Mi-24 in Afganistan

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2004-07-04 04:36am

*orgasm*

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-07-04 07:06am

I've seen that paintjob before. What it's doing in Afghanistan, I have no idea. It doesn't look mission capable at all.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-07-04 07:33am

The paintjob is awesome.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-07-04 01:17pm

It's been done....

Kalinin K 12:

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-07-04 01:32pm

Vympel wrote:I've seen that paintjob before. What it's doing in Afghanistan, I have no idea. It doesn't look mission capable at all.

It's fully mission-capable. It looks like a publicity mission to me.

Admittedly I wouldn't send a Tiger Squadron plane on a peacekeeping mission in its stripes.

But they don't seem to think there'll be any strikes against the vehicle, plus a camo and sky-blue 24 might just bring back unpleasant memories for the locals.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-07-05 01:24am

Vympel wrote:I've seen that paintjob before. What it's doing in Afghanistan, I have no idea. It doesn't look mission capable at all.

How can you tell?

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-07-05 02:15am

Kamakazie Sith wrote:How can you tell?

The radio-command guidance radome looks like it's missing the actual radome. I can't be sure, but the Raduga-Sh system looks like something's been done to it too. I'd have to see it front on.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-07-05 03:31am

Vympel wrote:
Kamakazie Sith wrote:How can you tell?
The radio-command guidance radome looks like it's missing the actual radome. I can't be sure, but the Raduga-Sh system looks like something's been done to it too. I'd have to see it front on.

The radome simply appears to have a painted mask over the front of it (though it is difficult to see properly from the pictures), but what do you thinks been done to the Surveilance and targeting system? The Housing looks completely intact (from what we can see of it).