The Mi-24 helicopters have been mass-produced since ... featuring a 12.7×108 mm caliber and a firing rate of 4-5 thousand rounds per minute, or a twin-barrel GSh-30-2 cannon with a 30 mm caliber.

The Soviet Mi-24 was a testament to the Soviet preference for brute force and power over finesse or whiz-bang technological wizardry. These flying beasts were killers. At the height of the Cold ...