claudejdev
commented
2 years ago Re "At the moment the Soviet (and early Russian) Navy is lacking a naval minesweeping helicopter.": as far as I know, during the Soviet era, the Mi-14BT Haze B - 1984 (Mine Sweeper) was used for that task. land based though.
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
Ka-25BSh
Hypothetical
No
Name
Ka-25BT
Country
Soviet Union, Russia
Service
Navy
In Commission
1973
Length (m)
9.75
Wingspan (m)
15.74
Height (m)
5.37
Empty Weight (kg)
4765
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)
7140
Payload Weight (kg)
1100
Crew
2
Propulsion
2x GTD-3F
Rate of Climb (ft/min)
No response
Service Ceiling (ft)
11500
Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)
115
Cruise Speed (kt)
100
Supercruise
No
Ferry Range (nm)
215
Endurance (min)
115
Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)
No response
Fuel Capacity (kg)
No response
Sensors
1x Mk1 Eyeball 1x Tie Rod
Mounts
1x Generic Helicopter-Towed Magnetic & Acoustic Multi-Influence Mine Sweep
Loadout Options
1x Generic Helicopter-Towed Magnetic & Acoustic Multi-Influence Mine Sweep
Comms/Datalinks
No response
Aircraft Codes
Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles)
Comments
At the moment the Soviet (and early Russian) Navy is lacking a naval minesweeping helicopter. Ka-25BT were famously used in 1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation. They were also used to clear the Red Sea from the Libya's mines in 1984.
Sources
http://alerozin.narod.ru/sabotage.htm (includes the list of sources) https://victorymuseum.ru/partnership/patronazh/korabelnyy-protivolodochnyy-vertolet-ka-25-sssr/ https://ot-a-do-ya.org/Enc/RI-SSSR-RF/Helicopters/Ka-25.aspx