To: mystery-ak; Army Air Corps; SFC Chromey
Do either of you know what the flares in this image are for?
332 posted on
07/19/2006 5:28:13 PM PDT by
proud_yank
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To: proud_yank
Decoys for use against IR homing missiles (SAMs and AAMs).
337 posted on
07/19/2006 5:31:08 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
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To: proud_yank
Yup! anti heat-seeking missle flares. I'm assuming these are to address the primary threat of shoulder fired missles.
367 posted on
07/19/2006 7:05:08 PM PDT by
SFC Chromey
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