The Strange 4,500 HP Monster Built to Take Any Hit

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 has just brought the world to the brink of nuclear conflict. Amid this grim atmosphere, aerospace engineer Mikhail Mil riffles through discarded blueprints for experimental war aircraft. American advancements in battlefield technology are rapidly outpacing those of the Soviet Union. To protect his homeland and maintain military superiority, he envisions a revolutionary new weapon: an airborne infantry fighting vehicle that defies all conventional design principles.

His prototype helicopter can transport eight fully armed troops while doubling as a mighty gunship. Its 4,500 horsepower engines propel it to 200 miles per hour, while titanium rotor blades shrug off .50 caliber rounds. Even pilots are impressed with the unprecedented capabilities of the world’s first “Flying tank.” It had everything, and to them: (QUOTE) “...our helicopter also had a soul.”


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