The Mi-2 (NATO reporting name is “Hoplite”) is a small, lightly armored transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon.
It was first introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1965. The Mi-2 is used by mainly former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries. Most of armed Mi-2 variants were used by Poland. Some were also used by the East Germany