To: Lurker; Alter Kaker
Stingers come pretty close.In Afghanistan, stingers were used well beyond their specified range for hitting slow-moving Soviet aircraft.
26 posted on
06/26/2007 9:30:41 AM PDT by
Erik Latranyi
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To: Erik Latranyi
In Afghanistan, stingers were used well beyond their specified range for hitting slow-moving Soviet aircraft.Perhaps. But a Boeing 747 is not a small ground support aircraft flying low and slow. The aircraft in question was at around 4500 meters and traveling at 500 mph. That's so far beyond a Stinger's capabilities, it's almost laughable.
31 posted on
06/26/2007 9:49:33 AM PDT by
Alter Kaker
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