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Revision as of 18:58, 26 December 2023
Blackhelm Confederate Army |
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![LUESzVm.png](/mediawiki/images/thumb/e/e7/LUESzVm.png/175px-LUESzVm.png) |
Active | 1997 – present (Current form) |
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Country | Blackhelm Confederacy |
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Allegiance | Varies determined on branch |
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Type | Army |
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Size | 7.1 million |
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Headquarters | Ministry of the Army, Paradise City |
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Motto(s) | Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo |
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Current commander | General Marcus Blueshield |
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The Blackhelm Confederate Army represents the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Blackhelm Confederacy, formed from parts of the collapsing Imperial Exponential Army in 1997. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Empire, and required reforms to professionalize the force during the transition.
Since 1997, the army has withdrawn many thousands of troops from former Imperial garrisons abroad, while remaining extensively committed to the Backlands War, peacekeeping, and other operations in the Imperial successor states. The army is currently involved in the Yellosian War, and recently took part in the Battle of Port Blacksand.
The Blackhelm Confederate Army encapsulates the Confederate Ground Forces, Airborne Troops and Venatores loyal to the Senate. The Marines, also loyal to the Senate, the Airborne Guard Imperial Guard, and Honor Guard loyal to the chancellor, and Town Guard units with localized loyalties across the nation, as well as well as private, tribal, and other local units are not incorporated into this, and instead fall under other categories.
Mission
Blackhelm Confederate soldiers equipped with
AR-3 assault rifles on maneuvers in the bush.
The primary responsibilities of the Blackhelm Confederate Army are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Army must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction. Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the national interests of the ISBC within the framework of its international obligations.
The Main Command of the Army is officially tasked with the following objectives:
- The training of troops for combat, on the basis of tasks determined by the Armed Forces' General Staff.
- The improvement of troops' structure and composition, and the optimization of their numbers, including for special troops.
- The development of military theory and practice.
- The development and introduction of training field manuals, tactics, and methodology.
- The improvement of operational and combat training of the Army.
History
The Blackhelm Confederate Army draws largely upon many of the traditions of the Imperial Exponential Army, with a heavy focus on counterinsurgency warfare and the use of artillery to eliminate enemy formations and achieve its goals.
Post-Imperial Reforms
While the Imperial Exponential Army had adopted a primarily defensive-minded posture in the last few decades of its existence, the new Blackhelm Confederacy sought to establish a more mobile, offensive-minded force almost immediately after it was established. The Army retained the use of static divisions, it also created mechanized assault divisions designed specifically to serve as a mid-way point between Infantry and armored Divisions, and serve as the central point for offensive maneuver.
Reclamation of Western Hesperidesia
War in Egyptiansstan
Reforms under Eaglebrand
Equipment
Small Arms
Pistols
Assault Rifles
Name
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Type
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Cartridge
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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AR-3 |
Bullpup Assault Rifle |
7.62x39mm |
Blackhelm Confederacy |
![AR-3.png](/mediawiki/images/thumb/1/17/AR-3.png/170px-AR-3.png) |
30-round magazine. Main service rifle of Confederate Ground Forces.
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AR-2 |
Assault Rifle |
7.62x39mm |
Empire of Exponent |
![FARA 83.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FARA_83.JPG/170px-FARA_83.JPG) |
30-round magazine, former main service rifle, still in use with tribal militias. Many kept in reserve stocks. Some improved in limited use with special police units and Town Guard.
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Rocket and missile systems
Name
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Type
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Diameter
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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GPRL-81 |
Incendiary rocket launcher |
80mm |
Khyragus |
![GPRLFlamethroweruse.jpeg](/mediawiki/images/thumb/a/a1/GPRLFlamethroweruse.jpeg/170px-GPRLFlamethroweruse.jpeg) |
Re-loadable quad launcher used to fire incendiary and chemical warheads.
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PCP-15 |
Anti-tank rocket launcher |
99mm |
Blackhelm Confederacy |
![PCP-15.jpg](/mediawiki/images/thumb/1/14/PCP-15.jpg/170px-PCP-15.jpg) |
Re-loadable launcher with a variety of munitions available.
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Te-23 Pardus |
Anti-tank missile |
127 mm |
Blackhelm Confederacy |
![Ingwe ATGM.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Ingwe_ATGM.jpg/170px-Ingwe_ATGM.jpg) |
Multipurpose long-range beam-riding precision guided missile launched from several Confederate military vehicles.
