Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter - RUSSIAN GUNSHIP

[@_Matsimus_]

Sorry for the audio, my video editor has been doing some weird things. Hope you enjoyed!

[@Quottrup1998]

Matsimus Gaming did you know that the main rotor is not set at a 90 degree angle But tilted to the Right side by e degrees ;)

[@Quottrup1998]

3 not e (Sorry)

[@PeterAngerani]

Looks like you need to take your video editor out for a drink and get it laid ...

[@_Matsimus_]

Peter Angerani HAHAHAHAH!! I just need a new one. Which I cannot afford lol

[@1bottlejackdaniels]

one of the most epic Mi-35 (Mi-24 export version) belongs to the Czech air Force ...when your favorite helicopter meets your favorite movie-monster ...just awesome! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYOro4CNa8uUY9U

[@strider675]

Back in the 70's I was in the US ARMY stationed in Germany, and we were told Do not engage with small arms you will only make it mad

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@MSgt Baca you must be a smart ass, good luck shoot down a mi24 with an m16

[@Fuck_Snowflakes]

Stinger missile entered the chat.

[@VandalAudi]

@MSgt Baca tbf, AA artillery guns and missiles are not in the small arms category as OP said. The only “small arms” that might have a decent chance against a Hind is a 50BMG anti materiel rifle, if it hits critiical parts.

[@Felix-bj1pe]

@MSgt Baca The Mujahideen shot down mi-24 Soviet ZSU 23 and American MANPADS Stinger. So you're a stupid idiot

[@joeg5414]

@MSgt BacaKey word there is MISSILES. Wouldn't exactly consider that small arms.

[@KAMA3AC]

Mi 24 is the only one helicopter in history which managed shoot down a fighter jet during Iraq Iran war. How epic is that?

[@imrekalman9044]

An F-4 Phantom I believe, with the YakB-12.7 mm machine gun.

[@tomast9034]

well if the F-4 didnt had onboard cannons the pilot couldnt do much just run...as the f-4 was the first military jet with no cannons just missiles. well they added them later in vietman war...

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@tomast9034 the Iran-Iraq war was in the 1980s, long after the F-4 had been armed.

[@tomast9034]

my bad :D

[@NodDisciple1]

Yes, and the last I checked, the A-10 is the only known aircraft to have shot down a helicopter. A Hind I think no less.

[@EarlCorgi]

You're the first person I've ever seen acknowledge the Hind was never intended as a "gunship"but a "flying BMP" when it was created, good on ya.

[@RowdyGrunt]

Oh, the US Army Infantry see's it that way. I know that I sure did as an Infantryman... :-)

[@crowttubebot3075]

I was in the USMC at the end of the Cold War. Trust me, we respected the hell out of this bird. The Hind was, and remains, an extremely impressive helo.

[@commissarlugh1040]

@Susan Ananda the Corp does but the infantry not always.

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

@Susan Ananda and you have your fists to take on your fellow man.

[@wat8437]

@ltmikepowell It does have those things, which he specifically said that they do in the video

[@DirtyDan1]

@@Ag3nt0fCha0s that won't work if my fellow man has a knife or a gun

[@F-14DSuperTomcat]

"A cannon armed with a gunship" -Matsimus

[@bbqsauce875]

K52 is the boss

[@yackson4804]

Lol

[@adamshafeeq8685]

A-10 Warthog wants a word

[@Danspy501st]

Fun fact: The LAAT/i Republic Attack Gunship from Star Wars Clone Wars era was designed after the Hind

[@toestastegood6817]

Daniel Jensen omg thank you I’ve been thinking about that since I saw the movie because of the style of the cockpits

[@markone6861]

I was wondering why this looks so familiar

[@brandondavis8005]

Take off the rotors, chop the tail, yep, LAAT. May not be real but it's just as badass.

[@LitlBlackDragonNinja]

The Half Life 2 Gunships remind me of a hind.

[@tempestuggaesatanas7883]

OMG your so right

[@phantomwraith1984]

Is it a gunship, tank or APC? Yes

[@NewUser-xw1gn]

Its IFV, Mi-8 and Blackhawk are APC

[@sheeplord4976]

@@NewUser-xw1gn no. MI-8 is a lorry. Black hawk is a truck. Hind has significant armor and built in weapons, so it is an IFV. A flying APC does not really exist at the moment. It is just impractical to armor a helicopter unless it is also going to serve as a gunship.

[@iplaygames8090]

@@sheeplord4976 Mi 6 is a container ship then.

[@johnlop7763]

@@sheeplord4976 the most scary thing is it can withstand rpg anti air fire

[@riskey6788]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christianp.232]

In times of the cold war, german Bundeswehr had the 'Gepard', one of the best Anti-Aircraft Tanks ever made. The Crews talked about the 'Hind' in this way: If you decide to fire at that beast, be very, very sure to hit it the first time. You wouldn't get another chance! Great piece of russian engineering ;)

[@TheSeriousPerson]

ya

[@karolmalinowski9097]

I wouldn't overestimate Gepard. It would be a good machine, if it was developed 20 years before it was.

