Re: errors in existing OOB\'s
Mi-24V "Hind-E" still carries the YakB 12.7 gun. The version with the twin 30mm is Mi-24P "Hind-F".
Russian Hinds usually have unrealistically high night vision values. The first all-weather day/night capable Hind with thermal imaging is the Mi-24PN. It entered service early 2004. Some upgraded test helo(s) may have been evaluated in Chechnya in the '90s though. PN also has chopped stub wings with 2 weapon pylons. Some sources suggest it might be able to carry the same 8-tube AT-missile packs the Mi-28 Havoc.
In Afganistan, Hinds often carried dumb bombs (4x250kg or 2x500kg). Sometimes FAEs and submunition dispense packs.
A couple of years ago first Mi-28N Havoc-B was said to enter service in 2005. Anyone got information about this?
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