Mi-24V vs Mi-35M: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

Mi-24V

Military helicopter, Soviet Union. In service since 1976

What gives it away

Two separate bubble canopies, bulky troop cabin, drooping stub wings.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, India and many others

Mi-35M

Military helicopter, Russia. In service since 2006

What gives it away

Mi-24 layout with stepped bubble canopies, but fixed landing gear, shorter stub wings and a twin-barrel cannon under the nose.

Used by

Russia, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Serbia

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