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2012-08-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Video of Syrian Helicopter shot down by missile

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Posted by phil_b 2012-08-27 05:29|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 A Man Portable Air Defense (MANPAD) weapon travels at supersonic speed will leave a vapor trail. I don't see spiraling or following trail. Looks like the aircraft was in the altitude range of 10k (+ or -)feet and within range of heavy machine guns. I suspect (but cannot confirm).... the "lucky BB".

Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-27 08:44|| 2012-08-27 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Video wes removed by youtube...

Posted by 49 Pan 2012-08-27 09:28|| 2012-08-27 09:28|| Front Page Top

#3 On-line MANPAD tracking and strike video is hard to come by these days. Interesting no ?

Here is an old Russian SA-16 piece taken of a survivor with some good data.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-27 09:56|| 2012-08-27 09:56|| Front Page Top

#4 If you've seen this video - can you please post an alternative link.

Posted by Devilstoenail 2012-08-27 10:46|| 2012-08-27 10:46|| Front Page Top

#5 here i think.

Posted by Devilstoenail 2012-08-27 10:56|| 2012-08-27 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 "Shooting at it for an hour".

~~"Lucky BB"~~ Pilot with a death wish.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-27 12:25|| 2012-08-27 12:25|| Front Page Top

#7 If you go to the Al Jazeera Syria blog and scroll down, you will find the vid. It clearly shows a smoke/vapour trail of a missile before the helicopter explodes.

No zigzagging, so perhaps just an RPG.

Curiously, the BBC has edited this part out and just shows the helicopter burning.

Posted by phil_b 2012-08-27 18:01|| 2012-08-27 18:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh, ferchrissakes.

Just call me when it's over. >:-(

Posted by Barbara 2012-08-27 19:31|| 2012-08-27 19:31|| Front Page Top

#9 ...why be in a rush. They're burning up several years worth of cannon fodder which would cause problems elsewhere. The nice touch is that we're returning the favor Syria extended to us during the Iraqi insurgency. There may not be 'interest' in Sharia but we in the West do believe in compound interest.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-08-27 20:01|| 2012-08-27 20:01|| Front Page Top

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