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To: DesertRhino

It would be tough do develop a MANPADS that can reach the ~25,000 foot altitude of modern armed drones. But there are plenty of old vehicle-mounted Soviet systems that can. I think Armenia shot one down with an old SA-8 earlier this year.

Of course, I don’t know much about the going price of Soviet surplus SAMs these days, nor do I know much about how detectable these drones are on radar.


7 posted on 10/09/2020 1:44:10 PM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: The Pack Knight

Not a manpad. An armored AAA system that operates in general support of tanks. But in any case, we won’t ever be operating tanks anywhere we do not have air supremacy. A drone chugging along at FL25 at 130kts will be/is helpless.


8 posted on 10/09/2020 1:51:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: The Pack Knight

Radar aimed chain gun?


9 posted on 10/09/2020 1:54:13 PM PDT by steve8714
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"...I don’t know much about the going price of Soviet surplus SAMs these days..."

Haven't checked Cheaper Than Dirt lately, but probably get one for less than $500...🙄

28 posted on 10/09/2020 3:45:56 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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