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Attack Helicopter Rocket Pods Mounted On APC
Published 1 years ago
Ukrainian forces show off an improvised multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) vehicle consisting of an MTLB armored personnel carrier chassis and rocket pods from a Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind helicopter.
The system is lofting unguided rockets in the same manner a Grad system would, but with smaller munitions. The US has delivered Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) kits that attach to small unguided "dumb" rockets, turning them into precision-guided munitions that can be fired from both rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, as well as ground platforms. It's not clear if those kits would be compatible with these rockets or if the Ukrainians would use them in this weapon system.
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