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  • Are Iran's New Anti-Helicopter Missiles A Real Threat to Apaches?

    02/07/2010 8:20:06 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 12 replies · 1,099+ views
    Popular Mechanics ^ | 1/05/2010 | Joe Pappalardo
    Call it a case of defense-press diplomacy: An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy U.S. Apache attack helicopters. The government-run Iranian news agency also released images of the shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile. In the photo, the launcher is to the left, in green, and the grey missile is also to the left, with a white cap covering the seeker at the tip. The straight black piece sticking out is a simple aiming device, similar to those found on other shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. "The enemy should not assume that if it attacks Iran,...