The fate of Lieutenant Commander Viktor Cherkasov played out differently. A combat officer and veteran of the Great Patriotic War, he for a long time was out of favor—he even sat in prison. Until, finally, the army command remembered the veteran’s extensive experience. Cherkasov was assigned to war-torn Vietnam to train military personnel in operating modern Soviet MANPADS.
Everything went according to plan until the Americans put into service the newest “Hugh Cobra” helicopters capable of evading the deadly impacts of Soviet missiles. To uncover the technical secrets, Soviet command decides to carry out an operation to capture the “Cobra.” This dangerous mission also goes to fearless Lieutenant Commander Cherkasov…
Strategic plans, the command’s luck and miscalculations, the enemy’s treachery, the feats of soldiers and officers—war as it truly is. The authenticity of events from our recent history.