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2006-03-14 India-Pakistan

Pakistanis accused of aiding Taliban with missile parts

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Posted by john 2006-03-14 05:40|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nooo! This can't be!

ISI - Islamonutz Support Industry

Posted by Hupeting Slineng3538 2006-03-14 08:39|| 2006-03-14 08:39|| Front Page Top

#2 "An official spokesman said: "Pakistan has lost more security personnel in the fight against terror than any other country." Yes, well, we base rewards on OUTPUT, not on INPUT.

Posted by Perfessor 2006-03-14 12:28|| 2006-03-14 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 You can't buy Stinger battery packs at Radio Shack.

This would not be the first time that the ISI has transferred US supplied equipment to terrorists.

The Indians found timers and detonators used in the Bombay bombings (in the 90s) that were traced to US military stocks transferred to Pakistan as military aid.

Posted by john 2006-03-14 12:46|| 2006-03-14 12:46|| Front Page Top

#4 These are 20+ year old Stingers according to the article. Is the solid fuel still reliable? Would you want to fire one from your shoulder? And...

IIRC: the IR sensors are supposed to have degraded to uselessness by now without proper repair, or so I recall reading when the subject was mentioned during the original 2001 invasion by the MSM. Anybody know more on this?

Posted by Shase Unereng1984 2006-03-14 17:25|| 2006-03-14 17:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Would you want to fire one from your shoulder?
allan needs shaheens of many skillz. More than one way to kill yourself. Of course a death by 2nd degree burn might take the edge off the experience.

Posted by 6 2006-03-14 17:59|| 2006-03-14 17:59|| Front Page Top

#6 SU1984,
I was trained (a LONG time ago) on maintaining and storing Stingers - was also unofficially trained how to use them, but that's another story.
Stinger was designed to be as close as possible to a 'wooden round' - that is, you put it in the box at the factory and never need to touch it again until it's opened. Having said that, Stinger was never intended to sit for 20+ years in storage whose conditions can be best described as 'marginal'. The solid fuel motors have to have suffered some degradation by this point, and it is very likely that there are small, hairline cracks towards the ends of the motors - which will make the life of the shooter both exciting and short. In addition, there are likely problems with the sensor and fuze circuitry at this point as well. In short, the missiles are likely to do more damage to the guy holding it than any aircraft.
Also, the missile is kicked out of the tube by a small booster charge - its really not much worse than catching a good gust of wind in the face.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-03-14 18:36|| 2006-03-14 18:36|| Front Page Top

#7 thanks ISI!

assholes

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-03-14 19:29|| 2006-03-14 19:29|| Front Page Top

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