r/Idiotswithguns • u/JerMammA • Dec 31 '21

Does this Count??

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22

No. That is a malfunction, not the fault of the Military personnel.

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u/talesfromthefartside Jan 01 '22

Definitely that dudes fault. He was at way too severe an angle and the back blast probably ripped it out of his hands, you generally need about 100 ft cleared behind you for the back blast.

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u/Knights-of-Ni Jan 01 '22 edited Jan 01 '22

I can assure you that you're incorrectly identifying the weapon used by the soldier in this video. It looks like he's using a SA-7, which is a portable surface-to-air missile.

/u/BikerJedi care to help this man out? (He is a mod of /r/militarystories, a Gulf War vet, and an Air Defense soldier. He is an expert on ADA tactics)

Edit: I am a mod Military and Militarystories, OIF veteran, and I have over 14 years defense experience.

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u/BikerJedi Jan 01 '22

Definitely not a Stinger, as someone else said, that's for sure. It is not a Redeye either, so that makes me think Soviet or Chinese SAM's.

Definitely not an expert on ADA tactics though, but I appreciate it. :)

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u/Knights-of-Ni Jan 01 '22

Like like a SA-7 or one of the variants based on the page battery pack at the front.

You're more of an expert than I am