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2020-06-29 Africa North

Iran selling anti aircraft missiles to the GNA through Turkey

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Um, I don't think those are FIM-92's. I think those are the Russian knockoffs. Or the Chinese knockoffs of Russian knockoffs .(!!!)

Posted by Nguard 2020-06-29 09:35|| 2020-06-29 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 One of the commenters on another site said that they looked like the new QW-18 (Chinese) units

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-06-29 10:01|| 2020-06-29 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 While the deep state and MIC both pine for involvement, yet another overseas klusterphuk the Orange Man can keep us out of.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-29 10:07|| 2020-06-29 10:07|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Yes, the enormous national interests that are being ignored. I'm sure there are migraines aplenty inside the beltway.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-29 11:31|| 2020-06-29 11:31|| Front Page Top

#5 But Besoeker, it'd be a wonderful opportunity to see how the F-35 does against those QW-18s...or whatever the heck they are.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-06-29 11:42|| 2020-06-29 11:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Iranian knockoff of the Chinese knockoff of the Russian SA-18. The Iranians have also supplied these to their proxies in Iraq.

Posted by Grineter Elmavirt6492 2020-06-29 14:44|| 2020-06-29 14:44|| Front Page Top

#7 One of the commenters on another site said that they looked like the new QW-18 (Chinese) units

There is a sheet of paper written w/ QW-01M (MISGAH-2) MANPADS. The QW-18, like more modern Stingers, has dual color IR detectors for better flare rejection.

Posted by Grineter Elmavirt6492 2020-06-29 14:49|| 2020-06-29 14:49|| Front Page Top

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