Yeh baat kasy samjhain sir jee ??
Mi35 is an assault helicopter and considering the terrain on our western border and the insurgency problems we are facing there, an assault helicopter is what we need. ANY attack helicopter, Apache or Tiger wont do that job that these Mi35 attack choppers can and will do. We need to insert troops in difficult Pak-Afghan border terrain and getting there on foot or by land vehicle is LONG and time taking, not the mention the ambush risks.
These assault choppers will take 10 12 fully armed men, insert them into the hostile area near the terrorist activity areas and can stay there and fir power comparable to that of a Z-10 or a cobra or any other attack helicopter. Once the SSG men are done the same helicopter will be able to lift them back to home. WHAT ELSE DO ONE WANT?
So for God's sake. STOP SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR MORE COBRA OR Z-10 OR APACHE OR TIGER OR X-Ship, they wont be able to do the job for which we are getting these Mi-35. ALSO remember that PAA is evaluating attack helicopters separately and that deal will be done separately. The 15 cobras are part of that, the 3 Z-10 that came as a gift and are under evaluation are a part of that deal. DO NOT MIX THESE TWO SEPARATE WAR MACHINES. Just because they fly and have a rotor do not mean the Z-10 and Mi25 are made for same job/role in combat.
As for the low numbers, yes that is a concern. The answer to that can be:
1- PAA want to evaluate the Russian supply chain and spare parts access
2- These four are for some particular force, like ANF or some border security force for afghan border. PAA is not getting them for SSG for now, if that is the case, i really hope they do get some 18 to 24 for SSG missions soon.