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The Mil Mi-27 (NATO codename
Holm) was an amphibious version of the Mi-24.
This helicopter featured the hull of the Mi-14
Haze and a rear ramp allowing for rapid insertion /extraction of amphibious forces.
The Helicopter could also provide air support to those infantry forces, because it retained the armament capability of the Mi-24
It was used by the naval infantry of the USSR and by Special Forces of many Warsaw pact countries.