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Old June 24th 04, 06:20 PM
Krztalizer
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I dunno; that plane flying KAL007 that day needed two SAMs to down it.


Those weren't *SAMs*,


I got a little chuckle out of that too, Buf.

they were Air-to-air missiles and generally much, much
smaller. Anyone know which missile type brought down KAL007? Atoll?


One size larger - and a radar version I think.

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Old June 24th 04, 07:29 PM
Laurence Doering
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On 24 Jun 2004 17:20:42 GMT, Krztalizer wrote:

I dunno; that plane flying KAL007 that day needed two SAMs to down it.


Those weren't *SAMs*,


I got a little chuckle out of that too, Buf.

they were Air-to-air missiles and generally much, much
smaller. Anyone know which missile type brought down KAL007? Atoll?


One size larger - and a radar version I think.


The Su-15 Flagon typically carried 4 AAMs, 2 AA-3 Anab (produced in both
radar-guided and heat-seeking versions) and 2 heat-seeking AA-8 Aphid

Major Osipovich fired 2 Anab missiles at KAL 007. The Anab is considerably
larger than an Atoll (launch weight of about 600 lbs for the Anab, 165 lbs
for the Atoll), with a 70 lb warhead.


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