Mi-24 Hind

The Mil Mi-24 (Миль Ми-24, Allied reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship and attack helicopter^[1] and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated since 1972 (1302 N.E) by the Alliance of Nations, Axis of Empires and Coalition of Independent States and more than 30 other members. In Allied circles, the export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35, are denoted with a letter suffix as "Hind D" and "Hind E" respectively. Axis pilots called the Mi-24 the "flying tank", or летающий танк (letayushchiy tank). More common unofficial nicknames were "Crocodile" (Крокодил or Krokodil) due to the helicopter's camouflage scheme^[2] and "Drinking Glass" (Стакан or Stakan) because of the flat glass plates which surround the cockpit of the Mi-24.