tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post4464209622079713311..comments2024-02-19T11:10:16.893-08:00Comments on Brown Moses Blog: Video Shows A Jury-Rigged MANPADS Shooting Down A HelicopterBrown Moseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17562126209980810351noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-85504035603173738322013-05-15T12:47:59.819-07:002013-05-15T12:47:59.819-07:00Good Job.Good Job.Davidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304185282537886744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-76432647875628452762013-05-14T14:32:06.327-07:002013-05-14T14:32:06.327-07:00Could be two different cameramen...maybe the first...Could be two different cameramen...maybe the first guy caught a good shot of the launch, while a second guy caught the impact and the two vids were spliced together. <br /><br />Alternatively, maybe they had multiple shooters set up in a missile ambush. <br /><br />In fact, check the vid again. The shooter at 0:03 is wearing a blue shirt. We don't see him again 'til 2:12, and he's standing completely off the road. At 1:50, we see a truck roll up and one of the rebels in the back is also sporting what appears to be a Strela 2. Perhaps this was the shooter who brought the bird down?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415913167048615090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-78408402020266192352013-05-14T09:05:19.608-07:002013-05-14T09:05:19.608-07:00The video indeed shows that those rebels managed t...The video indeed shows that those rebels managed to fire the missile using that DIY power source, but it doesn't show clearly whether the helicopter was killed by this missile or by some other weapon. In fact, I think this Strela-2 almost certainly missed its target. <br /><br />You see, the first 19 or 20 seconds of the video are a single uninterrupted sequence with the missile being launched at 0:04. During those 20 seconds there are no cheers or chanting, so the missile most likely had not yet hit the helicopter at least 15 seconds after launch. We know that in 15 seconds a Strela-2 SAM almost reaches the outer edge of its envelope (in fact, Soviet manuals say that self-destruct time is 11 to 14 seconds for 9M32 and 14 to 17 seconds for 9M32M). But IMO there is no way old seeker heads of those missiles could lock on a helicopter - a target with IR-signature much smaller than that of a fighter jet - at such a distance. I would expect a much shorter time-to-target for a missile really homing on a helicopter.<br /><br />Of course, that leaves the question who really shot down that Mi-8. I can only hope they will also make a claim and upload their video :)<br /><br />P.S. In case you are interested, manuals on Strela-2 and Strela-2M are free to download: http://dfiles.ru/files/4cram93dr and http://dfiles.ru/files/mcuiu8qna<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-85927016473638264362013-05-14T08:55:08.309-07:002013-05-14T08:55:08.309-07:00Amazing. I've never seen Jury-rigged spelled c...Amazing. I've never seen Jury-rigged spelled correctly before today. I always thought it was jerry-rigged. And the MANPADS are neat too.Troy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050292661689332330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-17318911331272808202013-05-14T05:59:55.434-07:002013-05-14T05:59:55.434-07:00In the third video they are using motorcycle batte...In the third video they are using motorcycle batteriesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953760613948679223noreply@blogger.com