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Budi

(15,325 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:02 PM Mar 2022

Sending UK-made, man portable Starstreak surface to air missiles to Ukrainian forces

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(Not sure where to post this. It is UK made weapon system, Starstreak missiles heading to support Ukraine. )

@TrentTelenko
UK Starstreak missiles are seriously nasty & small anti-aircraft missile w/three dart warheads.
Being laser beam riding, Russian flares are useless to decoy them.
They are much faster than a Stinger & all the operator has to do is keep the crosshair on the aircraft.

Link to tweet

UK Starstreak in action:

A significant step up in the UK's involvement in the war: Ben Wallace also reveals the MoD is to supply UK-made, man portable Starstreak surface to air missiles to Ukrainian forces too (the fastest in the world), as well as more rations and medical equipment.

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Sending UK-made, man portable Starstreak surface to air missiles to Ukrainian forces (Original Post) Budi Mar 2022 OP

This could effectively create Turbineguy Mar 2022 #1

Might quickly solve that issue. That's a fearsome opponant! Budi Mar 2022 #2

Star Streak anti-aircraft system. Just point & shoot..yikes! Budi Mar 2022 #6

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Mar 2022 #3

The current stare down between Putin & Biden favors Biden, Budi Mar 2022 #4

With these, stingers, and the Pantsir Missile Systems they captured Gore1FL Mar 2022 #5

Turbineguy

(38,378 posts)

1. This could effectively create

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:20 PM

Mar 2022

a no-fly zone.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

2. Might quickly solve that issue. That's a fearsome opponant!

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:31 PM

Mar 2022

I'd park my plane & defect.
😬

Budi

(15,325 posts)

6. Star Streak anti-aircraft system. Just point & shoot..yikes!

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 10, 2022, 12:12 AM

Mar 2022

Link to tweet

SheltieLover

(59,610 posts)

3. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:31 PM

Mar 2022

Budi

(15,325 posts)

4. The current stare down between Putin & Biden favors Biden,

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:38 PM

Mar 2022

..with the assist of his allies.

Putin's gonna have to blink 1st cuz Biden already knows who's stepping in & what they're bringing.
Thanks UK!

Gore1FL

(21,887 posts)

5. With these, stingers, and the Pantsir Missile Systems they captured

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:59 PM

Mar 2022

Anything under 10km should at least think twice. Anything under 5km, think again. Under 3km, think about songs for the funeral.

I think they have S-300s, but I don't know how many.

Russia has already lost a lot of aircraft. I don't know what the Ukrainians face on that front.

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