[@MoReZ84]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 epic if true

[@ElenarMT]

Nobody would hate you for loving this more than the Apache. The Apache is a GLORIOUS piece of engineering. But boy, the Hind is the embodiment of gunship - and can even carry a few people in it. Pretty damn epic!

[@BolinFoto]

I'm a cold war veteran and I remember when photos of this helicopter started to emerge. Everyone and their grandma thought the photos was fake, Soviet Propaganda they said. "It is impossible for a craft like that to fly" "If it could fly then it could only carry it's own weight and nothing else and certainly no weapons" This is what the experts said and who could blame them we didn't even know how many rotor blades it had. Then Afghanistan happened and we all crapped in our pants. The butt clenching was of epic proportions. This Gunship has many more decades of operational use left and I can almost say that this Gunship is better then the AH-64....almost...

[@C1pher187]

Tell me more please.

[@ashleyhicks7664]

The AH is better technologically

[@ashleyhicks7664]

@Oleg Bauer technologically

[@Odyss2023]

Russian junks only look intimidating.

[@BolinFoto]

@@Odyss2023 There is a huge difference between the Russian army of today and the Soviet Army of the past. If it was the Soviet army attacking Ukraine that war would have been over in less than a week. The Red Army was no joke, I know I was on the oposite side and you would not like to face an enemy like that. So yes there is a huge difference from now and the past.

[@ZeroNinerFoxtrot]

There were hostilities and border clashes between the USSR and China in the 60s. Their border is quote a long one and the terrain and infrastructure prevented the soviets from deploying their troops rapidly along the border. So, yes, they pretty much decided to to create a flying BMP in order to reenforce their troops along the border

[@aidskitten9483]

A flying bmp hahahahah

[@johnblackstone5261]

My favorite helicopter! The fire power, the armor the size. The fact it's from 1972! It's a cold war rellic that still flies

[@Drskopf]

And that still in production too. I was so mad when my country (Nicaragua) sold them to Peru in the 90's, the air Force only kept one that is not functional at the entrance of their main base in the capital city

[@madcavemantd2]

Your pic is super crazy to those of us who know what it is.

[@IshijimaKairo]

may I introduce you to the A-10?

[@harrypothead4575]

@@madcavemantd2 Oh yeah😳☹

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

This is the Attack Helicopter I identify as.

[@router9717]

*69 likes*

[@flyingsnapper8251]

Same with me

[@jeffreymuu5451]

THEMilkSHAIKH All about the AH-64

[@user-gu1hl2kx2k]

fckn communist

[@peterdenov3724]

Jeffrey Muu ka52 is beter

[@TheSkipjack95]

Out of all the variants, the Mi-24B is my favourite, cause who doesn't like a nice B Hind ?

[@kpencil859]

get out

[@justsmallstuff4994]

Noice

[@maureencora1]

Touche'.

[@vermilion7777]

Meh... P for the win. A Hind without the 30mm Gast-Gun is like cheese without holes...

[@ashleyhicks7664]

@@vermilion7777 have you are stupid?

[@CMDRGreyWolfe]

Even as a Westerner myself I love the Hind. It's the most formidable and menacing looking Helicopter Gunship out there that exudes speed, aggression and firepower. It's also as visually symbolic to Afghanistan as the Huey was to Vietnam.

[@QuantumAscension1]

Man, I love this beast so much! You gotta give it to the Russians, their weapon systems may not look fancy or pretty, but they're simplified, practical, and get the job done.

[@Drskopf]

I think they started to develop this philosophy of creating functional reliable Simple and easy to use and fix weapons in general, after losing 25 million people including soldiers in WW2. if you think about it, it kind of make sense. when Mr Kalashnikov created the iconic AK 47 he did it with a sense of patriotism, he wanted to help his country after losing some many people going to a war with crappy weaponry..

[@marinodezelak1180]

@@Drskopf While you're probably right on the philosophy. They didn't loose that many people because of crappy weapons, that's more likely thanks to Nazi Germany being genocidal maniacs that went after civilians with a passion. they lost 8-9 million soldiers ( 3 million of those didn't die fighting, but were starved or executed after surrendering early in the war ), Germany lost 5.1... combat odds were: 5 Nazis for every 6 Soviets Remember... 9 million of those civilian casualties, were children.

[@arguy3297]

@@Drskopf they very much so had a quantity over quality approach in the cold war.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

The Stalinium-rubber cockpit fan is my spirit animal.

[@kaylamarie8309]

This helicopter gunship has always reminded me of some kind of prehistoric dragon fly or something..one of the coolest looking helo's ever! :-)

[@oldbutbold]

It is a very unique, iconic looking aircraft isn't it?

