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2009-12-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Lebanese army fires at Israeli fighter planes

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Posted by Fred 2009-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Phantom Type? I think they need to brush up on their recognition drills.

Posted by tipover 2009-12-30 01:30|| 2009-12-30 01:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty sure the RF-4 is still in service there. It flies and carries cameras, what more do you need?

What, got the Wehrmacht but missed this golden opportunity to show Hanoi Jane on the AAA?

Posted by gromky 2009-12-30 04:19|| 2009-12-30 04:19|| Front Page Top

#3 A few small nukes will clear that ground fire right out.

Posted by Silentbrick 2009-12-30 09:18|| 2009-12-30 09:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, I recognize that photo - I've seen it many, many times. It's part of an air defense exercise in East Germany. The weapon is a ZU-23/4. The area in the background is Finsterwalde Airfield, a few miles east of Berlin. I can't remember exactly, but I think the photo was taken in the late '60s or early '70s. Although it's not radar-controlled, the ZU-23/4 is a potent air defense weapon, since it pumps out a HUGE rate of fire. The Soviets put the same four-barrel weapon on a tracked chassis, and added fire control radar. It could be used both as an air-defense weapon and an assault weapon (ZPU-4). The Israelis captured a half-dozen from Egypt in the 1973 war.

Posted by Old Patriot 2009-12-30 14:48|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2009-12-30 14:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Old Pat, don't want to quibble, but the soldier on the left of the pic has an interesting eagle over his left breast pocket to looks a lot like the WWII insignia? Was there a similar insignia in the GDR military?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2009-12-30 14:54|| 2009-12-30 14:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Got any Wild Weasels, boys?...

Posted by mojo 2009-12-30 15:30|| 2009-12-30 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Those are Soviet troops, NoMoBS. The guy you're referring to is most probably a lieutenant, and the insignia on his RIGHT breast pocket is probably an airborne infantry patch. Also note the red tabs on his collar - this is also an indication these are airborne troops.

Posted by Old Patriot 2009-12-30 17:39|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2009-12-30 17:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Noted, and thanks for correcting my error!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2009-12-30 18:59|| 2009-12-30 18:59|| Front Page Top

#9 ION PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > LEBANESE ANALYST: HAMAS IN 2010 WILL BE AS [militarily] STRONG AS PRE-WAR HEZBOLLAH IN 2006. The Hammies will be able to fire anti-aircraft missles at Israeli Helos + low-flying jets, emplace large quantities of IED explosives capable of destroying MERKAVA-sized MBTS = AFVS, ATGMS, + ability to attack Israeli civilian communities widin 100-kms [62 miles] from their Gaza bases. HAMAS will have the ability to seriously damage iff not destroy road-bound Israeli troop convoys.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-12-30 19:05|| na 2009-12-30 19:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Mojo, Wild Weasels were retired several years ago.
USAF figured that they were unneeded, so parked them and the Aardvarks. Now they depend on the Prowler for the jamming mission, until the Electric Lawn Darts come on line in any sort of numbers.
But that won't fix your WW requirement in any case.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-12-30 23:36|| 2009-12-30 23:36|| Front Page Top

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