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Infantry Mortars
Vehicles
Tanks
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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BMP-3 |
Infantry fighting vehicle |
6,500 |
USSR |
![Engineering Technologies - 2012 (1-35).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Engineering_Technologies_-_2012_%281-35%29.jpg/170px-Engineering_Technologies_-_2012_%281-35%29.jpg) |
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BMD-3 |
Infantry fighting vehicle |
2,500 |
USSR |
![BMD-3 1.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/BMD-3_1.jpg/170px-BMD-3_1.jpg) |
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Personnel Carriers
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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BTR-90 |
Armoured personnel carrier |
10,000 |
Russia |
![TB2015ExhibitionP1-26.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/TB2015ExhibitionP1-26.jpg/170px-TB2015ExhibitionP1-26.jpg) |
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BTR-70 |
Armoured personnel carrier |
7,000 |
USSR |
![BTR70 002.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/BTR70_002.jpg/170px-BTR70_002.jpg) |
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Other Vehicles
Artillery
Towed
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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D-20 |
152 mm gun-howitzer |
2,032 |
USSR |
![Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum 2012 0116.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Verkhnyaya_Pyshma_Tank_Museum_2012_0116.jpg/170px-Verkhnyaya_Pyshma_Tank_Museum_2012_0116.jpg) |
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D-74 |
122 mm field gun |
2,188 |
USSR |
![Saddam-Era Military Hardware outside Amna Suraca Prison and Torture Center - Sulaimani-Suleimaniya - Kurdistan - Iraq.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Saddam-Era_Military_Hardware_outside_Amna_Suraca_Prison_and_Torture_Center_-_Sulaimani-Suleimaniya_-_Kurdistan_-_Iraq.jpg/170px-Saddam-Era_Military_Hardware_outside_Amna_Suraca_Prison_and_Torture_Center_-_Sulaimani-Suleimaniya_-_Kurdistan_-_Iraq.jpg) |
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D-30 |
122 mm howitzer |
2,664 |
USSR |
![122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/122_mm_howitzer_2A18_%28D-30%29.jpg/170px-122_mm_howitzer_2A18_%28D-30%29.jpg) |
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G5 |
155mm howitzer |
1,845 |
South Africa |
![G5 Howitzer1.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/G5_Howitzer1.JPG/170px-G5_Howitzer1.JPG) |
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T57 |
106mm recoilless rifle |
12,167 |
Empire of Exponent |
![Demount-106mm.jpg](/mediawiki/images/thumb/4/41/Demount-106mm.jpg/170px-Demount-106mm.jpg) |
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2S12 Sani |
Heavy mortar |
??? |
USSR |
![2S12 Sani (heavy mortar system) 2.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/2S12_Sani_%28heavy_mortar_system%29_2.jpg/170px-2S12_Sani_%28heavy_mortar_system%29_2.jpg) |
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2B9 Vasilek |
Gun-mortar |
??? |
USSR |
![2B9 Vasilek mortar-4058.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/2B9_Vasilek_mortar-4058.JPG/170px-2B9_Vasilek_mortar-4058.JPG) |
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Self-propelled
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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2S7 Pion |
203mm Self-Propelled Howitzer |
737 |
USSR |
![Armata samobiezna 2S7 Pion.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Armata_samobiezna_2S7_Pion.jpg/170px-Armata_samobiezna_2S7_Pion.jpg) |
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2S19 Msta |
152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer |
2,022 |
USSR |
![2S19 Msta-S of the Ukrainian Army.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/2S19_Msta-S_of_the_Ukrainian_Army.jpg/170px-2S19_Msta-S_of_the_Ukrainian_Army.jpg) |
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2S25 Sprut-SD |
125mm Self-Propelled Gun |
691 |
Russia |
![2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade (59-18).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/2008_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade_%2859-18%29.jpg/170px-2008_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade_%2859-18%29.jpg) |
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2S31 Vena |
120mm Self-Propelled Mortar |
408 |
Russia |
![2S31 Vena at "Engineering Technologies 2010" forum (2).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/2S31_Vena_at_%22Engineering_Technologies_2010%22_forum_%282%29.jpg/170px-2S31_Vena_at_%22Engineering_Technologies_2010%22_forum_%282%29.jpg) |
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2S34 Hosta |
120 mm Self-Propelled Mortar |
457 |
USSR |
