Syrian Uprising - Photos and Videos Thread - Read First post.. Excessive graphic warn

[gresh]

FSA firing an anti-tank missile at a parked Syrian jet



*looks like a Metis anti-tank missle and a mig-23

That was wonderful. Hit 'em in their pockets.

[czechmate67]

Firing of a guided weapon at unssen target- transalation says T-72 but they all say that even if the target is a helicopter.

[czechmate67]

knocked out and burned Shilka

[czechmate67]

More of the same vehicle.

[NimDod]

Firing of a guided weapon at unssen target- transalation says T-72 but they all say that even if the target is a helicopter.

Is it only me or is that Metis pretty fast for an AT missile?

[czechmate67]

Is it only me or is that Metis pretty fast for an AT missile?

Wouldn't it be ironic if theses were the very same ones that Syria supplied to Hezbollah come back to haunt them?

[crush6655]

Wouldn't it be ironic if theses were the very same ones that Syria supplied to Hezbollah come back to haunt them?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K115-2_Metis-M#Users

Well, it's very possible ............. Iran ? Syria ? Hezbullah ? all the rest seem less possible...... karma's a bitch.

[JustBrowsing]

Months earlier there was a video of small group of soldiers who defected with this missiles.

[themacedonian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K115-2_Metis-M#Users

Well, it's very possible ............. Iran ? Syria ? Hezbullah ? all the rest seem less possible...... karma's a bitch.

I am guessing it was supplied externally. I think an Afghan 80s solution is being done. Like stinger was supplied back then some higher tech weapons will be supplied to tip the balance.

[501]

I am guessing it was supplied externally. I think an Afghan 80s solution is being done. Like stinger was supplied back then some higher tech weapons will be supplied to tip the balance.

LOL, are you trying to say that Russia is arming the rebels? Because Russia is only country which produces Metis-M.

[themacedonian]

LOL, are you trying to say that Russia is arming the rebels? Because Russia is only country which produces Metis-M.

True but there is stock in user countries that could sympathetic to the cause. I was being too general. In afghanistan there were other missiles beside stinger, like redeye, blowpipe.

I think some quality hardware will be available and not western made so to avoid being labeled as suppliers.

[czechmate67]

True but there is stock in user countries that could sympathetic to the cause. I was being too general. In afghanistan there were other missiles beside stinger, like redeye, blowpipe.

I think some quality hardware will be available and not western made so to avoid being labeled as suppliers.

But as we found out in the Falklands - Blowpipe didn't bluddy work.

[GeroyiDnepra]

Russians are funnier- they never miss an opportunity to back mad, bad, losers.

Not a good thing to say. We don't need a flame war in this thread

[Laworkerbee]

But as we found out in the Falklands - Blowpipe didn't bluddy work.

The Pakistanis and Afghans found it all but useless as well.

[501]

True but there is stock in user countries that could sympathetic to the cause. I was being too general. In afghanistan there were other missiles beside stinger, like redeye, blowpipe.

I think some quality hardware will be available and not western made so to avoid being labeled as suppliers.

Quite few countries. The source of missiles is easy to identify throught serial numbers. It would piss off Russia + give Assad proofs that opposition is armed by west.

If you West wanted to arm opposition it would supply old missiles, which are cheap, perfectly effective against old Assad's armor and virtually impossible to track their source.

We know that Metis-M were supplied to Syria. So most probably what happened is that some stock was looted or defectors managed to take some.