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Fantastic photos! :cheers: Thanks for sharing those with us! :coolio:

Would anybody happen to know what the five-round pods on the inboard stations on this Mi-28 contain? They seem to be very long. Might they contain two rounds per tube? Or a BVR ATGM (:blink:) - or even AAM?

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Would anybody happen to know what the five-round pods on the inboard stations on this Mi-28 contain? They seem to be very long. Might they contain two rounds per tube? Or a BVR ATGM (:coolio:) - or even AAM?

Its B-13V, helicopter version of B-13 FFAR pod, contain 5 122 mm unguilded missiles, like on other hardpoint fitted B8-V20A - helicopter version B-8 FFAR pod.

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Its B-13V, helicopter version of B-13 FFAR pod, contain 5 122 mm unguilded missiles, like on other hardpoint fitted B8-V20A - helicopter version B-8 FFAR pod.

Thanks for the info, kotey! :cheers: Are these newly developed pods? I can't recall having seen those before.

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Thanks for the info, kotey! :rofl: Are these newly developed pods? I can't recall having seen those before.

Not at all, B-13L pod (with conical head section) used starting 1983, it is same pod, but with demounted nose aerodinamic spinner.

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