Night time live firing from “Kiowa Warrior” helicopters at “Crvena zemlja”
The crews of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, helicopters taking part in the “Velebit 18” EX on 14 October performed a night time engaging of land targets in the Training Range “Crvena Zemlja” near Knin.
Four OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters were engaged in two two independent and co-ordinated teams, with the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) co-ordinating the operation with the land forces.
According to the scenario the exercise commenced with the JTAC guiding the attack by helicopters against the target (according to the established procedures), followed by an attack by the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior teams, which engaged the targets with plunging fire.
During the attack the Kiowa crews fired with the 12.7×99-mm M3P guns. Following the successful completion of the live firing the crews evaluated the target precision, prior to returning to the home barracks (“Pukovnik Mirko Vukušić” at Zemunik).
The Commander of the Helicopter Squadron, Lieutenant Colonel Davor Gren said on Wednesday that the Squadron again showed the capabilities acquired by introducing the Kiowa Warrior helicopters into operational use of the Croatian Air Force.