Mi-28

The Mil Mi-28 "Havoc" is a dedicated Anti-Armor Attack Helicopter designed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant of Russia.

Characteristics
The Mi-28 is armed with a 30mm 2A42 chin-mounted automatic cannon and four hard-point pylons underneath it's wings capable of carrying 2,300 kg of ordinance including gunpods, rockets, bombs, anti-tank and anti-air missiles. Unlike the Mi-24, the Mi-28 was not designed to carry armed passengers. Despite this, it is reported to have a compartment capable of carrying up to three passengers. This is reportedly intended to be a feature to rescue downed air-crews. The pilot and co-pilot sit in a tandem cockpit with the co-pilot sitting forward of the pilot. It has a maximum speed of 300km/h (187 mph), a maximum range of 1,100 km (640 mi) and a 5,600 m (19,000 foot) flight ceiling. It is powered by two Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines, with 1,450 kW (1,950 hp) each. The "N" (for "Night") version is optimized for day/night operations in all weather equipped with a milimeter wave radar station, IR-TV and laser ranger mounted on top of the main rotor in a manner similar to the mounting of the Longbow dome on the AH-64 Apache Longbow.

History
The development of the Mi-28 began in 1972, following the development of the Mi-24 Hind. Nearly a decade later in 1981, a design mock-up was first presented and two prototypes flew in 1982 and 83. It entered design trials in 1984, but in October of that year the Soviets chose the tandem-rotor Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopter as their new anti-armor helicopter and development continued at a lesser pace. By 1987, production of the Mi-28A was approved.

In January of 1988, the first prototype of the Mi-28A flew. This version debuted at the Paris Air Show in 1989. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Government continued to steadily develop the Mi-28A until 1993, where it was seen as uncompetitve with the Ka-50. However, by 1995, a new version with Day/Night and All Weather capabilities was unveiled as the Mi-28N. By 2003, the lower production cost, similarities to the Mi-24 and better all-weather day/night performance had caused Russian authorities to declare the Mi-28N to be the new Russian attack helicopter.

It has been planned that by 2015, over 300 Mi-28N will serve with the Russian armed forces. An export version, the Mi-28NE and a simpler day-only version, Mi-28D.

In Game
The Mi-28 is first seen during the level Safehouse, where it serves as a Loyalist gunship support for Capitan Price's SAS team in Russia following the detonation of a Nuclear Device by Khaled Al-Assad in the middle east. The Havoc is next seen in a flash-back mission One Shot, One Kill where several are used by Ultranationalists in Prypiat, Ukraine. Two are brought down by a pair of SAS Snipers--the then-Lieutenant Price and Capitan MacMillian. One almost crushes MacMillian as it crashes, gravely injuring him. The final occurance of these helicopters is in the level Game Over, where a loyalist Havoc destroys an Ultranationalist Mi-24, causing enough of a distraction for John MacTavish to kill Imran Zakhaev and his escorts.

The version seen in the game is the Mi-28N.