[@chemist_preacher]

I grew up next to the school of combat helicopter pilots and thought that all combat helicopters should look like this) It was in Russia, next to the world's largest ammonia plant and a testing ground for space engines. Sounds like a joke about the USSR, but it's true

[@iplaygames8090]

@@chemist_preacher snorts amonia while an hind shoots down a runaway satalite. :D

[@horizon2277]

When i was a kid, the hind scared the Hell out of me, the frontal design looked like an alien staring at me, but now its my favorite gunship

[@josecoby7625]

I served in US Army Aviation for 6 years, and I have worked on every heilcopter in the Army inventory, as well as the OV-1 Bronco, and I love the Hind it's really the best of all worlds and has so much capability, and I will tell you it is much feared. The only thing that compares to it was the Blackhawk gunship that was in development breifly, but never really got off the ground. Well it did get off the ground, but never came to fruition. Anyhow the Hind is one scary ass beast.

[@2mmv]

Это для вас страшный, для нас милый))

[@jimpowers774]

Indeed it is beautiful. Matsimus you forgot to mention, that the crew cabin, oil tanks, hydraulics and the reduction gearbox are armored.

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

When I was in the Canadian Forces back in the late 70's to the late 80's the two Soviet combat vehicles that scared the living shit out of us was the T-72 MBT and the Mil-24 Hind....especially the Hind.....we were told she could pretty much shrug off incoming 7.62 rounds we used in our FN C1's or C2's, or even 50 cal rounds.......we weren't even sure if we could take one out with a close range hit from a M-72 LAW......

[@KhanBalkan]

I'm pretty sur it can take an RPG, I've seen an mi-8 tank an RPG like it's nothing.

[@roboticrebel4092]

Depends on where you hit I'd imagine If you hit on the passenger compartment then probably not. But if you got it like anywhere else you'd probably atleast get it to piss off (before or after the gunner on it obliterates you with the autocannon is a different question)

[@arguy3297]

The M72 can take out tanks so could definitely take out choppers.

[@markbeyea4063]

Great video! I entered the U.S. military in the 1980's and was taught to respect the Mi-24 for it's many deadly capabilities. When I was recalled for the war in Afghanistan in 2009, it was quite a shock to see a pair of Mi-24's flying over Kabul. My first instinct was to find cover. Then I realized, they were actually on our side. I think they must have belonged to the Bulgarians. I would have hated to have been a Taliban with those things wandering around overhead!

[@eicher1232]

YES! The Mi-24 Hind is a beautifull beast, thumbs up! :-)

[@DeathmasterSniktch]

Two Russians stuck in Afghanistan under Mujaheddin fire. Petrov: Dimitri, have you called the air support I asked for? Dimitri: Da comrade Petrov. I have called tank support. Petrov: Niet you idiot! I asked for helicopters, not tanks. Dimitri: I thought they were the same thing? Petrov: Fair enough.

[@bosbanon3452]

Are you take that conversation from a movie?

[@lonniemeredith4370]

Hahahahahah! I "heart" Russia!

[@lonniemeredith4370]

They made a flying tank! No, really, a flying tank!

[@v8flattopgamer157]

Must be why ruskies got there asses handed to them in Afghanistan.

[@iplaygames8090]

@@v8flattopgamer157 nah that would be yanks throwing a boomeramg which returned in 2001.

[@socomseal93]

Even though the Hind is not a dedicated anti-tank attack helicopter like the Apache, it is still more than capable of killing tanks. Its just so versatile at doing various roles that it makes sense to build lots and lots of these things, rather than have a bunch of different helicopters. Rather than wasting time determining if there are choppers in the area of operations that can do a task, the Russians can send in the Hind and be sure that it can do whatever job is at hand. And its utility and ability to do most things well is what makes the Hind the best military helicopter overall.

[@ajac009]

eh ramming a tank with a enough explosives can kill a tank to. so not that impressive really.

[@V4zz33]

Nice to see a Hungarian Mi-24 in the end!;) Never gonna forget, when I was a kid, and a wing of Mi-24 did a very low level fly over very close to my grandparents house... that trembling, the earth was shaking...just as my organs... wow!

[@imrekalman9044]

I won't forget either when an Mi-24 came to Szolnok and "stormed" our classroom windows only to pass few meters above the building at around 270 km/h. Even though we were military students and it was "ours", some of us still ducked under the tables! :D Beautiful monster!

[@V4zz33]

Haha, just wow!

[@inkybus5924]

"A Hind-D? Colonel, what's a russian gunship doing here?"

[@geroschorch1365]

[@generalgrevious815]

"He shot down two F-16's with a Hind-D!?"

[@Walter_Stroud]

2 F16s just took off from Galena and are headed your way. The terrorist radar should have picked them up by now.

[@louisvigneault906]

Kept you waiting huh!

[@Jhonnywmr]

I see you!

[@kingtigertank72]

Even playing Ace Combat Assault Horizon, online, there was an Apache melee, i showed up with my Hind, and i still remember the Utter Fear he felt, when he said..."Holy shit, A HIND !!!!!!

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

Shit, you can fly helos in the new AC? I haven't played AC since TBW... only now do I wonder if I am missing out.

[@iplaygames8090]

@@Ag3nt0fCha0s sorry for necron posting but Assault horizons is a old Ace

[@tommeakin1732]

Possibly the best looking helicopter ever built...? Me tinks so...me tinks so....

