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To: miliantnutcase

They have other systems to handle CAS aircraft. The Strela-10, for example.


8 posted on 05/06/2016 8:46:18 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: Little Pig

more about strela-10 from Wikipedia:

“Each 9M37 missile is 2.2 m (7.2 ft) long, weighs 40 kg (88 pounds) and carries a 3.5 kg (7-15 pound) warhead. The maximum speed of the missile is near Mach 2, engagement range is from 500...800 to 5000 m (0.3–3 miles) and engagement altitude is between 10 and 3500 m (33-11,500 ft). (The ranges define the zone of target intercept, minimum and maximum launch distances are longer for approaching and shorter for receding targets, depending on the target’s speed, altitude and flight direction.)”

sounds to me like the A10 and AH64 were the intended targets of this system.


15 posted on 05/06/2016 9:50:37 AM PDT by RitchieAprile
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