Ukranians Shoot Down KA 52 Alligator With Stugna-P ATGM

[ruet]

[Fla Dem]

1. What is a Ka-52 Alligator. Tough to see in that display. It is.......

Ka-52 Alligator is an all-weather attack helicopter operated by the Russian Air Force. Developed by Kamov Design Bureau (part of Russian Helicopters), Ka-52 is a twin-seat variant of the Ka-50 attack helicopter.

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1333

[House of Roberts]

2. What makes this noteworthy is

the Stugna is a ground to ground anti-tank weapon, used, in this circumstance, to take down a flying helicopter.

Nice job of being creative by the Ukrainians.

[GB_RN]

4. Similar Capability To Our Javelin ATM, Then...

as the Javelin Anti-tank Missile system can be fired to take out low flying aircraft like helicopters.

With HE-AT warheads capable of destroying 70 tons of tank, a helicopter pilot/crew will have a really bad day.

[AllyCat]

5. Learning to read the letters...I guessed anti-tank guided missle

and was wondering how this would work on a helicopter. Apparently, it works quite well.

[Martin68]

8. Helicopter fuel is extremely volatile.

[Jerry2144]

6. Time to update the manufacturer's specifications

I guess that missile is also ground to air. And likely ground to anything else the Ukrainian defenders need to use it against. Resourceful, tough people. Let’s hope they continue to hurt the Russian army, even if it ends up being death by a million duck bites against them

[Zambero]

3. Pootie-Poof!

[yaesu]

7. Stugna-P is a Ukrainian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed by the Luch Design Bureau.

Ukrainian ingenuity!