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"They targeted it with the artillery piece as it rested on the ground, the soldier said."
Ok, less cool, but still cool.
Otherwise it sounds like battlefield 4 shenanigans
"Ukrainian pilot ejects from the plane to take down pursuing Russian jet with an RPG."
Don't forget he then got back into the same plane
Seems simple enough, put it into a dive and rig it with some rope so it levels itself out in a handful of seconds.
Then jump, shoot the rocket, and free fall back into the plane.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Ukrainian soldier claimed an extremely unusual military feat βΒ describing how his brigade took out a Russian attack helicopter with artillery.
In a video produced by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, a soldier described the attack in February by the 14th Mechanized Brigade, which was also reported at the time.
It was a choice opportunity, as conventional artillery rounds aren't useful against airborne targets β they take time to accurately pinpoint.
Even hitting a landed helicopter in a live battle would be tough with artillery, given that they tend not to stay still for long.
The Mi-24 is a combined gunship and transport vehicle whose heavy guns and thick armor have earned it the nickname "flying tank."
According to the open-source weapons-tracking website Oryx, Russia has lost just five Mi-24 helicopters since the start of the full-scale invasion, although it has not listed this particular instance.
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Oh, the helis were *on the ground.
Still impressive, but not as impressive as me imagining a heli getting fucked midair by a 155mm shell.
To take out an airborne Mi-24 in such a ridiculous fashion, you need a 2,000lb laser-guided bomb!
Jesus fucking christ lmao
One of my proudest gaming achievements was accidentally shooting down a biplane with a mortar in Battlefield 1
aimbot!
I thought for sure it was by accident, but.... That's an incredible shot