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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI know nothing of military hardware or weapons, but I'm guessing this is impressive?:
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Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region have managed to intercept a Tochka-U missile with a FIM-92 Stinger.
This is confirmed.
If tomorrow they sink the Admiral Kuznetsov with a NLAW, I will be absolutely not surprised.
Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region have managed to intercept a Tochka-U missile with a FIM-92 Stinger.
This is confirmed.
If tomorrow they sink the Admiral Kuznetsov with a NLAW, I will be absolutely not surprised.
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I know nothing of military hardware or weapons, but I'm guessing this is impressive?: (Original Post)
tblue37
Mar 2022
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Awesome!!!
captain queeg
(10,036 posts)2. If the T-U is a subsonic cruise middle it's not overly impressive
But still, I think stingers are line of sight so its a Pretty impressive shot.
Angleae
(4,469 posts)4. Wiki says it's a ballistic missile with a top speed of mach 5.3
relayerbob
(6,510 posts)6. Infrared, and the heat of the warhead would be high
So I could see it locking on and hitting/detonating the warhead at the last second.
Damn lucky shot though
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)3. If you got it coming off the launcher I could see it working...maybe.
Jerry2144
(2,046 posts)5. That would be something if Ukraine can cut the nuts off
The carrier Kuznetsov
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pecosbob
(7,511 posts)8. Stingers are typically used against targets like aircraft, not missiles
The SS-21 (NATO designation) is a super-sonic ballistic missile, something you typically need a Patriot or something similar to intercept. Shooting it down with a stinger is like knocking a bird out of the sky with a stone.
Budi
(15,325 posts)9. Bet it was either the postman or that tractor driver .
I mean we're talking about Zelensky's glorious civilian army here.
Nothing is impossible!
NJCher
(35,434 posts)10. How it works