Kamov Ka-65 Howler | |
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Role | Attack helicopter |
Manufacturer | Kamov |
First flight | 2010 |
Introduction | 2018 |
Primary users | |
Number built | Over 10,000 |
Unit cost | $2,000,000 |
Developed from | Kamov Ka-50 |
The Kamov Ka-65 Howler is the SGB's attack helicopter, it is equiped with 8 missile pods, 4 on each side, a small cannon under the nose of the helicopter. It can also be upgraded with more deadly missile systems and an upgraded chain gun.
Description[]
After extensive research using statistics from the Afghan campaign the Kamov Aircraft company reasoned that with computer assistance a single pilot could cope with almost any situation. The result of their ten year programme of study and flight testing was the Kamov Ka-50 Hokum, the world's first single seat coaxial rotor attack helicopter. It was also the first helicopter of any kind to be fitted with an ejection seat. The Kamov Ka-50's high degree of technical complexity was also unique for Russian combat equipment (though it is still very survivable). The Kamov Ka-65 Howler takes the Kamov Ka-50 and improves on it, adding more advanced avionics, more powerful and fuel efficient engines, a second crew member, and stronger quieter rotor blades. The Kamov Ka-65 also does away with the ejection seat, which was admittedly no better than auto-rotation.
Technical Specifications[]
Crew: 2, one behind the other.
Lenght- 13.2 m
Width- 6.1 m
Height- 5.4 m
Weight- 11,000 kg
Power Plant- 2x, 2,500hp conventional turboshaft engines
Primary Armament- 30 mm cannon, 88mm Anti-Tank Missile pods
Howler Callsigns[]
- Buzzard
- Warwitch
- Yellow Jacket
- Moonmoth
- Condor
- Hawk Owl
- Snow Owl
- Snowgoose
- Dragonfly
Trivia[]
- Kamov Ka-50 and Kamov Ka-52 have their gun mounted on the right side. The undernose cannon is borrowed from Mi-28 Havok. So is a two-man crew; when Kamov had to add a second crewman, they took a Kamov Ka-50, locatedthe seats side-by-side, and called it Kamov Ka-52.
- Removing the ejection seat is a bad idea - research in experimental units showed that the seat is of much reassurance to the pilots.
- Kamov Ka-50/Kamov Ka-52 is one of the few unis and vehicles exclusive to the real-world Russian SpetsNaz.