The Mil Mi-8MTV2 (NATO Hip E) is the armed version of the Russian-built, medium lift twin-turbine combat transport and utility helicopter. The Mi-8MTV2’s six external hard points enable it to carry a wide variety of weapons. These include up to 6 x 100 kg or 250 kg, or 2 x 500 kg bombs; 23 mm and 30 mm gun pods; and 80mm rocket pods (120 rockets - HE, AP, Frag, Illum). The Hip E can also mount 12.7mm (0.5 inch) heavy machine guns in a side pod and on a swivel door-pintle.
One of the most successful military helicopters ever built, the Mil Mi-8 entered Soviet Air Force service in 1967. Able to carry up to 24 fully-armed combat troops, the Mi-8T series was also adapted to fire unguided-rockets. More than 17,000 Mil Mi-8 variants have been built, and it is in use with 50 countries.
The Hip E has a cruising speed of approximately 230 kph, a combat radius of 600 km and can carry loads of up to 6000 kg. It has seen combat all over the world, most extensively in the 1979-1989 Russian-Afghan War, where it proved to be a robust, effective and versatile workhorse. Exported widely, the Mil Mi-8 remains in service with many armed forces.
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The PKV (ПКВ) collimating sight is designed to provide aiming cues when employing gun systems, unguided rockets, and bombs against targets within visual contact in day and night time conditions, as well as to provide target range data. The sight is positioned on the left side of the cockpit for use by the Pilot-Commander.
The sight includes a reflector glass and an elevation control rotary to set the angle of depression based on the weapon type and attack profile (target range, airspeed, dive angle, wind).
The sight reticle consists of three conformal rings of 200, 120, and 40 mils in diameter, and vertical, horizontal and diagonal crosshairs scaled with 10 and 20 mil hash marks.