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

The mi 8 is my favorite russian one and the uh1 is my favorite American helicopter but the hind is beautiful

[@DaFinkingOrk]

Lauren Southern is the best looking attack helicopter I've seen, but the Hind is close.

[@tommeakin1732]

+RedButtonProductions Ayyyye I see what you did there.... But yeah, I'll give you that one ;)

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

mi8 havoc and apache look great to me

[@KILLERAOC]

Defiantly a looker.

[@CAP198462]

The Hind is an amazing machine. The cockpits can be over pressured to keep out contaminants, it carries troops, it carries cargo, it attacks ground targets. It’s the basis for the Valkyrie attack craft in Warhammer 40k too.if it has a shortcoming it’s that it’s flight characteristics resemble a brick tied to a balloon.

[@BeKindToBirds]

It's troop capacity is very low, it presents a very large thermal and radar signature, it is unable to operate effectively as a transport aircraft due to its low speed and low cargo lift capacity. It is hampered as an attack aircraft by it's mass, bulk, and poor electronic defense and offense. It can't see very well so can't function in the reconnaissance role and likely can't function very well as a tank hunter either. So it literally is just a flying BMP

[@GarioTheRock]

@@BeKindToBirds You really have to stop looking at information from 18 years ago. Go slander China or something Western swine.

[@Lomnjac007]

@@BeKindToBirds Hahahaha, you are wrong 4 for 4!

[@LegionesCataegis429]

​​​@@BeKindToBirds ....that's the point of the damn thing. Carry troops, unleash hell and take a good amount of damage. That's it.

[@BeKindToBirds]

@@LegionesCataegis429 So then I guess the Huey is still a great helicopter by your metric. The original jeep with double digit horsepower is still perfect for modern war and that old muscle car is perfectly safe too. They are deathtraps for a reason, doesn't mean they can't do things. BMP is same boat, getting a lot of people killed when a modern version they would have lived.

[@demanischaffer]

I remember hearing a story about how the designer went to Afghanistan to ask Soviet pilots what they thought​ of the MI-24 and they amazed him by doing moves he never thought were possible

[@VonGrav]

You can just watch the stuff the MI24 pilots pull off in Syria.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

JESUS CHRIST I DIDN'T KNOW THIS SHIP COULD DO THAT!

[@Nonicknameleftforme]

It is said it behaves more like a fixed wing plane, than a heli.

[@imrekalman9044]

Jean-Luc Martel Follow the white Mi-24!

[@random3362]

Unfortunately for this story main designer of this helicopter has gone before it was accepted into service...

[@sammysickoorigins]

The favorite aircraft of every Vietnamese and Colombian Drug lord in every Rambo and Chuck Norris movie... *gets shot down explosively by bow and arrow*

[@vksasdgaming9472]

They buy their from US military surplus stores. Just add some cardboard and foil to Huey and you are ready to arm commynazis.

[@Theduckwebcomics]

The helo in Rambo was made up to look like a Hind-A

[@BeKindToBirds]

@@vksasdgaming9472 did you just say that the reason a helicopter blew up in a movie was because it was an American helicopter. This is your brain on propaganda.

[@handletoocomplicatedtochange]

@@Theduckwebcomics I think it was a Puma

[@СлаваЛимонов-ц3л]

Прочтите титры в конце фильма Rambo 3 . Про то как usa помогает терористам афганистана.

[@SmileForSniper]

The logistical side of this helicopter is such a beautiful thing. It’s a combination of a black hawk and a Apache without being the best in both fields but in one helicopter. It does both jobs while being a single helicopter. Beautiful.

[@zuhailishufller8046]

Love your neutrality in assessing military equipment and vehicle. Keep it up. It gave more insight of the magnificent features the equipment had compared to the other well known military equipment.

[@_Matsimus_]

zuhaili shufller thanks :-)

[@zuhailishufller8046]

Matsimus Gaming your welcome.

[@WordBearer86]

You might find it interesting if you ever get around to watching some of the training videos the US army put out during the Cold War that they never portray any of the soviet military equipment, tactics and vehicles like a lot of modern documentaries have managed too. I highly recommend you check out "How to fight the Soviet T-64 & T-72", and "Threat Tactics: The Breakthrough".

[@stevechurch3131]

I was air defense in the U.S. Army on the early thru mid 2000's. the Hind was my biggest concern and I feared having to face it. That said, it's a helo unlike the apache. It doesn't really have the capability to pop up, shoot, and disappear again. It was most dangerous flying slow and low in a sweeping gun run obliterating anything in its path. This is one scary beast

[@yolcek3480]

Funny thing is.. the videos in 0:39 to 04:02 are filmed literally behind my house in military area Libavá :D they're flying over my house everyday :D

[@nekuriesantos6283]

That’s *EPIC*

[@vaclav_fejt]

Cool, now I can see the Czech lion near the cockpits!

[@danieldz7906]

and first 19 sec of movie is Polish airforce starting up in Iraq

[@josecoby7625]

I bet that is such a beautiful sight to see my friend. I have seen Apaches and Cobras fly often when I served in the US Army but nothing as ugly as the Hind, I fact its so ugly that its beautiful. I would love to be able to watch these fly, I have one in flight and that was in Ft Polk Louisiana during training, such a beautiful scary sight, for we knew if it was coming for us we were going to have our hands full.

