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The mighty Iraqi air defenses!
Posted: 2002-10-03 05:32am
by Sea Skimmer
The mighty defenders of Islam shall bring down the Godless Imperialist Air Pirates of the Great Satan!
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002 ... 0C-010.mpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002 ... 0C-011.mpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002 ... 0C-012.mpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002 ... 0C-013.mpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002 ... 0C-014.mpg
I just came upon these short videos released by the DoD on Monday of various Iraqi defenses engaging assorted planes and drones. They don't show a huge amount, but where worth the download.
Posted: 2002-10-03 08:41am
by Mr Bean
Love thier accurasy, Why its nearly as good at ST!
Seriously in the old days people shooting missles and guns at our planes where acts of war... Today however....
Posted: 2002-10-03 08:46am
by Stormbringer
Mr Bean wrote:
Seriously in the old days people shooting missles and guns at our planes where acts of war... Today however....
Exactly now we've got politicions with all the backbone of a jellyfish. If they're going to start a war just do it and go I full bore not pussyfooting around.
Re: The mighty Iraqi air defenses!
Posted: 2002-10-03 10:04am
by Wicked Pilot
Sea Skimmer wrote:The mighty defenders of Islam shall bring down the Godless Imperialist Air Pirates of the Great Satan!
A thousand Iraqis throwing rocks into the air at once just might bring down a cruise missile.
Posted: 2002-10-04 02:51am
by TrailerParkJawa
What are your opinions on why the Iraqi's have not been able to shoot down a coalition plane over the last 10 years.
Is there Air Defense network just too trashed from the Gulf War?
Are they just not trying hard enough?
They lack the skill too?
Are they mainly using ADA and the coalition planes just fly above it?
Combo of the above ?
Posted: 2002-10-04 03:04am
by Enlightenment
TrailerParkJawa wrote:What are your opinions on why the Iraqi's have not been able to shoot down a coalition plane over the last 10 years.
The most important factor above all else is that the Iraqi air defense network in the no-fly zones has been bombed on a weekly basis for the past ten years. This has had the obvious and expected effect on the state and quality of the Iraqi air defense network.