HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: September 1, 1982
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HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS
KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AFGHANISTAN.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS WERE IDENTIFIED
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AFGHANISTAN AT KABUL INTERNATIONAL
AIRFIELD ON IMAGERY A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS
IMAGERY INDICATES THAT HIP H HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE
AT LEAST JULY, 1980. A SQUADRON OF HIP H (12 TO 20) WAS
DEPLOYED AT KABUL (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). THE PRIMARY
IDENTIFICATION FEATURES OF THE HIP H INCLUDE THE LARGE
WEAPONS MOUNTS SIMILAR TO THE HIP E/F AND THE TAIL ROTOR
MOUNTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM VICE THE RIGHT
SIDE.
(SWN) ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST A SECOND HIP H SQUADRON (NOT ON
GRAPHIC) HAVE BEEN DISPERSED BETWEEN BAGRAM AIRFIELD 0
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. HIP H HAVE ALSO BEEN OBSERVED
TEMPORARILY DEPLOYED AT ALL OTHER MAJOR SOVIET-CONTROLLED
AIRFIELDS IN AFGHANISTAN.
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COORDINATES 34-33-52N 069-12-23E
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