Mr. LankaTileke
why did SLAF loose many Mi24s , dont they have any missile defense systems or any ati- missile systems?
By the year 2000 Only a handful of SLAF Mi-35P and Mi-24V Hind helicopters were equipped with 'IAI/Elta - Flight Guard' systems. This is compared to SLAF Mi-17's which had Flight Guards installed since around 1997. The remaining Mi-24V and Mi-35P aircraft still used the standard defensive aid suite fitted on all Mi-24s which consisted of:
3 x Sirena-3M radar warning antennae, one on each side of front fuselage and one on the trailing-edge of tail rotor pylon.
1 x Infra-red jammer (Hot Brick) in a 'flower pot' container above forward end of tailboom.
1 x ASO-2V flare dispensing unit under the tailboom forward of tailskid assembly on the Mi-24V. The Mi-35P had two ASO-2V units on the rear fuselage.
The 'Sirena-3M' warning system functioned independently to the 'Hot Brick' jammer and the 'ASO-2V' flare dispensers - the three sub-systems were not wired to work in conjunction as an automatic defensive system. For the self protection system to work it relied on the Pilot activating the flare dispensers and the 'Hot Brick' jammer manually when notified of a threat by the 'Sirena-3M' warning system.
It is a well know fact that the 'Sirena-3M' warning system has a lot of deficiencies - false warnings, delayed reaction warnings. Coupled with delayed response times because of its manual opeartion, accounted for all SLAF Mi-24 losses. The 'Hot Brick' jammer is a very capable system, however it has a poor in-service record due to poor reliability.
This changed however with the introduction of 'IAI/Elta's - Flight Guard' system.
This was demonstrated in the incident on the 23rd of October 2000 when two SLAF Hinds engaged Sea Tiger 'Muraj' boats in Trincomalee. CH613 and CH629 (both Mi-24V) were involved in the attack.
CH613 was shot down because it used the standard 'Sirena-3M' system and the pilot was late in launching his countermeasures. CH629 survived because it was using the 'IAI/Elta' system which successfully defeated the 2 missiles fired at it.
Now all Mi-24V, Mi-24P and Mi-35P Hinds in the SLAF use the 'IAI/Elta - Flight Guard' system
Hope this answers your question..
Edited By - Mig-29C - 3 Oct 2006 15:19:23 GMT |
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