![Slovak 2S1 Gvozdika.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Slovak_2S1_Gvozdika.jpg/170px-Slovak_2S1_Gvozdika.jpg) |
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ASU-85 |
85mm Self-Propelled Gun |
442 |
USSR |
![ASU-85 6 Dywizji Powietrznodesantowej.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/ASU-85_6_Dywizji_Powietrznodesantowej.jpg/170px-ASU-85_6_Dywizji_Powietrznodesantowej.jpg) |
Used exclusively by airborne troops
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C-476 |
106mm Self-Propelled Recoilless Rifle |
12,841 |
Empire of Exponent |
![C-476woods.jpg](/mediawiki/images/thumb/1/11/C-476woods.jpg/170px-C-476woods.jpg) |
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Rocket Artillery
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
|
Photo
|
Notes
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BM-21 Grad |
122 mm multiple rocket launcher |
4,760 |
USSR |
![9P138.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/9P138.jpg/170px-9P138.jpg) |
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BM-27 Uragan |
220mm Multiple Rocket Launcher |
1,149 |
USSR |
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TOS-1 |
220mm Thermobaric Rocket Launcher |
207 |
USSR |
![ТОС-1А Буратино на репетиции парада 4.5.2010.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/%D0%A2%D0%9E%D0%A1-1%D0%90_%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_4.5.2010.jpg/170px-%D0%A2%D0%9E%D0%A1-1%D0%90_%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_4.5.2010.jpg) |
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Anti-Aircraft
Towed
Name
|
Type
|
Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft Gun |
Anti-aircraft machine gun |
??? |
USSR |
![ZPU-4 DM-SC-91-12077.JPEG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/ZPU-4_DM-SC-91-12077.JPEG/170px-ZPU-4_DM-SC-91-12077.JPEG) |
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ZU-23-2 |
Towed 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon |
??? |
USSR |
![Zu-23-2-belarus.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Zu-23-2-belarus.jpg/170px-Zu-23-2-belarus.jpg) |
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AZP S-60 |
57mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon |
22,447 |
USSR |
![S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg/170px-S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg) |
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Bofors 40 mm gun |
40mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon |
??? |
Sweden |
![Bofors-p004596.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Bofors-p004596.jpg/170px-Bofors-p004596.jpg) |
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Self-propelled
Aircraft
Name
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Type
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Quantity
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Origin
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Photo
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Notes
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UH-2 Outback |
Utility Helicopter |
1,674 |
ATRIA Defense Solutions |
![Outback.png](/mediawiki/images/thumb/f/f8/Outback.png/170px-Outback.png) |
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Mil Mi-2 |
Utility Helicopter |
937 |
USSR |
![Krzesiny 106RB.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Krzesiny_106RB.JPG/170px-Krzesiny_106RB.JPG) |
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Mil Mi-24 SuperHind Mk.V |
Attack Helicopter |
742 |
Russia |
![Mi-24 Super Agile Hind on ground 2006.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Mi-24_Super_Agile_Hind_on_ground_2006.jpg/170px-Mi-24_Super_Agile_Hind_on_ground_2006.jpg) |
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Mil Mi-26 |
Heavy Transport Helicopter |
512 |
USSR |
![Russian Air Force Mi-26 Beltyukov.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Russian_Air_Force_Mi-26_Beltyukov.jpg/170px-Russian_Air_Force_Mi-26_Beltyukov.jpg) |
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Mil Mi-28 |
Attack Helicopter |
381 |
Russia |
![Ми-28-no-balloons.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/%D0%9C%D0%B8-28-no-balloons.JPG/170px-%D0%9C%D0%B8-28-no-balloons.JPG) |
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Kamov Ka-52 |
Attack Helicopter |
347 |
Russia |
![Ka-52 at MAKS-2009.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Ka-52_at_MAKS-2009.jpg/170px-Ka-52_at_MAKS-2009.jpg) |
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Maksimov Ma-36 |
Utility Helicopter |
192 |
Nikolia |
![Russian Air Force Ka-60.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Russian_Air_Force_Ka-60.jpg/170px-Russian_Air_Force_Ka-60.jpg) |
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AMOr-5 Vesuvius |
Heavy Transport Helicopter |
112 |
Blackhelm Confederacy |
![Vesuvius.png](/mediawiki/images/thumb/5/5f/Vesuvius.png/170px-Vesuvius.png) |
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