Chopper downed over Syria?

[MigBuster 2,884]

RIP to these guys

 

 

https://youtu.be/bgzjMMPDQD0

 

 

Possibly related:

 

https://www.rt.com/news/350440-russian-helicopter-pilot-khabibulin/

Edited July 10, 2016 by MigBuster

[abuassad 5]

No survivors?   .

[Boresight 51]

I believe ejection system on helicopters is somewhat a recent concept, only operational in Kamov Ka-50 (if I'm not mistaken).

 

It's always very sad when this happens.

RIP to the deceased.

[Nesher 628]

RIP

[Snailman 517]

They had no chance at all.  They were downed with a US made TOW missile. Usage of counter measures were futile...

[hrc 156]

Snailman, how do you know it was TOW?

[Snailman 517]

The other chopper reported, and of radio chatter. But not yet confirmed yet. The pilots were instructors and were flying on a test flight, while they were alerted of enemy presence to assist. With them two, russian casualties reached 10.

 

 

 

Сирийский боевой вертолет Ми-25, на борту которого находились российские летчики-инструкторы, был сбит боевиками международной террористической организации «Исламское государство» (ИГ, запрещена в России)

из американского тяжелого противотанкового ракетного комплекса (ПТРК) TOW. Об этом в субботу, 9 июля, сообщает «Интерфакс» со ссылкой на российский военный источник.

 

«По имеющимся данным, террористы использовали американский TOW. Вертолет, израсходовав боеприпасы, шел обратным курсом на предельно малых высотах», — рассказал он.

Edited July 10, 2016 by Snailman

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

RIP

[Snailman 517]

 

http://m.kp.ru/daily/26553.5/3569522/

 

 

http://m.kp.ru/daily/26553.7/3569436/

[+Gepard 11,356]

The video sequence shows a hit on tail rotor or on tail fin.

It happend during an attack with unguided tockets on ground targets. Russian sources claim, that the third fired S-5 had a fail function, stuck in the launch container UB-32 and the fin-ring of the rocket was pushed out backwarts and hit the tailrotor. The Mi-25 started to spin, what was an undoubtly sign of tail rotor loss, and crashed.

The video sequence show no indication that the Mi-25 was hit with ATGM.

[+Typhoid 231]

The video sequence shows a hit on tail rotor or on tail fin.

It happend during an attack with unguided tockets on ground targets. Russian sources claim, that the third fired S-5 had a fail function, stuck in the launch container UB-32 and the fin-ring of the rocket was pushed out backwarts and hit the tailrotor. The Mi-25 started to spin, what was an undoubtly sign of tail rotor loss, and crashed.

The video sequence show no indication that the Mi-25 was hit with ATGM.

That makes sense. I was looking for any sign of ground to air and didn't see anything.

 

RIP

[hrc 156]

If the fin ring struck the tail, where did the pretty large explosion came from. There is no fuel in the tail. It was a rather strong explosion. Maybe from a large anti aircraft shell (57mm)...

RIP

[Toryu 156]

The video sequence shows a hit on tail rotor or on tail fin.

It happend during an attack with unguided tockets on ground targets. Russian sources claim, that the third fired S-5 had a fail function, stuck in the launch container UB-32 and the fin-ring of the rocket was pushed out backwarts and hit the tailrotor. The Mi-25 started to spin, what was an undoubtly sign of tail rotor loss, and crashed.

The video sequence show no indication that the Mi-25 was hit with ATGM.

 

Makes a lot more sense than being hit by a TOW.

Life sucks sometimes.

 

RIP.

[JediMaster 451]

If the fin ring struck the tail, where did the pretty large explosion came from. There is no fuel in the tail. It was a rather strong explosion. Maybe from a large anti aircraft shell (57mm)...

RIP

Looks to me like part of the failed rocket flew back and hit the tail, and it was the rocket that exploded. It wasn't just a FOD hit on the tail, it was explosive FOD.