[@heinzweber7642]

No hate. Its t h e combat helicopter. Should be copied since 40 years by us.

[@dmac7128]

I believe the Soviets looked extensively at the experience of the Huey in Vietnam specifically all of its shortcomings and vulnerabilities when developing this aircraft. It was designed to land troops in hotly contested areas under fire. The comparison with the Apache or the Super Cobra is not really apt as they are purely gunships used for close air support. and other types of ground attack missions. The Hind is a flying armored assault troop transport. The term "flying BMP" is quite accurate.

[@BeKindToBirds]

Unfortunately for Russia heavy and slow transport aircraft aren't as effective as light fast ones. The Russians couldn't afford to have two specialized platforms so they had to have one that was slightly suboptimal in both but became one of the best all around military helicopters for it's well rounded-ness in it's time.

[@TheGearhead222]

Compared to the V-22 Osprey and the Chinook, there's no comparison-John in Texas

[@attackhelicopter7403]

Finally a video who brings my qualities into full light! Thx, i enjoyed your video to the fullest.

[@ashleyhicks7664]

Hey can you take me to mickey D's?

[@bannedinc.]

the gunship that your parents/grandparents would run away from if the cold war went a little hot... on the european theatre that is. annnnddd before they start using nukes of course theres just something with the Mi-24. sure its not as agile as a dedicated Attack Helicopter and is just as vulnerable nowadays due to newer AA technologies. but damn, that heli just has that intimidation factor to it.. hopefully the philippines can get some of those beauties from the russkies. that heli will work wonders against the rebels/terrorists on the south

[@Dimetropteryx]

Yeah, because Russians primarily target civilians.

[@Reym_ai]

Banned Inc. but this helicopter is still bulletproof and is able to survive after hitting an RPG projectile.

[@Reym_ai]

Dimetropteryx There are no civilians in the world war. They make weapons to defend in a full-scale war, not for local conflicts.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Now you're just living in a fantasy world.

[@Reym_ai]

Dimetropteryx You're crazy. Bye.

[@BreadApologist]

Love the Hind, it’s my favorite helicopter. However unlike some, I identify as a Yamato class super battleship.

[@PHILMKD95]

Extra thicc XD

[@robertosovietunion7567]

A flying battleship

[@ЧернаяСмородина-ю4о]

Class kirov best linkor

[@mandalorian_guy]

I love the design and it's use in Star Wars as the Republic LAAT.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

Better Red, then Clanker!

[@jameson1239]

Oh hell yes the laat and hind are my two favourite aircraft anywhere

[@chewbaccabuddy3377]

Y’all remember the Black Ops mission where you flew one of these?

[@rayhan_2k841]

You see that hind? Where gonna take it!

[@Karan-zg9bm]

@@rayhan_2k841 these bastards are ready for world war 3

[@sameeragnihotri2501]

@@Karan-zg9bm they have uv 32 rockets and a chain gun

[@bungle-man5000]

See that hind? We’re gonna take it!

[@accursedsupra]

The early hind canopy that the hind has in that mission is so cool

[@ct10153]

The Mi-24P is available to fly in DCS now. It is an absolute beast and a joy to fly!

[@steffenjachnow8176]

"Beautiful Beast" is a absolute perfect description of this machine!

[@dinglemccringleberry9019]

You know tensions get high and all hell breaks loose in video games while doing a mission when you hear a squadmate yell "Enemy Hind!" then all scatter for cover then the side mission starts where you try to hit with Stinger/RPG while dodging in and out of cover.

[@ScudForEver]

GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER. - Houdson

[@kazak8926]

I will never forget a moment in arma 3 Milsim when the plan was to pop up and ambush a group of MI-8s and instead of unarmed transport helicopters we were met with the front end of a hind.

[@kurt0kasem]

Watched your video during a mental breakdown cause of anger of my landlord. Your calming voice paired with reasonable arguments (unlike my landlord's ones) with destruction and violence of war machines really helped me through this. Thanks a lot, please keep on.

[@gunnerbhb50]

In 99-2000;i was in Hungary as an American Army MP stationed at Tasar Airbase, i was working at gate 2 when a Hungarian Warrant officer pulled up in a Uaz (Russian style Jeep) and he was the OOD (officer of the day) and stepped out with the Hungarian soldiers and rendered him a salute at which time the Hungarian Sgt told me that they dont salute this rank and i told him that in the US we salute Warrants, the officer asked what i had said and the Sgt explained which got a smile from the officer, three days later i was on the flight line helping to unload some supplies and a Hungarian Private walked up and said his Crew Chief wished to talk to me, when i got in the building it was the Warrant and through the Private he asked me if i wished to see what he did, i told him i would very much like to see his job, he walked me out the back door and there sat a Mi-24D and he explained that he was the basically the crew chief (technician) for that Mi-24, after talking for a few he asked me if i would like to ride in one and i told i would love to, a week later my lieutenant woke me up and said "i dont know what you did but theres a Hungarian General in the CO's office looking for you so get over there NOW" I got dressed an ran over to the office and upon entering i saluted the General and then my CO, it seems that this Warrant had pulled some strings and i was going for a ride IN THE GUNNERS SEAT,

[@rickpalo1]

Great review! I never realized what a flexible platform this helicopter is. Always thought it was very impressive, but it helps to get the complete story. Thanks

[@victor-emmanuel7485]

This video is 24 mins long 😏

[@_Matsimus_]

V-E D'hoore HAHA YOU FOUND IT!!!! Awesome!! Was waiting for someone to say something lol!!

