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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I've heard of some Soviet/Russian helicopters being equipped to drop bombs. I would have to assume the bombs that a helicopter would drop would have to be retarded bombs (the kind where large fins pop out when dropped to induce a large amount of drag to enable the aircraft to get out of the blast zone). Those kinds of fins can usually be added to bombs as a kit.
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Not necessarily, the Mi-8 has a service ceiling of 4500m and the Mi-17 has a service ceiling of 5000-5700m (variant dependent). More than enough distance to drop a bomb and be outside of the blast radius. Especially combined with forward movement.
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