Ka-52 - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 190877 by U71669817 (talk)

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Undo revision 190877 by U71669817 (talk)

U71669817: fixed typo

2024-08-11T13:43:27Z

fixed typo

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Reformatted

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U127199565: /* Description */

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‎Description

U123536139: DIRCM system, existed but not mentioned in the vehicle description.

2023-11-04T17:40:48Z

DIRCM system, existed but not mentioned in the vehicle description.

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-10-28T10:31:46Z

‎Description

U81436767: /* Description */ New Description Project

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‎Description: New Description Project

U44629479: Edits

2023-03-20T19:49:46Z

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U44185333: /* History */ Fixed some incorrect design notes and added to the service history.

2023-03-20T19:35:13Z

‎History: Fixed some incorrect design notes and added to the service history.

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 8 x 9M39 Igla missiles
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 <!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in a helicopter, the features of using the helicopter in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
-The Ka-52 is a true gladiator of the sky. It excels in any type of combat scenario, mainly air-to-ground operations. It can be equipped with a wide selection of armaments. From rockets and bombs to missiles, it has 24 different armament loadouts. Its two almighty Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines provide 2,350 BHP and 210 kgf of thrust each, making this 10,400 kg beast dance in the sky, like a ballerina dancing on a cloud. The Ka-52 has a total of six wing hard points, with three hard points on each wing.
+The Ka-52 is a true gladiator of the sky. It excels in any type of combat scenario, mainly air-to-ground operations. It can be equipped with a wide selection of armaments. From rockets and bombs to missiles, it has 24 different armament loadouts. Its two almighty Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines provide 2,350 BHP and 2,100 kgf of thrust each, making this 10,400 kg beast dance in the sky, like a ballerina dancing on a cloud. The Ka-52 has a total of six wing hard points, with three hard points on each wing.
 === Air to Air ===

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 8 x 9M39 Igla missiles
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 <!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in a helicopter, the features of using the helicopter in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
-The Ka-52 is a true gladiator of the sky. It excels in any type of combat scenario, mainly air-to-ground operations. It can be equipped with a wide selection of armaments. From rockets and bombs to missiles, it has 24 different armament loadouts. Its two almighty Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines provide 2,350 BHP and 2,10 kgf of thrust each, making this 10,400 kg beast dance in the sky, like a ballerina dancing on a cloud. The Ka-52 has a total of six wing hard points, with three hard points on each wing.
+The Ka-52 is a true gladiator of the sky. It excels in any type of combat scenario, mainly air-to-ground operations. It can be equipped with a wide selection of armaments. From rockets and bombs to missiles, it has 24 different armament loadouts. Its two almighty Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshaft engines provide 2,350 BHP and 210 kgf of thrust each, making this 10,400 kg beast dance in the sky, like a ballerina dancing on a cloud. The Ka-52 has a total of six wing hard points, with three hard points on each wing.
 === Air to Air ===

