Zvezda 1:48 Reconnaissance and combat helicopter Ka-52 Alligator 385

Zvezda 1:48 Reconnaissance and combat helicopter Ka-52 AlligatorThe Russian two-seater reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 Alligator is an evolution of the single-seater Ka-50 Black Shark. The addition of a second crew member a navigational weapons operator expanded the helicopter's application capabilities. The Ka-52 prototype made its first flight in 1997 and in 2011 the first production vehicles were supplied to Russian Army aviation. To destroy ground targets the helicopter is armed with a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon 80 122 and 240 mm caliber unguided missiles and can carry aerial bombs cannon containers and other weapons weighing up to 2 tons. In addition the Ka-52 is capable of using Vikhr anti-tank missiles with a laser head and destroy enemy aircraft with Igla-V air-to-air missiles.