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2022-05-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia debuts an ancient weapon - Kh-22
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Posted by 3dc 2022-05-12 07:47|| || Front Page|| [4 views ]  Top

#1 *Shrug* Use 'em or lose 'em to dry rot in storage
Posted by magpie 2022-05-12 10:33||   2022-05-12 10:33|| Front Page Top

#2 A Soviet era long-range anti ship missile. Probably have big piles of them laying around.
When they said 'ancient weapon', I was expecting cross-bows or an atlatl.
Posted by SteveS 2022-05-12 10:52||   2022-05-12 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.
Posted by Papa Cooky 2022-05-12 12:16||   2022-05-12 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 They were on clearance
Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-12 12:25||   2022-05-12 12:25|| Front Page Top

#5 "Make the rubble bounce!"
They didn't say where.
Posted by ed in texas 2022-05-12 13:58||   2022-05-12 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 How do you take out radars with something that inaccurate?
Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-05-12 15:14||   2022-05-12 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 RE #6: They were homing missiles, but it was easy to spoof them and break the lock. Not very effective, but with a large warhead.
Posted by Old Patriot 2022-05-12 15:52||   2022-05-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#8 RE #6: They were homing missiles, but it was easy to spoof them and break the lock. Not very effective, but with a large warhead.
Posted by Old Patriot 2022-05-12 15:52||   2022-05-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#9 RE #6: They were homing missiles, but it was easy to spoof them and break the lock. Not very effective, but with a large warhead.
Posted by Old Patriot 2022-05-12 15:52||   2022-05-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Steve, cross-bows are next week.

OP, always good to read your insight.
Posted by Matt 2022-05-12 16:15||   2022-05-12 16:15|| Front Page Top

#11 He's so insistent!
Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-12 16:51||   2022-05-12 16:51|| Front Page Top

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