1. Boleh berada di
medan tempur lebih lama dan memberikan tembakan perlindungan kepada
anggota tentera di daratan berbanding jet tempur yang hanya berada
dalam tempoh singkat dan perlu balik ke pangkalan untuk mengisi
minyak.
2. Melindungi konvoi
tentera di daratan dari serangan hendap menggunakan roket dan
mesingan.
3. Melakukan
serangan terhadap sasaran di darat.
4. Melakukan operasi
pembersihan di daratan ("hunter-killer" sweeps)
Soviet war in
Afghanistan (1979–1989)
The aircraft was
operated extensively during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, mainly for
bombing Mujahideen fighters. When the U.S. supplied heat-seeking
Stinger missiles to the Mujahideen, the Soviet
The Mi-24 was
popular with ground troops, since it could stay on the battlefield
and provide fire as needed, while "fast mover" strike jets
could only stay for a short time before heading back to base to
refuel.
The Mi-24s not only
protected helicopter troop assaults and supported ground actions;
they also protected convoys, using rockets with flechette warheads to
drive off ambushes, performed strikes on predesignated targets, and
engaged in "hunter-killer" sweeps.
Ogaden War
(1977–1978)
The first use of the
Mi-24 in combat was with the Ethiopian forces during the Ogaden War
against Somalia. The helicopters were instrumental in the combined
air and ground assault that managed the Ethiopians to retake the
Ogaden, by the beginning of 1978.
Cambodian-Vietnamese
War (1978)
The Mi-24A was
extensively used by the Vietnam People's Air Force in the
Cambodian–Vietnamese War against the Khmer Rouge. The gunships
destroyed many of their bases and outposts up until 1986, when KR
forces were driven to the border of Thailand.
Chadian-Libyan
conflict (1978–1987)
The Libyan air force
actively used Mi-24A and Mi-25 units during their numerous
interventions in Chad's civil war.
Mi-25s were also
used by the Nicaraguan Army during the civil war of the 1980s.
Nicaragua received 12 Mi-24s (some sources claim 18) in the mid-1980s
to deal with "Contra" insurgents. The Mi-25s performed
ground attacks on the Contras and were also fast enough to intercept
light aircraft being used by the insurgents.
The Indian Peace
Keeping Force (1987–90) in Sri Lanka used Mi-24s when an Indian Air
Force detachment was deployed there in support of the Indian and Sri
Lankan armed forces in their fight against various Tamil militant
groups such as the LTTE. It is believed that Indian losses were
considerably reduced by the heavy fire support provided by their
Mi-24 gunships. The Indians lost no Mi-24s in the operation, as the
Tigers had no weapons capable of dealing with the Crocodile at the
time, although several sustained heavy damage from machine gun fire.
Delivered to Croatia
in 1993, twelve Mi-24s were effectively used in 1995 by the Croatian
Army in Operation Storm against Krajina army paramilitaries. The
Mi-24 was used to strike deep into the enemy background and disrupt
Krajina army communications. The actions of the Mi-24s were
successful and one Croatian Mi-24 crashed near the city of Drvar,
Bosnia and Herzegovina due to strong winds, both the pilot and the
operator survived.
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