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the helicopter, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the helicopter in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-In the early 1980s, while the Ka-50 was facing off against the Mi-28 in state acceptance trials, the Kamov design team came up with a special variant of their helicopter: A dedicated "battlefield support" with more weapon hardpoints than the Ka-50, far more advanced optics and sensors, and an air-to-ground radar for surveying the battlefield. This new helicopter had so many different systems to operate, that it required a second crew member, therefore a tandem "side-by-side" cockpit was chosen for multiple reasons, one of which was to differentiate it from the Mi-24 and Mi-28 cockpit designs where the pilot sat behind the gunner. The finalized design of the new aircraft, now named the Ka-52, would receive two more wing-mounted hardpoints than its Ka-50 predecessor, in addition to a dedicated multimode A2G radar, and a day/night thermal sight (both of which the Ka-50 lacked). To keep flight performance on par with the Ka-50, the cockpit armor and amount of ammo in the cannon was greatly reduced, and a new VK-2500 engine was developed for this helicopter. The first phase of trial testing was completed in 2008, and serial production of the Ka-52 was officially greenlit from that point as it entered service with the Russian VVS.
+In the early 1980s, while the Ka-50 was facing off against the Mi-28 in state acceptance trials, the Kamov design team came up with a special variant of their helicopter: A dedicated "battlefield support" with more weapon hardpoints than the Ka-50, far more advanced optics and sensors, and an air-to-ground radar for surveying the battlefield. This new helicopter had so many different systems to operate, that it required a second crew member, therefore a tandem "side-by-side" cockpit was chosen for multiple reasons, one of which was to differentiate it from the Mi-24 and Mi-28 cockpit designs where the pilot sat behind the gunner. The finalized design of the new aircraft, now named the Ka-52, would receive two more wing-mounted hardpoints than its Ka-50 predecessor, in addition to a dedicated multimode A2G radar, and a day/night thermal sight (both of which the Ka-50 lacked). To keep flight performance on par with the Ka-50, the cockpit armour and amount of ammo in the cannon was greatly reduced, and a new VK-2500 engine was developed for this helicopter. The first phase of trial testing was completed in 2008, and serial production of the Ka-52 was officially greenlit from that point as it entered service with the Russian VVS.
 The '''{{Specs|name}} "Alligator"''' (NATO reporting name: ''Hokum-B''), introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]], has similar weapons to the Ka-50, including the infamous [[9K127 Vikhr]] ATGMs with excellent range and proximity fuses, and superior electronics with little impact on the great flight performance. The Alligator is a well-rounded attack helicopter that can seek and destroy ground targets and still pose a considerable threat to aircraft. The Ka-52 is also armed with a powerful 2A42 cannon with strong APDS belts, and the unguided SO-13OF rockets which can almost always destroy a tank in a single hit due to their massive HE payload. All in all, the Ka-52 is one of the best helicopters in all of War Thunder, and acts as a great reward at the end of the line for players who were patient enough to research their way up to it.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the helicopter, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the helicopter in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-In the early 1980s, while the Ka-50 was facing off against the Mi-28 in state acceptance trials, the Kamov design team came up with a special variant of their helicopter: A dedicated "battlefield support" with more weapon hardpoints than the Ka-50, far more advanced optics and sensors, and an air-to-ground radar for surveying the battlefield. This new helicopter had so many different systems to operate, that it required a second crew member, therefore a tandem "side-by-side" cockpit was chosen for multiple reasons, one of which was to differentiate it from the Mi-24 and Mi-28 cockpit designs where the pilot sat behind the gunner. The finalized design of the new aircraft, now named the Ka-52, would receive two more wing-mounted hardpoints than its Ka-50 predecessor, in addition to a dedicated multimode A2G radar, and a day/night thermal sight (both of which the Ka-50 lacked). To keep flight performance on par with the Ka-50, the cockpit arbor and amount of ammo in the cannon was greatly reduced, and a new VK-2500 engine was developed for this helicopter. The first phase of trial testing was completed in 2008, and serial production of the Ka-52 was officially greenlit from that point as it entered service with the Russian VVS.
+In the early 1980s, while the Ka-50 was facing off against the Mi-28 in state acceptance trials, the Kamov design team came up with a special variant of their helicopter: A dedicated "battlefield support" with more weapon hardpoints than the Ka-50, far more advanced optics and sensors, and an air-to-ground radar for surveying the battlefield. This new helicopter had so many different systems to operate, that it required a second crew member, therefore a tandem "side-by-side" cockpit was chosen for multiple reasons, one of which was to differentiate it from the Mi-24 and Mi-28 cockpit designs where the pilot sat behind the gunner. The finalized design of the new aircraft, now named the Ka-52, would receive two more wing-mounted hardpoints than its Ka-50 predecessor, in addition to a dedicated multimode A2G radar, and a day/night thermal sight (both of which the Ka-50 lacked). To keep flight performance on par with the Ka-50, the cockpit armor and amount of ammo in the cannon was greatly reduced, and a new VK-2500 engine was developed for this helicopter. The first phase of trial testing was completed in 2008, and serial production of the Ka-52 was officially greenlit from that point as it entered service with the Russian VVS.
 The '''{{Specs|name}} "Alligator"''' (NATO reporting name: ''Hokum-B''), introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]], has similar weapons to the Ka-50, including the infamous [[9K127 Vikhr]] ATGMs with excellent range and proximity fuses, and superior electronics with little impact on the great flight performance. The Alligator is a well-rounded attack helicopter that can seek and destroy ground targets and still pose a considerable threat to aircraft. The Ka-52 is also armed with a powerful 2A42 cannon with strong APDS belts, and the unguided SO-13OF rockets which can almost always destroy a tank in a single hit due to their massive HE payload. All in all, the Ka-52 is one of the best helicopters in all of War Thunder, and acts as a great reward at the end of the line for players who were patient enough to research their way up to it.

