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| Infographic of Islamic Republic of Iran's Army Air Defense systems |
| 2021-09-08 |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Yeah, MR, that was what I found curious. The one missle type that's been swatting down airliners over the last few years appears to be on the "don't talk about them" list. Oh wait, it's been given an official Iranian name: Booger. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-08 18:21 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-08 16:21 |
| #6 Yes, against civilian aircraft. Ukrainian, as I recall. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-08 14:10 |
| #5 Those were Russian SA-15's (Tor-M1) that they used for that, ed. Oddly those don't appear in the above 'Infographic'. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-09-08 13:43 |
| #4 somebody managed to shoot down an airliner last year, so one of them worked. Yes, against civilian aircraft. |
| Posted by: Thor Wittlesbach1455 2021-09-08 13:43 |
| #3 I know somebody managed to shoot down an airliner last year, so one of them |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-08 10:36 |
| #2 The third is also old: The FM-80 is a Chinese short-range low altitude air defense missile reverse engineered from the French Crotale. Short-Range Air Defense Missile System - http://www.military-today.com Since 1989 the HQ-7 was proposed for export customers as the FM-80. The HQ-7 is used for short-range air defense. Missile weight: 84.5 kg,Missile diameter: 0.55 m. |
| Posted by: Bertie Crains2651 2021-09-08 08:22 |
| #1 The first two are about to meet the definition of 'antique'. I bet getting spare parts is a bear. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2021-09-08 08:11 |