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2020-06-09 Africa North

LNA fighter (killed near Sirte) posing with an SA-16 Gimlet

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 It looks impressive enough — what is it?

To my untrained eye, that appears to be a Johnny Seven OMA

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-09 00:50|| 2020-06-09 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 SA-16 GIMLET Igla-1 9K310

The "IGLA-1" is a portable anti aircraft missile system (SA-16) with solid propellant guided missile. It is a simplified version of "IGLA" (SA-18) portable anti aircraft missile system. The system is designed for destroying low flying aircraft and helicopters. The missile can be launched to follow or meet enemy aircraft. SA-16 GIMLET (Igla-1 9K310) man-portable surface-to-air missile system, a further development from the SA-7 & SA-14 series, is an improved version of the SA-18 GROUSE, which was introduced in 1983, three years before the SA-16.

The SA-16 feattures a new seeker and modified launcher nose cover. Whereas the the SA-18 9M39 missile is fitted with an aerodynamic spike on the nose, the 9M310 missile of the SA-16 has the spike replaced with an aerodynamic cone held in place with a wire tripod. On the SA-18 the protective cover of the seeker is conical, on the SA-16 it is tubular with a prominent lip at the forward edge. The 9M313 missile of the SA-16 employs an IR guidance system using proportional convergence logic, and an improved two-color seeker, presumably IR and UV). The seeker is sensitive enough to home in on airframe radiation, and the two-color sensitivity is designed to minimize vulnerability to flares. The SA-16 has a maximum range of 5000 meters and a maximum altitude of 3500 meters.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-09 01:06|| 2020-06-09 01:06|| Front Page Top

#3 No matter how sophisticated the weapon you're holding, you look like a fool posing with bare feet.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-06-09 08:10|| 2020-06-09 08:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice, SteveS :-)

Posted by Frank G 2020-06-09 09:21|| 2020-06-09 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 The ZF-1

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-09 09:48|| 2020-06-09 09:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Whaz the symbol, part of The Foot Clan?

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-06-09 12:35|| 2020-06-09 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 He's waiting for guilty American liberals to wash his feet.

Posted by Raj 2020-06-09 14:44|| 2020-06-09 14:44|| Front Page Top

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