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 * HIRSS is a shield mounted on the exhaust that dissipates heat escaping from the exhaust, reducing the possibility of a successful enemy lock-on with a heat-seeking missile.
 * The Missile Approach Warning (MAW) detects any incoming missile and notifies you about it, as well deploying the countermeasures automatically.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the helicopter, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the helicopter in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (NATO Code: Hokum-B) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian attack helicopter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]].
+In the early 1980s, while the Ka-50 was facing off against the Mi-28 in state acceptance trials, the Kamov design team came up with a special variant of their helicopter: A dedicated "battlefield support" with more weapon hardpoints than the Ka-50, far more advanced optics and sensors, and a air-to-ground radar for surveying the battlefield. This new helicopter had so many different systems to operate, that it required a second crew member, therefore a tandem "side by side" cockpit was chosen for multiple reasons, one which which funilly enough was to diffrenciate it from the Mi-24 and Mi-28 cockpit designs where the pilot sat behind the gunner. The finalized design of the new aircraft, now named the Ka-52, would recieve two more wing mounted hardpoints than its Ka-50 predecessor, in addition to a dedicated multimode A2G radar, and a day/night thermal sight (both of which the Ka-50 lacked). To keep flight performance on par with the Ka-50, the cockpit armor and amount of ammo in the cannon was greatly reduced, and a new VK-2500 engine was developed for this helicopter. The first phase of trial testing was completed in 2008, and serial production of the Ka-52 was officially greenlit from that point as it entered service with the Russian VVS.
-The Ka-52 "Alligator" is immediately recognizable as a Kamov product from the coaxial rotor arrangement. It is a two-seat derivative of the premium [[Ka-50]] "Black Shark" with side-by-side cockpit seating and a much larger nose housing a radar inside and an optical turret underneath it. The Ka-52 has similar weapons to the Ka-50, including the infamous 9K127 Vikhr ATGMs with excellent range and proximity fuses, and superior electronics with little impact on the great flight performance. The Alligator is a well-rounded attack helicopter that can seek and destroy ground targets and still pose a considerable threat to aircraft.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (NATO reporting name: ''Hokum-B''), introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]], has similar weapons to the Ka-50, including the infamous [[9K127 Vikhr|9K127 Vikhr ATGMs]] with excellent range and proximity fuses, and superior electronics with little impact on the great flight performance. The Alligator is a well-rounded attack helicopter that can seek and destroy ground targets and still pose a considerable threat to aircraft. The Ka-52 is also armed with a powerful 2A42 cannon with strong APDS belts, and the unguided SO-13OF rockets which can almost always destroy a tank in a single hit due to their massive HE payload. All in all, the Ka-52 is one of the best helicopters in all of War Thunder, and acts as a great reward at the end of the line for players who were patient enough to research their way up to it.
 == General info ==

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	According to some sources, a Ka-52 crashed near Mayadin due to a technical failure on 5 May 2018.		According to some sources, a Ka-52 crashed near Mayadin due to a technical failure on 5 May 2018.
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−	During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following war, several Ka-52 have been deployed in battle, one famous example being the battle for Hostomel airport. At least one Ka-52 was downed during the attack, with the pilot and gunner surviving, and cockpit footage of the incident was widely shared in the following days.

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 '''Development'''
-While the V-80 prototype (which would later become the Ka-50 "Black Shark") and Mi-28 attack helicopters were going through comparative tests, an idea for a dedicated battlefield reconnaissance and target designation helicopter was raised by the Kamov design team. Because of the Soviet economic downturn of the 1980s, it was decided to base the new helicopter on the Ka-50 attack helicopter. The new reconnaissance and target designation equipment required the addition of a second crew member, who would operate the new systems. A side-by-side seating arrangement was chosen in order to facilitate co-operation of the two crew members. This new helicopter was designated as the Ka-52 and it was given the name "Alligator".
+While the V-80 prototype (which would later become the Ka-50 "Black Shark") and Mi-28 attack helicopters were going through comparative tests, an idea for a dedicated battlefield reconnaissance and target designation helicopter was raised by the Kamov design team. Because of the Soviet economic downturn of the 1980s, it was decided to base the new helicopter on the Ka-50 attack helicopter. The new reconnaissance and target designation equipment required the addition of a second crew member, who would operate the new systems. A side-by-side seating arrangement was chosen in order to facilitate co-operation of the two crew members. This new helicopter was designated as the Ka-52 and it was given the nickname "Alligator".
 '''Design'''
-The Ka-52 features two radar antennas, rather than one as seen on the Ka-50. One is mounted in the nose for ground targets, and one is mounted on a mast for aerial targets. It also features two TV sighting systems; one under the nose, and one above the cockpit. The Ka-52 has the same side-mounted cannons as on the Ka-50. It has six wing hardpoints, two more than the Ka-50. To reduce weight, the Ka-52's armour and cannon ammunition was reduced. Because of this, some performance was lost. To rectify this issue, the VK-2500 powerplant was fitted. The Ka-52 is approved for day, night, and adverse weather conditions.
+The Ka-52 features a radar dish in the nose, used for both ground and aerial targets. It also features a much more capable sight module in a spherical turret below the nose, with wider ranges of movement, both horizontally and vertically. The Ka-52 features the same side-mounted 2A42 30 mm autocannon as on the Ka-50; being limited in its rotation, it still packs a punch and is useful vs air and ground targets alike. It has six wing hardpoints (three on either wing), two more than the Ka-50, allowing for the usage of Igla AAMs without sacrificing rockets, bombs, or ATGMs.
 '''Production and Testing'''
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 According to some sources, a Ka-52 crashed near Mayadin due to a technical failure on 5 May 2018.
 == Media ==