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From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (Random Dude))
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Subject: Re: Shoulder-Launched AA Missles
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Date: 12 Dec 89 04:53:17 GMT
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From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (Random Dude))

In article <12170@cbnews.ATT.COM> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
> ...
>In Afghanistan, the "improved tactics" basically consist of staying at
>higher altitudes, which massively reduces the effectiveness of the
>*aircraft*.  The onset of the "improved tactics" was the point at which
>the Afghans stopped slowly losing and started winning.

The LA Times printed an article in which they had excerpts of an
interview with an Afghan CAS pilot. He claimed that the Stinger had a
flaw in its guidance in part of its engagement envelope. He went on to
claim special evasion tactics designed to exploit this flaw are now
used by the Afghan air forces. So maybe, in this case, there is more
to "improved tactics", than just the standard fly higher, expose
yourself less type tactics.

-ted

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