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To: zog
I tend to agree with you, just pointing out it's not completely impossible.

I am merely pointing out the evidence against a SUBSAM.

My personal opinion is that the shootdown was with an RBS-70 missile, fired by non-governmental actors of unknown identity. This weapon is laser-guided (which explains the near center mass hit--the shooter keeps the crosshairs centered on the target, and the missile follows the death dot), and it has both a higher altitude limit and a much heavier warhead than a MANPADS system (the RBS-70 is designed to be moved and set up by a four-man team instead of a single person).

88 posted on 02/01/2002 2:26:28 PM PST by Poohbah
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To: Poohbah
who makes these whizzbangs?
90 posted on 02/01/2002 2:30:04 PM PST by zog
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