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2020-02-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Turkish Atilgan surface-to-air missile systems with 8 km flight ceiling entered Idlib

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Posted by Fred 2020-02-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
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#1 ATILGAN Pedestal Mounted Stinger System
Pedestal Mounted Stinger System, ATILGAN, is a fully automated firing unit using 8 ready to fire FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense System) missiles and 12.7 mm. automatic machine gun for very short range air defense. ATILGAN is based on an armored/tracked personnel carrier M113A2 and it is operated with a three-man crew the driver, the gunner and the commander.

8 km flight ceiling is a bit of a mistranslation. Maybe 8km range for some models.

Posted by Count Galeazzo Untervehr7098 2020-02-27 03:29|| 2020-02-27 03:29|| Front Page Top

#2 How is it against incoming artillery?
Uh huh....I thought so.

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-27 04:21|| 2020-02-27 04:21|| Front Page Top

#3 It's an anti-aircraft* system not a anti-missile** system. Next up stand-off missile with a range greater the 8km, or if you have a really really good pilot, a lob bomb.

* with aircraft you just have to ding up the body enough to degrade its flight specs. Close is often good enough.

** with an incoming missile you have to literal shoot a bullet with a bullet. There is no margin.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-02-27 07:36|| 2020-02-27 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 *** All of which is very interesting to watch, unless of course, you happen to be on-board the aircraft.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-27 07:40|| 2020-02-27 07:40|| Front Page Top

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