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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian KA52 Chopper getting absolutely destroyed by S300
Holy crap, that is all. Go home Russians, nothing in Ukraine is worth this.
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Russian KA52 Chopper getting absolutely destroyed by S300 (Original Post)
Calculating
Dec 2022
OP
Flying or taking a ride in a helicopter over Ukraine seems like a very dangerous activity
XorXor
Dec 2022
#2
Wonder Why
(3,186 posts)1. "Ivan, what's that thing out there? It sure is moving fast!"
"Ivvvvaaaannn!"
XorXor
(621 posts)2. Flying or taking a ride in a helicopter over Ukraine seems like a very dangerous activity
I would recommend avoiding it if at all possible.
Bev54
(10,048 posts)3. They have removed this post on reddit
ruet
(10,039 posts)4. It Was An Edited Dupe. The Post Still Exists, It's Just Hidden From the Subreddits main Page.
EX500rider
(10,842 posts)5. Jeez, bad altitude for helo in a war zone
If you are not finding tree branches stuck in your landing gear you are too high.
Kennah
(14,256 posts)6. Reports from UK MOD that Russia has lost 25% of it's KA-52 helicopters
Kennah
(14,256 posts)8. Suchomimus posted this video of it
mitch96
(13,895 posts)9. +1.. love the mimus..
jmowreader
(50,556 posts)10. The Ukrainians aren't fucking around here
The SA-10 and SA-12 systems (both fall under the S-300 umbrella) are roughly equivalent to the US Patriot system. These are very long range, very high performance air defense systems, far more powerful than you'd need to kill a helicopter.