War Time Inventions Pt 3 Shoulder Fired S 5 Missiles
AJDABIYA, LIBYA 6, 8, 2011 The S5 is a Sovietdesigned rocket launcher normally mounted on attack helicopters, or even MiG jets. They are notoriously inaccurate, but pack a lot of explosive power. In Libya, rebel forces have salvaged S5 launchers from downed or abandoned aircraft, and have since learned to mount them on vehicles, creating what s commonly known as a technical. But one rebel fighter, Abdelhakkem Eljazwi, has taken the S5 modifications a step further. Using spare parts, he s taken
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