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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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They also have parachute retarded bombs. The FAB-250 GP bomb (250kg/551lb) and the PLAB-500
napalm (1,102lb) bomb are the only bombs on display for the Mi-8/17 in my
Modern Fighting Helicopters (Bill Gunston & Mike Spick, Salamader Books, 1986). Never imagined a heli dropping napalm before.