Mi-35M6 (AAWP - 1/2)

After conflict between NATO and Russia in 2022-2023, Western Poland was looking to rebuild their helicopter fleet. As of 2024, only available choices were either Turkish or Chinese constructions hence WP government decided to wait. In late 2029, Western Poland was provided with handful of H175M helicopters bought by Germany and France and since 2030, they became operators of AW101s. Even though both AW101s and H175Ms had combat ability, they were ill-suited for gunship role. With that, Germany provided Western Poland with construction quite well known by them - Mi-24s modified to VG standard. As soon as serial production of locally designed Mi-35M6 begun in 2030, Western Poland ordered 52 of them. First Such helicopter was delivered just 7 month later with 32 until 2034.
When Polish Border Conflict begun in May 2034, Western Poland had at their disposal total of 50 Mi-35M6s (this includes 16 Mi-24VGs). These were bulk of EAADA attack helicopters in the region with only additional 24 EC-766s from NVA and 12 AH-64Es from LSAF. As the conflict turned into "static" warfare after several months, most AAWP Mi-35M6s were armed with mix of laser-guided rockets, ATGMs and AA missiles as most engagements were taking part over 20km wide no-mans-land between Western and Eastern Poland "border". This area - despite being turned into wasteland - was still fought over with attacks form both sides usually meeting half-way their objectives. These assaults were heavily supported by helicopters and other small drones as whole frontline was designated as A2/AD zone defended by all sorts of long range AA missile systems. Meanwhile, shorter-ranged AA systems like Tor-M6, Panzir-M5S or any other AA systems guided by radar and with range of ~60km had no point of being deployed due to very strong EW and ECM presence as well as ground-based ARM launchers on both sides. Due to this, main way of dealing enemy air power was IR guided missiles or optically guided AA systems. Because of this, while supporting ground forces, helicopters were usually fired upon from multiple angles and self-protection systems were overwhelmed. Also such CAS missions usually resulted in heli-on-heli combat, usually quite spectacular from afar but quite dramatic for ground forces and heli crews on the spot.

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