Strela shotdown An-12

[enforcer]

Explosive clip from Fyodor Bondarchuk's epic war movie, 9th Company
mujahedins with Strela 2M shotdown An-12-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toa7R282frI

[lightfire]

how do you know its Strela, rather than Stinger?

[enforcer]

how do you know its Strela, rather than Stinger?

I think its Strela - pilot say "Commander - Strela"

[RBull]

I think its Strela - pilot say "Commander - Strela"

How could he possibly know? I bet he called it "Strela" because that is how is the manpad AA generaly called in their lingo. Bright spot with smoke trail let you hardly recognize whether it is Stinger, Strela, or whatever else...

Thanks for posting the video though.

[Wiseman]

The pilot says "from the right".

[MZKT]

There's no word "strela", copilot says commander-right (sprava, not strela).

[c46thva]

Can this film be purchased in the states?? Id like to see it.
JW

[Chauncey]

Yeah - do they make a "region free" (Region 0) version? I'd love to see it - those Hinds look tough!

[khukuri]

it can be downloaded, crappy film. Kind of russian version of hollywood. or russian version of we were soldiers..Would recommend other russian films such as Voyna...!

[Smashed!]

In fact the movie isn't even based on true events...it's a collection of what the Soviets were supposed to have been through during the war, while in reality the 9th company (the real one) made a real mess of the tafkirists and mudjahidins incoming from pakistan. But hey that's another story.