[@idontcareaboutthis9041]

nice move :)

[@jalildragneel2674]

@@_Matsimus_ i see what you did there

[@floma4320]

Have you ever considered starting a career as a used car dealer? Because I definitely want a Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter right now. BTW: It takes at least one Rambo to kill one of those. Great video, as always. Keep up your good work!

[@timothykim6422]

Plagiarized from here, to the last word medium.com/war-is-boring/a-short-history-of-the-eventually-awesome-hind-helicopter-7dd1bc59eb0b

[@ghostdog688]

Timothy Kim nobody seems to care. I sure don’t ;) especially given that most the fact the article has posted are directly taken from Wikipedia too ;)

[@ploppyploppy6554]

Desde mona hahahaha

[@rodneypayne4827]

Desde mona -FYI the gunship in Rambo was a Puma with add-ons to mock up a hind. The aircraft was fully aerobatic and the stunt pilot and aircraft appeared in many movies and TV shows shows during the 80's and is still flown today.

[@jasonmcmurry1281]

No it isn't.....he definitely got his info accurate....but in no way "plagiarized" anything. You are just a shit head!

[@davidjarkeld2333]

Friend of mine flew these in Afghanistan back in the 80s, I remember seeing them on the boarder there and these things are huge

[@Bartooc]

Really amazing to think how old this helicopter is and still how good it is. If you think about that it was designed when there were no or very limited CAD programs. Every compomnent had to be design by hand.

[@KernowekTim]

Yet again, a fascinating, highly informative video. I am so pleased to have discovered, and subscribed to your channel Matsimus. Your unbiased attitude, concerning the reviewing of military vehicles, and their respective manufacturers, irrespective of foreign source, is a proverbial, 'breath of fresh air' for me. Bang on! Thank you, and please keep up your excellent work.

[@valiant545]

Definitely one of my favorite helicopters as well. Always loved the versatility of it, and if I could only have one helicopter it would definitely be a 24/35. Absolute beast of a machine, and does everything you could ever need from a helicopter!

[@HanSolo__]

0:01 to 0:17 - Polish pilot in Mi-24W performing "frontal wheel" takeoff due to high air temperature, and heavily loaded chopper. PKW Afghanistan.

[@davideb.4290]

Those are mad pilot skills

[@manuelmamann5035]

I like your neutral aproach. Greatings from Germany. We are all human. Neutrality is very healthy these days.

[@lukabogdanovic4658]

manuel maßmann love germany from serbia

[@lovepeace9727]

Shredder was an idiot. God is serb.

[@IRISHMAN555]

The Germans true allies are their Russian brothers..! Not no dumb yankies..!

[@izaakfewton7536]

Objectivity I've noticed was one of the reasons I chose to subscribe. That's so pleasant for my ears in the sick, politically binary world to hear someone who is not scared to say true and good things about russian made things. Great work Thanks Mate and stay safe

[@Igoraharonov]

This is very impressive to see footages of Mi-24 in action in Syria .

[@IrishCarney]

Think about a Stalingrad situation. You could resupply, reinforce, and evacuate trapped troops, while punching your way in and out, chewing up the enemy AAA batteries seeking to stop you.

[@Братецревольвер]

Still there would be one problem for nazis: Hind fights for Russia.

[@crwydryny]

I'm just thinking how different the baddle of mogendishu (blackhawk down) would have been with hinds instead of little birds and blackhawks.

[@tomsoki5738]

Good luck trying to take out AA batteries with a fucking helicopter

[@IrishCarney]

@@tomsoki5738 An armored tank of a helicopter that packs heavy firepower and can fly super low

[@Muhamed662]

I do support your point here, the Hind gunship is indeed a very formidable weapons platform that can really provide the needed close airport to the Troops on the ground and basically it can do much of the Apache's role .Moreover it's multipurpose , that is something that's really important in the battlefield, a weapons platform that has more options

[@_Matsimus_]

Muhamed Ali agreed :-) thanks for watching!!

[@rohesilmnelohe]

Many weapons platforms nowadays are multipurpose. But being actually good at all of them is something that only this helicopter did. In the airplane world, only aircraft I could think of that was equally good of a multipurpose weapons platform was the F14. It did not carry troops but it was a used for fleet air defence, ground attack, AWAC, long range missile defence and it starred as a movie star. Unfortunately for both, the are not cheap to make, or operate.

[@thatguy4305]

I'm a simple man. I see Matsimus, I click.

