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tblue37

(65,312 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:24 PM Mar 2022

I know nothing of military hardware or weapons, but I'm guessing this is impressive?:

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Wut.
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 OP

Awesome!!! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

If the T-U is a subsonic cruise middle it's not overly impressive captain queeg Mar 2022 #2

Wiki says it's a ballistic missile with a top speed of mach 5.3 Angleae Mar 2022 #4

Infrared, and the heat of the warhead would be high relayerbob Mar 2022 #6

If you got it coming off the launcher I could see it working...maybe. Thomas Hurt Mar 2022 #3

That would be something if Ukraine can cut the nuts off Jerry2144 Mar 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Grins Mar 2022 #7

Stingers are typically used against targets like aircraft, not missiles pecosbob Mar 2022 #8

Bet it was either the postman or that tractor driver . Budi Mar 2022 #9

How it works NJCher Mar 2022 #10

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. Awesome!!!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:30 PM

Mar 2022

captain queeg

(10,159 posts)

2. If the T-U is a subsonic cruise middle it's not overly impressive

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Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:31 PM

Mar 2022

But still, I think stingers are line of sight so it’s a Pretty impressive shot.

Angleae

(4,482 posts)

4. Wiki says it's a ballistic missile with a top speed of mach 5.3

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:46 PM

Mar 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTR-21_Tochka

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)

6. Infrared, and the heat of the warhead would be high

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 11:05 PM

Mar 2022

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.

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Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:46 PM

Mar 2022

Jerry2144

(2,097 posts)

5. That would be something if Ukraine can cut the nuts off

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Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:55 PM

Mar 2022

The carrier Kuznetsov

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pecosbob

(7,534 posts)

8. Stingers are typically used against targets like aircraft, not missiles

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Sat Mar 19, 2022, 11:54 PM

Mar 2022

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.