Indonesia Navy Indonesian Navy, Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL)

[chiphocks]

Curious with the attack helicopter silhouette. Looks more like a Mi-28N. Or is it Apache?

Ka-52K "Katran" ???

 

[Mandala]

Ka-52K "Katran" ???

I don't think so. No two contra rotor system. And the helicopter silhouette has what looks like a chin gun or a belly gun.

 

[NEKO]

Curious with the attack helicopter silhouette. Looks more like a Mi-28N. Or is it Apache?

Mi 28 stub wing is joined with the engine nacelle, and for the silhouette in the pic it's stub wing and the engine nacelle are separated.

I think its a no-konde apache.

 

[FPXAllen]

I don't think so. No two contra rotor system. And the helicopter silhouette has what looks like a chin gun or a belly gun.

Despite the badge's silhouette resembling the AH-64 Apache, wasn't there a plan to equip Kormar with AH-1 helicopters?

If that plan has already been shelved, this might mean that the carrier can only be used as a temporary flight deck for the Army's Apaches, depending on operational requirements, given that their rotors are not designed to fold like those of the AH-1Z.


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Photo: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4335590/ah-1z-viper-maintenance

 

[NEKO]

 

[Mandala]

Mi 28 stub wing is joined with the engine nacelle, and for the silhouette in the pic it's stub wing and the engine nacelle are separated.

I think its a no-konde apache.

Yes it looks more like an Apache silhouette without the Longbow radar.

 

[NEKO]

Despite the badge's silhouette resembling the AH-64 Apache, wasn't there a plan to equip Kormar with AH-1 helicopters?

If that plan has already been shelved, this might mean that the carrier can only be used as a temporary flight deck for the Army's Apaches, depending on operational requirements, given that their rotors are not designed to fold like those of the AH-1Z.


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Photo: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4335590/ah-1z-viper-maintenance

Let AL try with AD apache first for now, see how it goes. If later they want viper, i think its fine. They can get bunch of them, as its not only for KRI 100 but also 101, 102, 103 in the future.

Hopefully they can think it through, so wont end up like panther asw.
Panther asw is perfect fit for PKR, but with PPA, FMP, I class, more frigates , destroyer and LHD which can accomodate bigger heli, panther is very lacking (because of its small size thus limited payload capability and range).