[@ghostdog688]

BlockBrick88 I’ve seen several people point this article out in the chat. You realise nobody cares, right?

[@thegreenguy8837]

same

[@thelordchancellor3454]

I’m a simple man, I see a “I’m a simple man” comment, I get slightly annoyed.

[@thatguy4305]

Well, im glad you only get slightly annoyed.

[@TestTheAcid]

yes the name said it all

[@saalamin1869]

I really appreciate your honesty matsimus You always express your true feelings

[@inceptorgaming7680]

Very good video as always Matsimus, as a fellow Brit I can see the overall utility of this aircraft and let's face it, any soldier or vehicle on the ground will have a bad day if they are facing an enemy gunship, let alone one that can also deploy a squad of troops to mop up or capture anything that might remain of you and your mates after the engagement.

[@shaolindreams]

Fucker could be filled with Spetsnaz as well! Awesome attack heli very versatile.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot9942]

Indeed its main purpose was to become a flying BMP IFV

[@roberttrull2525]

They better be midgets then, the cargo compartment is very small. I am one of a few Americans who has been in one

[@C1pher187]

@@roberttrull2525 how it feel flying mi24.

[@BeKindToBirds]

Pretty fat and loud to deliver special forces. Too bad the Russians don't have equivalency with nighthawk or little bird for their special forces.

[@lapantony]

@@BeKindToBirds Probably too late and too obvious, but this one was meant to carry regular troopers, not special forces

[@archie3527]

We will remember them. Lest we forget

[@battlements7649]

The opening of this video- it shouldn't even need to be said, I feel the same exact way. Very knowledgeable and wise, Love your content always!

[@yosefarfianbudiman]

I like the Apache and the cobra, but boy do i love the hind and the Ka-52/Ka-53. I love how the hind embodiment of a literally gunship while the Ka-52/Ka-53 embodies the tank hunter role while being the only helicopter that have the ability of having ejection seat for it pilot

[@eddebrock]

When I was a kid I absolutely LOVED the hind, thanks to the Hind video game. I thought it was such a gorgeous machine, and the fact that it could carry personnel as well was so cool to me.

[@boocomban]

it is khmer rouge nightmare. NVA used Hind A and Hind D with S-5 rocket to support ground troop to swept entire khmer rouge company in 1980s, push them up to near bangkok. Hind was and still a beast machine that make enemies ground troops shit brick when they face it.

[@Gastell0]

9:27 - 24V is 24В in Russian, where В is 3rd letter of the Russian alphabet, А=A, Б=B, В=V. When looking at Russian numeration with letters, always look up their position in Alphabet so it will make more sense =)

[@ghostdog688]

A Hind D? Whats a Russian Gunship doing here? Honestly, I get where you're coming from re: Hind vs. Apache - the Apache has just got all of the popular vote, and its amazing at being a tank buster, but thats all its good for. the Hind is a great all-rounder.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

ghostdog688 im shocked that I had to scroll down so far to read that. I was gonna post that just out of necessity. Not too many MGS fans here I guess

[@sighahnyde2215]

right, I was thinking that the AH-60L is a more direct equivalent aircraft as far as their roles and armament goes. both are designed to deploy troops and stick around in support with hellfires, rockets and 20mm cannons.

[@reuvenpolonskiy2544]

@@revolverswitch To KA-50 or KA-52

[@TonyEllen990]

The Hind-D is legendary indeed. Enough to infiltrate its way into popular culture. I'm literally here because of Metal Gear Solid.

[@brianrecinos3914]

I've had a fascination with Russian ingenuity when it comes to their choppers since I was a toddler. Nice to see I'm not the only one.

[@elijahstewart1333]

Always make the export variants weaker just in case you gotta....remove some

[@_Matsimus_]

Elijah Stewart HAHAH!!

[@IRISHMAN555]

I agree completely...!!!!! Another great video mate thanks..!

[@michaelalexander3078]

I don't know how I feel about how much I've come to appreciate these videos. I'll say this about the Mi 24, a large portion of American/Pakistani strategy in Afghanistan revolved around how to neutralize this helicopter.

[@ilmarinen79]

The king of helicopters! Apache is fine but Mil Mi-24 is unforgettable and is an icon and a deadly angel...Blackbird (which should be formally noted I identify as), Minigun, F-14, A-10 Thunderbolt, Migs, Musashi, Yamato and such were probably half my childhood and it was deemed good.

[@bigmanSJH]

Thank you for such a well put, informative and un-bias presentation of this great aircraft! I, like you have a lot of love for the Hind, I appreciate very much that you not only remain objective but also critical. For me we must not allow our fondness to blind us. You did a magnificent job! And yes! The hind is both intimidating and also very purposeful in its multiple roles over its service life! A| brilliant servant to its users. Bravo and thank you!

[@Neccronix]

When the Mi-24 has an olive green camo, it looks like a large, intimidating, prehistoric swamp creature.

[@ershovboris214]

thats why one of it native names is "Crocodile"

[@markmcc78]

Great video, again. Looks like a giant armored dragonfly, to me.

