The West is closely monitoring the development of Russian weapons, trying to form a complete look of the next product based on rare and fragmentary information, developed by the domestic defense industry.
In particular, Spanish columnist charly015 collects bit by bit information about new systems, created in the Russian Federation. As part of the next analysis, he used a video from the Kalashnikov concern, which shows footage of the use of anti-tank guided missiles "Whirlwind-1" from a Ka-52 helicopter.
As the producer, tandem cumulative fragmentation warhead of the new ATGM provides through penetration of homogeneous armor, located behind dynamic protection, thickness 750 mm.
In Western military thought, when analyzing the effectiveness of ATGMs, great importance is attached to the so-called "Top-Atack" capability - the ability of a missile to attack armored vehicles from above., since the upper hemisphere of tanks is one of the least protected.
For Whirlwind, this is not necessary.. The high penetrating power of the rocket makes it unnecessary to strike at the weak points of armored vehicles, she can handle the front hemisphere just fine
– notes charly015, studying footage of tanks being destroyed by a new product of the Russian defense industry.
