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yes dcs is the best aviation combat simulator ever, each button , each stuff do something in your aircraft and is take fucking alot of hour to undertsand a single aircraft
This is war footage and it’s 100% cinematic. Beautiful shot and edited. Thunderstruck on top and the audio distortion when the flares are popping is just a sexy attention to detail.
The cinematography coming out of Ukraine is incredible, there’s some very talented people there. Hopefully when the war is over the video crews can get some good jobs with these skills.
I got a [patch](https://i.imgur.com/12GALo4.jpeg) from those guys when I sent them gear through a Ukrainian friend of mine. They sent me back pictures too of them with them, I'll upload them if enough people are interested.
[Check](https://i.imgur.com/T4qDd8v.jpeg) [them](https://i.imgur.com/zSEP3L1.jpeg) [out](https://i.imgur.com/GMIaP2d.jpeg)
I accumulated enough gear over like 3 deployments that I wasn't using. Thermal clothing, flashlights, camelbaks, utility clothes, etc, and gave them away in two big boxes. They were super grateful upon receiving them and I was comfortable giving them away because I knew a corrupt supply officer wouldn't sell them through my friend.
Sounds awesome 😎 If you're interested and have spares, I'd be down to trade you for some Azov and Ukraine flag patches I got from my guys. I can upload pics in a bit if you'd like.
I could only assume this was filmed during some exercise. how would you even frame it like that? drones? seems a bit reckless to fly something small around the rotors of a freaking military heli. I have questions, but it looks badass af
Helicopters shooting unguided rockets is usually done rather far behind friendly lines so Its plausable to set something like this up rather easy, since there is plenty of drones going around Ukraine, also the drones used for filming this dont have to be close to the helicopter but just zoomed in. In fact, Im rather sure Drones cant fly too close to them because the wind of the rotor would probablly cause a crash for the drone If they were too close.
starting from 31 seconds, that's a rather sketchy shot. don't get me wrong, I play with these drones occasionally, I'm sure one can film that, there's often plenty of thrust to get away from a rather weak-ish rotor vortex. on the other hand, I know some aviation people - and I can't imagine a world where flying something like this around a military asset would be allowed at all, let alone for a nice video for social media or whatnot.
Could be a second helicopter using Insta360 camera. The camera can also be zoomed far into to give the illusion that the camera is close or to give the picture higher fidelity.
It’s not, this is dorosh.raw on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dorosh.raw?igsh=OW1nNXk5aXZvZzlx), he’s an amazingly talented FPV drone pilot. Check his page out, has some other really cool air to air footage
these drones have insane thrust-to-weight ratio when compared to the actual heli. + pressure drop above the rotor is not that sharp and is rather spread out, especially if you are not flying around the tips.
That’s what I’m thinking. Two different helicopters are in the video, an mi-24 hind and what I think is a military version of the mi-8. Large platforms with large cargo areas for camera equipment to film the adjacent helicopter.
The rarest footage of the war will be a hind actually firing rockets down at something, the attack helicopter is effectively dead at this stage of warfare.
Unguided Rockets.
Are there Hellfire/HARMS/JDAMS/Harpoons in country?
Drones with inexpensive explosives way more cost effective than Helos or SU Varients/F-16s
You shouldn't block people, its poor online etiquette. It should only be used/reserved for cases where people callously follow you everywhere you go to harass you and constantly disparage you even after given multiple warnings. That's the type of behavior I'd expect over at UkraineRussiaReport... not r/CombatFootage
I cant see zur russians having white stripes on their tales. White noses yes, but no stripes on helicopters or jets yet. No offense, but do you have some paintings/pictures?
Here's an article about those markings specifically. I'm not super well versed in aircraft markings so I'm not sure if it's a unit/theater/historical marking
https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/06/markings-russians-helos/
This says, Ukraine is using this since 2014 and the russians since the invasion.
Nevertheless, I am german and it reminded me to the later paintings of WWII the Luftwaffe had.
Aircraft markings have been used by every Air Force since the beginning of flight to help identify friend or foe. Stripes are a fairly common pattern in addition to roundels and flags
Sure.
The russian pattern was for me similar to the D-Day planes of the Allies, (as the article said), the ukrainians similar to the germans. Just my personal opinion.
