Levsha,

The point was not whether or not it could carry six B-8 rocket pods at once, but just to determine which pylons can carry which stores. There are certain stores limited to certain pylons (I think ATGM’s outboard pylons only, gun pods on middle pylons only), so it’s just interesting to think about the various combinations that are possible.

TR1,

So, it would appear we seem to have differing thoughts on the newest variants. The Russian Helicopters website does not mention the Mi-8AMTSh-VN, but just the V & VA. The Mi-171Sh-VN has been touted recently (Moscow Airshow I think). Would this be the Mi-8AMTSh-VN? Perhaps Mi-8AMTSh-V doesn’t exist…it is just VN & subsequent VA. The website has a typo?

It appears to me that the Mi-171Sh-VN is the military version of the Mi-171A2. Looking at the two, they just appear too similar to not effectively be the same platform, albeit in a military vs. civilian configuration. To me the only question is the domestic designation of the Mi-171Sh-VN, which in my estimation should be Mi-8AMTSh-VN.