[@markmcc78]

Where did you get your intro/exit clips/scene. it's awesome matted to the music!

[@_Matsimus_]

It’s a armoured mammoth to me haha! Thanks for watching

[@derptank3308]

Matsimus Gaming To me it’s more of a condor as a bird Or a boar as a land-based mammal

[@MarcusAurelius-20VT]

Ahhh my favourite gender

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

I honestly believe Canada should have this helicopter, it’s the equivalent of a dragon transformation into a helicopter.

[@apegues]

I agree…. This is the definition of BADASS!!!

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Some types of clothing, such as lightweight summerwear and swimsuits, are transparent to infrared light. That helicopter on the beach clip at the end was very likely showing a helicopter crew checking out T&A with their thermal imager.

[@Fercyful]

Hope to see it someday at DCS ! :) Thanks x the nice vid (like always)

[@_Matsimus_]

Fercyful thanks so much!!

[@ghostdog688]

Belsimtek are doing exactly that. expect it to drop in a few years.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

We use the Apache in the Dutch Royal Military,....and quite frankly, we hate it, it's unreliable at the worst of time's especially in desert and coastal environments. Way too many hours in maintenance vs flight time and too many accidents because the situation needs to be pushed and the Apache doesn't like that.

[@kylegoodman5196]

Really because we Americans, the Israelis, the Saudis, and everyone else who uses the Apache doesn't have that problem so...Russian fanboy much?

[@jb76489]

ThatDutchguy citation needed

[@andyduhamel1925]

Seems there is an issue with corrosion on certain critical parts. www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/19/army-stops-taking-ah-64es-from-boeing-due-to-lack-of-confidence-in-part-critical-to-safety/

[@andyduhamel1925]

nltimes.nl/2019/06/06/dutch-air-force-grounds-apache-helicopters-tail-rotor-defect

[@kylegoodman5196]

@@andyduhamel1925 Unreliability and part defects that can be addressed are different things.

[@welsh2266]

Could you do a video on the ka-50 please?

[@stefanol9272]

Its always a pleasure to follow your channel. And very clearly not biased. You review all equipment equally Respect for that

[@M8143K]

The way russians used it in Syria showed it's possibilities

[@rayhan_2k841]

best military helo ever made. also I fell in love with it after seing it in COD mw1-3

[@jb76489]

RAY RAY not being able to take off vertically when fully loaded is a good thing?

[@rayhan_2k841]

jb76489 that was an issue the first mi24 models had.

[@marks238]

Great video Matsimus.

[@_Matsimus_]

Mark S thanks mark! 👍

[@biggshow1045]

During late 80s and early 90s I was in Africa working for a security company,they had a hind hello that flew us around,a couple times we were shot at and thank god that hind had a bull it proof bottom half and air conditioned cabin. Wasn’t bad.

[@restaurantattheendofthegalaxy]

I was an artillery officer at the end of the Cold War and we were deathly afraid of these things. Our observer section and each of the howitzers had .50 cal machine guns assigned, but I’m not sure how effective that would have been in the defense. Great video!

[@lordemarsh6804]

2019 and this thing is still the meanest thing in the world of helicopters

[@boomerhgt]

Apache way more deadly

[@joshuanicholls2127]

Amazing video👍

[@flyingdolphino5757]

Great informative video! Would also love to see something on the harriers (be it the original British harrier 1 variants or the anglo/American harrier 2 variants). Also that SU27 :P just some suggestions. Love the videos on aircraft! (and to be fair all of the videos lol)

[@ghostdog688]

Quoting an aritcle isnt the whole story. Its obviously got his way of adding his opinion of it in there too. and most of these facts about its development show up on wikipedia, so it sounds to me the original article writer wasnt exactly doing his/her own work either. I suppose you'll be angry from him borrowing all the stock footage too, seeing as how he didnt pop off to Russia with a camera either :P

[@ej5936]

Wow, thank you very much for sharing this awesome video, as a teen I fought the Russian in Afghanistan, Russian army had endless choices of weapons and they used them all but I have to tell you the MI-24 was the most vicious machine specially in the mountains when the gunner release the rockets the echo would drop your heart to the ground, it took us two years to realize by accident to hit the stationary horizontal propeller to bring the MI-24 down which the Russian lost 189 of them in Afghanistan. This video took me back almost thirty eight years with few lifetime memoirs. Thanks again

[@scalion44y22]

sure, buddy

[@fastfiddler1625]

Having fallen in love with this thing in DCS world, I love this. I'm really happy that you produced a 24 minute video with talking over random footage that was actually interesting and or relevant. Too many videos like this feature just the most random assortment of stock footage, often of the wrong freaking aircraft. Well done. More about the subject: military tech is funny. The cold war drove the rapid development of new vehicles. Tanks, planes, helicopters, etc. A-10, M1 Abrams, T-72, AH-64 Apache, CH-46 Chinook, UH-60 Blackhawk, THE HIND! All of these are mere shadows of their former selves. On the one hand, maybe everyone has gotten lazy in updating tech since these all came out. I like to think they're just so damn good. A solid airframe can carry whatever you need it to.