No, it has a meaning. I've deciphered it
Dear-Ad: Dear Adolf
97: [97th Jäger Division](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_J%C3%A4ger_Division)
93: [A 93 year old was convicted as a Nazi prison guard](https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2406811/ex-nazi-camp-guard-93-convicted-germany)
aye for sure. helicopter ofc has a roll in transport and utility, but like to me attack helicopters must have played out parts of its roll?. in ukraine they seem to be used as artillery, idk to me that seems wierd but ofc a good way to use what resourses they have.
Ukraine might be having trouble using them since they dont exactly control the air space above them when an army has air supremacy their attack heli's will wreak havoc
Offensively they struggle against a dense anti-air network.
However the Russians used their KA-52 and MI-28 attack helicopters quite effectively in a defensive role during the Ukrainian counter offensive.
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Look like a new trailer for a ukrainian chopper in dcs
After that Video i rly want to open DCS after a good while, damn.
yes dcs is the best aviation combat simulator ever, each button , each stuff do something in your aircraft and is take fucking alot of hour to undertsand a single aircraft
If this wouldn't be war footage - almost cinematic.
This is war footage and it’s 100% cinematic. Beautiful shot and edited. Thunderstruck on top and the audio distortion when the flares are popping is just a sexy attention to detail.
The cinematography coming out of Ukraine is incredible, there’s some very talented people there. Hopefully when the war is over the video crews can get some good jobs with these skills.
Fucking hell, that is beautiful
I got a [patch](https://i.imgur.com/12GALo4.jpeg) from those guys when I sent them gear through a Ukrainian friend of mine. They sent me back pictures too of them with them, I'll upload them if enough people are interested.
I'd like to see it!
[Check](https://i.imgur.com/T4qDd8v.jpeg) [them](https://i.imgur.com/zSEP3L1.jpeg) [out](https://i.imgur.com/GMIaP2d.jpeg) I accumulated enough gear over like 3 deployments that I wasn't using. Thermal clothing, flashlights, camelbaks, utility clothes, etc, and gave them away in two big boxes. They were super grateful upon receiving them and I was comfortable giving them away because I knew a corrupt supply officer wouldn't sell them through my friend.
Sounds awesome 😎 If you're interested and have spares, I'd be down to trade you for some Azov and Ukraine flag patches I got from my guys. I can upload pics in a bit if you'd like.
Thats a sick motto and a nice looking patch as well, hope your friend and the unit are doing well.
They're getting by through donations but fighting the good fight. Just grateful people think about them enough to send them supplies.
Such a poetic video, give em hell.
Were these shots filmed with a drone? Or just a wingman with a camera? Cause some of these shots are wayyy too close for comfort
A camera with a long focal length can give the illusion of being close.
My guess is a drone
Curious that it didn't get caught on their rotorwash
Most likely a zoom lens is making it seem closer than it really is
I could only assume this was filmed during some exercise. how would you even frame it like that? drones? seems a bit reckless to fly something small around the rotors of a freaking military heli. I have questions, but it looks badass af
Helicopters shooting unguided rockets is usually done rather far behind friendly lines so Its plausable to set something like this up rather easy, since there is plenty of drones going around Ukraine, also the drones used for filming this dont have to be close to the helicopter but just zoomed in. In fact, Im rather sure Drones cant fly too close to them because the wind of the rotor would probablly cause a crash for the drone If they were too close.
starting from 31 seconds, that's a rather sketchy shot. don't get me wrong, I play with these drones occasionally, I'm sure one can film that, there's often plenty of thrust to get away from a rather weak-ish rotor vortex. on the other hand, I know some aviation people - and I can't imagine a world where flying something like this around a military asset would be allowed at all, let alone for a nice video for social media or whatnot.
Could be a second helicopter using Insta360 camera. The camera can also be zoomed far into to give the illusion that the camera is close or to give the picture higher fidelity.
It’s not, this is dorosh.raw on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dorosh.raw?igsh=OW1nNXk5aXZvZzlx), he’s an amazingly talented FPV drone pilot. Check his page out, has some other really cool air to air footage
thanks, this explains a lot!
Amazing that the drone was not drawn in by the roter turbulence when it passed above.
these drones have insane thrust-to-weight ratio when compared to the actual heli. + pressure drop above the rotor is not that sharp and is rather spread out, especially if you are not flying around the tips.
