i.e. 50% might be 0% working ones
>>62523711>What happened to Russian helicopter forces?Destroying Nato hardware filled with ukros in Kursk border. Zaporizhia summer offensive dejavu.
>>62525151>>62525162is this recent?
>>62526833Those trees were absolutely devastated. It's so ovyr. Z.
>>62524008Literally all the gains there by UA were made my mechanized units. It's the EXACT scenario where attack helicopters are useful, sitting outside MANPADS range and stopping mech pushes.
>>62523711Ka-52s have been badly mauled during the war, they still have them, and operate them but they have become risk adverse. It's tough for Russia to deconflict it's airspace as we've seen with numerous friendly fire incidents, part of the reason why they were successful during zapo is the use of long range ATGMs which put them outside the threat radius of most MANPADs. The combination of maintenance related readiness rates, risk aversion, and any possible issues with procurement of long range ATGMs may all contribute to the perceived decline. It's also possible that they are in use more than it seems, but Russia has restricted disclosure of what platforms are engaging targets to preserve OPSEC. So the standard 180p 50-jumpcut superior and glorious Xa-52 roasts ukronazi piggers with LMUR missile shit posted on telegram might just be Russia roasts ukronazi piggers with no further description. Hard for us to say for sure but the simple fact is losing 50% of anything flying is going to kill mission rates no matter what.
>>62523711BBC POC CNN is closed due to RAIDS>aids too I guess
>>62527506>Those trees were absolutely devastatedExactly, lol
>>62528536>look, saar, I posted it again
>>62528536Isn’t that bottom one just an edit?
>>62528617Yeah, it was some green tech startup's wacko idea for growing trees. Glavset stuck a color filter over it and added some subtitles, and the retards ate it up.
>>62528609lmao why are poos like this?
>>62528617Yeah, it's an edit and recolor.
>>62525162it's a new thing to absorb starstreak missiles in warthunder
>>62523711Why do you lie you Fucking bandit! We got footage of a Ka-52 killing ukrohohol Msta-S artillery within a week of the failed Kursk invasion!https://files.catbox.moe/v943jy.mp4
>>62523764Wait, is this the same autist that was having a meltdown about racism the past few days?
>>62528617Yes
Why'd the russian ammo depot getting blown up get pruned?Is the shill mod back at it? We had some relief for a bit.
>>62528927One shill sounds the same as the next these days, few of them actually stick out like they used to back then
>>62523880What about the current population of ka52 pilots?
>>62528617>Isn’t that bottom one just an edit?it is an official ukraine propaganda.
