Article number: 500787293 Product: 1/72 Helicopter Mi-24V "Hind" C

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The Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name 'Hind') is a large helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport (Carries 8) produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated from 1972 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. In NATO circles the export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35, are simply denoted with a letter suffix as "Hind D" and "Hind E" respectively.

This kit features: - 414 parts -Two versions: MIL 24 V, with machine gun MIL 24 VP, with cannon - Highly detailed engines - 4 pilot figures - 3 decal versions (for Soviet Union)

Production of the combat helicopter Mi-24V started in 1976. This version was equipped with the radically new antitank missile system "Sturm-V" with guidance system "Raduga-Sh", capable of striking targets with the highest accuracy – more than 92%. In other words 9 or even 10 out of 10 discharged missiles hit their designed targets. The Mi-24V excelled its American counterpart, AH-1S Super Cobra in combat efficiency. From 1976 to 1986 about thousand Mi-24V were manufactured in the USSR. These helicopters saw action during the Afghanistan conflict as a part of the Soviet Armies. Many of them were exported in several countries allied with the USSR. Nowadays the Mi-24V is still the backbone of the Russian Army Aviation.