Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Mi-24 Hind

"Hind, prepare for war..."

-Hind pilot

The Mi-24V Hind is the heavy assault helicopter of the Voshkod Army. This versatile aircraft is not only lethal to both ground and air targets, but also able to carry up to 1 battle-ready squad onto the battlefield. It's to the air what the Overlord is to the ground. This flying tank is planned to be voiced by *TBA*

History
The Hind first entered service in 1972 V.C., replacing the old Twinblades. Though built in the 70s V.C., it's a well-proven design that has been through many conflicts of the days gone by with almost three consecutive generations and modernization upgrades. It is armed with rocket pods loaded with S-7A "Siegebreaker", rockets tipped with the shaped explosive caps from Schardin mines, to break through bunkers or walls and turn occupied civilian structures into rubble clearing the way for landing troops, and Igla air-to-air missiles for use against enemy aircraft. It also carries a Gatling gun loaded with Tesla canister rounds to deal with infantry and helicopters. The origin of this curious weapon coming from tests showing the "Siegebreaker" rockets being significantly less effective against armored vehicles, which many Kommissars find frustrating as their prestige among tank divisions is rapidly diminishing. In response to Kommissars' petitions for installing anti-tank rockets on it like the old Twinblades, Premier Lunafreya ruled that blasting apart friendly tanks, like shooting their own soldiers when they retreated, is a Garlean barbaric act (and a waste of resources) and should have been banned long ago. A more humane alternative, inspired by Andoran Cryocopters, is offered: small caliber Tesla Canister Rounds, capable of disrupting electronics piece by piece and eventually completely incapacitating without dealing any real damage to a ground vehicle. Obviously, the same cannot be said for helicopters, which will definitely crash if disabled. However, given the experimental nature of these rounds, the Premier decreed that only a fraction of Kommissars, supposedly the most seasoned and outstanding ones can copilot the Hinds. Fierce competitions ensue and soon Kommissars become fully occupied with outperforming and framing each other, while the proposal about anti-tank rockets has been dropped into the memory hole.

Today the Hind is an absolute nightmare for any ground target. its near-legendary toughness earned it the title 'letayushchiy tank', or flying tank among its pilots, while victims of its wrath nicknamed it the "Crocodile" for its ferocity. Being very deadly, the Hind is also very versatile, able to transport up to one squad on the battlefield, making it both a transport and an attack helicopter. However, this versatility and firepower come at the price of slow turning speed and acceleration.

As the Hind is a popular attack helicopter, given its design and complex chassis, there are 40000 in Voshkod service, slowly to be supplemented by the heavier Hunchback with other members such as Elona, Brotherhood and Encantadia had its own use for the Hinds in their services even some fell into use by Meks for use by the Great Horde. Using its combination of features for a multitude of roles, from assaults to transports, protecting and escorting other helicopters against aircraft, and like its predecessor, even carrying a Kommissar on board as copilots, men and women well-versed in the Voshkod doctrine who do not hesitate to goad their enemies or motivate their brethren by any means necessary.

Trivia

 * The Hind in Elysea's Conflict, is of couse, the Rise of the Reds and End of Days version.