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| | Mil Mi-24 |
 | | Arsenyev plant previously built the Mil Mi-24/25/35 series of combat helicopters, in parallel with Rostvertol, and was also manufacturer of the Yak-55 aerobatic lightplane; a modified version of the last-mentioned, the Technoavia SP-55, was returned to production in 1999, in an initial batch of five, two of which delivered to Technoavia by October 2000. |
 | | The Mi-24VP introduced a twin barrel GSh-23L cannon on the starboard fuselage side as operational experience in Afghanistan found the original gun ineffective against some targets, while the Mi-24P 'Hind-F' (and export Mi-35P) has a twin 30mm cannon. |
 | | Mil's feared 'Devil's Chariot' is unique in that it is a combined armed assault/attack helicopter, although the latter is its primary role. |
| www.aeronautics.ru /archive/vvs/mi24-01.htm (4997 words) |
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