Photos Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989

Good thread Hueandsaigon

images originally posted in main gallery by MI.Net member 'Zofo'

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In Afghanistan the basic 5-mile-range Stinger missile downed over 270 Soviet aircraft (a 79% combat success rate), and helped to stop air assault operations and force Soviet withdrawal.

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Kabul 1979
 
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Well I don't agree with you Bombardier

I read a few papers about the thema and the conclusion was that in the early beging they were a massive thread but then all soviet planes including rotatory wing started to include flares and chaff dispensers. As the training was very poor in most cases they didn´t get very high rates. Also because they use a mixture of stingers, Redeye and SA-7 grail missiles. The last two were not vey accurate compared with the Stingers. And also soviets knew how to avoid it.


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vety good documental

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Yes they were not my comments as such, that was the description given with the image.
I agree that with the use of countermeasures the risk from AA missiles would have reduced but perhaps still a significant threat.
perhaps somebody with more knowledge than me could give us an insight into the threat and its result on Soviet operations
 
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I don't recognize you!!! your account was cracked?
Same RT channel of promotion of Putin!!! How it is possible to trust it to reportings???
:):):)
 
I don't recognize you!!! your account was cracked?
Same RT channel of promotion of Putin!!! How it is possible to trust it to reportings???
:):):)

Idk. Got drunk last night and had an epiphany, I guess.
 
Russian soldiers in Afghan mountains during the Soviet-Afghan war, photo taken between 1986-1988
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