Hello everyone.
Welcome back to another episode of Military TV.
Today, we are going to gain an important insight into two of world’s best military attack
helicopter.
If you eager to learn more, don’t go anywhere and stay until the end of this video.
Out of so many outstanding attack helicopters owned by the armies around the world, there
are two who particularly stand out among the rest.
These are American AH-64 Apache and Russian Ka-52 Alligator.
Do you want to know which of these helicopters is the most dangerous one?
let’s take a look at each specification of these amazing choppers.
First, the American Sophisticated AH-64 Apache.
AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack featuring a nose-mounted sensor suite
for target acquisition and night vision systems.
It was manufactured by three different companies.
Initially, Apache was produced by Hughes Helicopters as Model 77 to replace AH-1 Cobra, and flew
on 30 September 1975 for the first time.
However, official introduction was done in 1986.
Currently, AH-64 Apache is being manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, before
previously managed by McDonnell Douglas, another aerospace manufacturer.
Apache is in service at present time, being used not only by United States Army but also
by the Air Force of Israel, Egypt and Netherlands.
What makes Apache is such a great chopper is its armaments.
It features a 30 mm M230E1 Chain gun and this is one of the reasons enabling the helicopter
to advance in close combat attacks.
Another state-of-the-art weapon systems carried by Apache include AGM-114 anti-tank missiles
and the Hydra 70 general-purpose unguided rockets.
Recently, Apache choppers are also equipped with MBDA Brimstone anti-armor missiles and
the Spike NLOS missiles.
It is known that a contingent of 18 AH-64 Apache can be loaded with up to 288 Hellfire
missiles, so in another word it has the skill of wrecking the total of 288 tanks.
Second, the Russian Ka-52 Alligator.
With NATO reporting name Hokum B, Ka-52 is a twin-seat variant of the Ka-50 which functions
as an all-weather attack helicopter developed by Kamov Design Bureau and operated by the
Russian Air Force.
Ka-52 flew for the first time in June 1997, with its superior design the helicopter is
capable of destroying enemy armoured and unarmoured ground targets, aerial targets with relatively
low speed and also personnel at the frontline and in tactical depth.
On the other hand, Ka-52 also has the function of surveillance and aerial command post for
a group of attack helicopters.
The Ka-52 Alligator is designed to be skilled at flying for a maximum of 5,500 m, with a
practical flight range of 460 km.
For the engines, Ka-52 is powered by two Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines, each one of them
produces a maximum power of 2,400 hp for taking off.
Looking through its armaments, Ka-52 is fitted with an NPPU-80 movable gun mount installed
with 2A42 30mm automatic gun.
It can also be attached with different combinations of weapons through the six wing-mounted external
hardpoints.
These hardpoints can bear VIKHR anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), ATAKA missiles with
laser guidance system and B8V-20 rocket launchers for unguided S-8 rockets.
So, who is better and more lethal between these two?
Well, despite the fact that the Alligator is a very amazing aircraft with a wide range
of capabilities and armament, the Apache comes out on top—but only by a hair.
The Ka-52 is equipped with modern technology to serve as an aerial command post for a group
of helicopters, detecting targets and coordinating strike operations.
However, the AH-64E, the most improved variant of the AH-64, is now the greatest in the game
and has proven itself on the battlefield.
That’s all for today and thank you for watching!