Столб черного дыма: экипаж российского вертолета Ка-27ПС уничтожил катер-камикадзе противника Magura-V5

The modernized Kalashnikov machine gun has once again proven its effectiveness

The crew of a Russian Ka-27PS multi-purpose helicopter of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation destroyed a low-visibility unmanned kamikaze boat Magura-V5 (Maritime Autonomous Guard Unmanned Robotic Apparatus V-type) with a 7.62-mm modernized Kalashnikov machine gun (PKM).

Ka-27PL

The PKM is placed on a pedestal mount in the helicopter's troop compartment. Footage published online shows Russian soldiers firing aimed shots at the unmanned boat. Hit by a machine gun burst, the Magura-V5 exploded, and a black cloud rose into the air.

Frame of the destruction of the Magura-V5 kamikaze boat

Technical characteristics of the Ka-27PS helicopter:

  • maximum take-off weight — 11 tons
  • flight range — 750 km
  • engine type — TV3-117VMA (two engines), or TV3-117KM, or VK 2500
  • power of each engine — 2200 hp
  • armament: torpedo, bomb, missile
  • crew in the strike version of the helicopter — 2 people
Ka-27PL

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