Russian Helicopter Tactics Docs anywhere?

[Belphe]

Hi,

 

I would like to know more about the combat helicopter tactics on the modern battlefield; how manoeuvres are performed, how they attack and what are the techniques of e.g. taking off, landing, disengaging or evasion etc. I have some basic knowledge on this but I would like to know more, especially because the Russian methods are different from the Western ones. Someone once said that the Americans build their helos like dragonflies, the Russians build them like tanks...

Any idea if there are any interesting articles or manuals on this topic I could acquire from the net? Something similar to the pdf's of the good old Open Falcon?

Please, don't send me "googleing". I know I can try to look for them myself. It's just perhaps some of you know them already and since our hobby is sort of "secluded", not many people and not many sites offer such information...

 

Thanks!

[MBot]

If you are fluent in German, here is an interesting article about helicopter tactics of the East German army:

 

http://www.nva-flieger.de/html/taktik-arfk-angriffsmethoden.php

[CE_Mikemonster]

Good question Manorca, I was wondering that myself. The closest I could come to was this, albeit not sure I searched very hard. Still, very interesting reading.

http://www.books-on-line.com/bol/BookDisplay.cfm?BookNum=22364

[AlphaOneSix]

Here's one:

 

Vertical Landing with Hovering in Ground Effect

 

(1) Before landing glide at 120 km/h IAS from the height of 100 m smoothly pull in the control stick to initiate reduction of forward speed so as to bring the speed to 60 to 50 km/h at a height of 60 to 50 m.

 

At a height of 8 to 5 m smoothly pull back the control stick and increase the collective pitch as required to establish hovering at a height of 2 to 3m.

 

In the course of deceleration and transition to hovering relieve the controls forces by momentary depressions of the trimming button.

 

Caution: Initiate increase of engine power for the purpose of the helicopter deceleration in advance. Pull up the collective pitch control lever smoothly to maintain the main rotor speed within the specified limits. Any lag in timely increase of power and sharp increase of power immediately before hovering may result in excessively high pitches to the main rotor and rough landing.

 

(2) After hovering smoothly reduce the collective pitch to execute vertical descent with gradual reduction of vertical speed of descent so as to bring it to a level not exceeding 0.2 m/s by the moment of touchdown.

 

Avoid lateral shifts of the helicopter before touchdown. Reduce the main rotor collective pitch down to the minimum limit only being completely sure that the helicopter wheels are positively supported by hard surface.

 

(3) In crosswind landing hold the helicopter by application of the control stick into the wind until the helicopter is sure to land and stands firmly on the ground.

[CE_Mikemonster]

Mangaroca, if you find anything good please can you PM me?

Regards MM

[Belphe]

Sure thing! Still looking thou... :/

[experimental_pilot]

No Russian stuff, but this might help.

http://www.101st.org/Data/5.27.htm

 

I think the Russian tactic is just: Pointy thing where the bad guy is and push zee buttonz. :)

[Avimimus]

Nope, they have some of the most developed (and overly elaborate) combat helicopter tactics in the world.

[Vesperatus]

Nope, they have some of the most developed (and overly elaborate) combat helicopter tactics in the world.

 

Document detailing russian helicopter doctrine on my desk now or it never happened !

Edited March 8, 2009 by Vesperatus
corrected typo

[HansRoaming]

Nope, they have some of the most developed (and overly elaborate) combat helicopter tactics in the world.

 

Just wish they'd write them down in English somewhere :)

[LoyalNine]

Document detailing russian helicopter doctrine on my desk now or it never happened !

 

+1!!