Posted on 10/08/2014 3:56:33 PM PDT by Kartographer
Just days after the United States began using Apache helicopters against the Islamic State group in Iraq, ISIS has responded by producing a guide to shooting down the iconic aircraft. The guide, which has been circulating on social media, explains in minute detail how to use portable surface-to-air missiles, such as the Russian-made SA-16 and SA-18 and the American FIM-92 Stinger, against the attack helicopter.
The Stinger was heavily used during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s, when the shoulder-fired missiles provided by the U.S. to mujahideen fighters proved very effective at shooting down Soviet helicopters. They also saw use against Russian aircraft during the first and second Chechen wars, which took place from 1994 to 1996 and 1999 to 2009, respectively. The guide will serve as a reminder for the ISIS fighters who took part in those conflicts before joining the ranks of the Sunni extremist group in Iraq and Syria. For new recruits, the guide is a detailed primer on how to target successfully the Apaches by defeating their countermeasures.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.com ...
Anyone get the idea we are getting suckered into the biggest ambush since the Trojan horse?
And no Helen of Troy at the end of the fight either.
All the time. If it happens I’m sure bambi will find someone to blame for it. Bambi has no class at all.
Surface to air, used against aircraft, good points to know.
Do you have a credible source for that? I’d love to see it.
Strangely enough, these are the exact missiles that the Obama Administration, and Qatar transferred to ISIS via Benghazi through a Turkish intermediary.
Do you have a credible source for that? I’d love to see it.
Strangely enough, these are the exact missiles that the Obama Administration, and Qatar transferred to ISIS via Benghazi through a Turkish intermediary.
They were able to retrieve enough production information on the Stinger to identify it as a Stinger sent to Qatar as part of transfer allocated to the US Dept of State
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