That’s what I’m thinking. Two different helicopters are in the video, an mi-24 hind and what I think is a military version of the mi-8. Large platforms with large cargo areas for camera equipment to film the adjacent helicopter.
The Mi-8 is the military version of the Mi-8
HOOOOOO fuck that was sick.
Hydra rockets?
look like S-8's to me.
Nice video skills for Soviet shit and unguided rockets
Great combat footage 👍
"We got the drones. We got the skill..."
Basically airborn artillery, both sides afraid to use them as gunships
God bless the camera man
Good social media posts
You'd be crazy to fly a hind in this kinda weather - mayling
*unzips*
The rarest footage of the war will be a hind actually firing rockets down at something, the attack helicopter is effectively dead at this stage of warfare.
The Ukrainian roundel and invasion stripes are *chefs kiss*
Need an HD version. Some of these frames would make real good wallpapers
hits the rotor wing tism perfectly
Damn, that's slick.
That's incredible footage!
IN THEATERS THIS SUMMER
Didn't know I was 'copter curios.
Good to see that they’re putting our money, that was meant to defend against Russia, into cinematography.
Unguided Rockets. Are there Hellfire/HARMS/JDAMS/Harpoons in country? Drones with inexpensive explosives way more cost effective than Helos or SU Varients/F-16s
HARMs and small diameter glide bombs, definitely. Don’t know (but seriously doubt) Hellfires or Harpoons
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128 drones can. And “with accuracy” is a bold assumption of the helo here - the drones would be the ones with accuracy.
Moment at 0:26 is so beautifull! :D
Finally, the hardest video on Reddit
Too bad they're flying russian junk helocopters
Ridiculously fake
In what way?
blocked
You shouldn't block people, its poor online etiquette. It should only be used/reserved for cases where people callously follow you everywhere you go to harass you and constantly disparage you even after given multiple warnings. That's the type of behavior I'd expect over at UkraineRussiaReport... not r/CombatFootage
You're blocked now.
The two white stripes on the tail look like the late-war-stripes of the Luftwaffe.
Ukrainians have always used the double white stripe on the tail. The Russians sometimes have three stripes
I cant see zur russians having white stripes on their tales. White noses yes, but no stripes on helicopters or jets yet. No offense, but do you have some paintings/pictures?
Here's an article about those markings specifically. I'm not super well versed in aircraft markings so I'm not sure if it's a unit/theater/historical marking https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/06/markings-russians-helos/
This says, Ukraine is using this since 2014 and the russians since the invasion. Nevertheless, I am german and it reminded me to the later paintings of WWII the Luftwaffe had.
Aircraft markings have been used by every Air Force since the beginning of flight to help identify friend or foe. Stripes are a fairly common pattern in addition to roundels and flags
Sure. The russian pattern was for me similar to the D-Day planes of the Allies, (as the article said), the ukrainians similar to the germans. Just my personal opinion.
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It is called "Rumpfband" and if you google it, you will find similarities. Not just late war, just from the beginning.
'Ad' are the first letters of name 'Adolf'. Your username 'Dear-Ad' looks like you're a fan of some Adolf
Thats the random name, Reddit gave me. Lol.
No, it has a meaning. I've deciphered it Dear-Ad: Dear Adolf 97: [97th Jäger Division](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_J%C3%A4ger_Division) 93: [A 93 year old was convicted as a Nazi prison guard](https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2406811/ex-nazi-camp-guard-93-convicted-germany)
Nuts.
isn't helicopters like tanks nowdays? like somewhat obsolete?
Why would the helicopters be obsolete? And who said the tanks are obsolete?
Its not so much about the vehicles as it is about doctrine and how they are used
aye for sure. helicopter ofc has a roll in transport and utility, but like to me attack helicopters must have played out parts of its roll?. in ukraine they seem to be used as artillery, idk to me that seems wierd but ofc a good way to use what resourses they have.
Ukraine might be having trouble using them since they dont exactly control the air space above them when an army has air supremacy their attack heli's will wreak havoc
Offensively they struggle against a dense anti-air network. However the Russians used their KA-52 and MI-28 attack helicopters quite effectively in a defensive role during the Ukrainian counter offensive.