Recently video material has surfaced from the Russo-Ukrainian war of a Kamov Ka-52 Alligator / Hokum B firing it's anti-tank guided missiles 9K121 Vikhr at M2 Bradleys and Leopard 2s. With several M2s and the Leo 2 appearing destroyed, how did the Russian helicopters pull off this success?
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00:00 - Leopard 2 vs Ka-52
01:33 - Tank vs Chopper
01:45 - Kamov Ka-52
04:27 - Leopard 2(A6)
07:54 - Battle in Ukraine
10:06 - What May Have Happened
12:13 - Leopard 2 Gunner assessment
15:42 - AH-64 pilot assessment
17:25 - Victory is conditional
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