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2005-09-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Igla missile system recovered in Chechen arms cache

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-01 00:58|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Okay, I'll bite, didn't the MSM report the Russians proclaiming times since 9-11 and BESLAN that they would be keep/exerting tight centralized controls over man-portable anti-air systems and other weapons, including but not limited to, but espec, the IGLA!?

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2005-09-01 01:41|| n/a]">[n/a] 2005-09-01 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 yes, but they bite back Joe.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-01 01:53|| 2005-09-01 01:53|| Front Page Top

#3 The Igla is considered to be one of the best portable surface-to-air missile systems in the world, some of its capabilities being superior to the U.S. Stinger system.

Yes, some of its capabilities are "superior", aka, it goes a little faster and can go a little farther, BUT it also carries a smaller warhead and is more easily spoofed away from its target. US jets have been dodging these in the Balkins and Iraq. During the first gulf war, they did take down a few jets, but compared to the Stinger its performance is not good. The stinger, used incorrectly in afganistan by the arabs, still hit 75% of the time.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-09-01 10:39|| 2005-09-01 10:39|| Front Page Top

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