To: Spktyr
Soviets stole design data and Stinger components from the Greek army and used the information to build the SAM-14 Gremlin, which is said to be a virtual copy of the Stinger
23 posted on
03/04/2010 10:47:40 PM PST by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
The Stingers weren’t even built in 1974, when the SA-14 was first issued, HOW THE HELL COULD THEY STEAL SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T EVEN EXIST!
24 posted on
03/04/2010 10:51:23 PM PST by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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