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Kelebihan helikopter tempur dalam serangan udara



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)
5. Memusnahkan kubu dan pertahan musuh di daratan.

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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