Mi-8TB (Germany)

This page is about the attack helicopter Mi-8TB (Germany). For other versions, see Mi-8 (Family).

◊Mi-8TB

◊Mi-8TB

Germany

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.0	8.3	8.7

Class:

Attack helicopter

Research:150 000

Purchase:490 000

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Description

The ◊Mi-8TB is a rank V German attack helicopter with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB), 8.3 (RB), and 8.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Sons of Attila".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 1 000 m260 km/h

Max altitude4 950 m

Engine2 х Klimov TV2-117A

Take-off weight12 t

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Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)
	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	4950
Upgraded	___	___

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear420 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB9 741 → 12 936

RB2 793 → 3 709

SB4 708 → 6 252

Total cost of modifications265 000

419 000

Talisman cost2 200

Crew training140 000

Experts490 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 300 / 430 %

202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 240 Replacing helicopter blades Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 270 Engine Research: 22 000 Cost: 35 000 400	Flak jacket Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 240 Helicopter frame Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 270 Cover Research: 29 000 Cost: 46 000 530 EFS(a) Research: 29 000 Cost: 46 000 530	YaK-B_belt_pack Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 240 ZB-500 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 240 FAB-100 Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 270 9М14 Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 270 YaK-B_new_gun Research: 22 000 Cost: 35 000 400 FAB-250 Research: 22 000 Cost: 35 000 400 FAB-500 Research: 29 000 Cost: 46 000 530

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Mi-8TB (Germany) is armed with:

• 1 x 12.7 mm A-12.7 machine gun, nose turret (700 rpg)

Suspended armament

The Mi-8TB (Germany) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

Default weapon presets

Without load 96 x S-5K rockets 192 x S-5K rockets 192 x S-5K rockets + 2 x 9M14M Malyutka missiles 6 x 9M14M Malyutka missiles 6 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (600 kg total) 6 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total) 6 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total) 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total) 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total) 2 x 500 kg ZB-500 incendiary bombs (1,000 kg total)

Usage in battles

This helicopter can carry a variety of weapons such as its main gun, rockets, AGMs and bombs to deal with every kind of ground vehicles you can possibly face; Choose the loadout according to the situation of the battle, if there are no enemy SPAA on the battlefield you can feel free to take rockets or bombs and get close to enemy tanks to unleash your bombs or rockets on them but if there are enemy SPAA or aircrafts present on the battlefield take caution and try to use AGMs to launch them at the enemy SPAA from a distance so it is harder for them to spot you but be aware that most of the SPAA vehicles at this battle rating have access to radars and can know of your presence so always try to keep your profile low and use objects on the map to hide yourself behind them like trees and mountains, it is also a good practice to fly down after launching each AGM because being afloat on the sky and not moving at all will make you easy to hit for enemy tanks, try to have a pick-a-boo style of play always fly down only come up to launch a missile and immediately go down behind a mountain or tree to avoid getting hit after the missile has reached the target and come back up only after making sure that it is safe.

Try to avoid enemy aircraft as it requires a lot of luck or skill to hit the enemy aircraft manually with only your main gun because you do not have any kind of anti-aircraft missiles to protect yourself but thanks to your powerful main gun you can easily hunt enemy helicopters since they fly slow and it is easy to get a lead on them.

Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Can carry a relatively large amount of different kinds of weapons at its rank
• The main gun has a large amount of ammo and is powerful enough to easily knock out most of the light vehicles at this battle rating

Cons:

• Does not have any weapons to deal with aircraft except its main gun which must be manually aimed and cannot lock on and follow enemy aircraft's lead
• Does not have Ballistic Computer so the gun and rocket reticles are not 100% accurate
• A relatively large profile makes it easy to hit this helicopter even for non-SPAA vehicles

History

This combat-ready version of the Mi-8 was developed based on the Mi-8T model in 1974. The "TV" designation stands for "Transportno-Vooruzhenny," literally meaning "Transport-Armed." The helicopter was equipped with a movable 12.7mm machine gun in the nose, along with six pylons designed to carry a wide variety of suspended weaponry, including the Falanga anti-tank guided missile. This armament package brought the helicopter’s combat ability roughly in line with early versions of the Mi-24. Despite being modified for combat, the helicopter retained its full troop transport functionality, being able to carry up to 23 soldiers, who could also fire their weapons through loopholes installed in the windows. The Mi-8TV helicopters were produced in limited numbers in Kazan. They were used for various roles in tandem with the Mi-24 and were also supplied to border patrol and naval aviation units.

The German Mi-8TB is an export version capable of carrying up to 6 "Malyutka" ATGMs.

- From Devblog

Media

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Videos

Ultimate MI-8 (TV/TB) Guide -By Bob Dickinson

See also

Related development

• Mi-8 (Family)

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
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