the MiG-27 was also outfitted with heavy-duty landing gear. The MiG-27 did not see much action. The only time the Soviet Union deployed it was during the late stages of the Afghanistan invasion.

Instead, these birds were used to terrorize Afghan villagers in the failed Soviet-Afghan War that defined the 1980s. The Mi-24 Hind was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was first flown ...