YakB-12.7

A video showing a Russian mobile fire group losing control of a helicopter-mounted machine gun during a training exercise has gone viral online, highlighting the challenges of adapting aircraft weapons for ground-based use. The footage appears to show operators attempting to use a YakB-12.7 rotary machine gun, originally designed for the Mi-24 “Hind” attack helicopter, in an improvised ground configuration. The YakB-12.7 is a four-barrel rotary heavy machine gun capable of firing thousands of rounds…