Ha salido algo más sobre los R-73 de los houthis basados en tierra vistos en Yemen:
http://warisboring.com/the-houthis-do-i ... efenses-3/
Según este artículo, el misil que casi alcanza al F-15 fue en realidad un R-27:
January 15, 2018 Tom Cooper
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At least as important is the issue of fire-control. It’s not enough to point a guided missile in the direction of its target and fire. All anti-aircraft missiles function better if locked-on at their target before launch.
Engineers at the MRDC found a solution by coupling one of three U.S.-made Flir Systems ULTRA 8500 turrets – delivered to Yemen back in 2008 – with makeshift controls for their “new” SAMs.
One such SAM enabled them to fire the R-27T that narrowly missed a Saudi F-15 over Sana’a on Jan. 7, 2018.Ironically, while the first related reports only cited the firing of the missile, the Houthi-controlled media in Yemen and all Iranian media outlets were quick to convert that report into a claim that the targeted F-15 was shot down.
Actually, the F-15SA in question came away with minor damage. F-15SAs are equipped with digital electronic warfare systems and common missile warning systems made by BAE Systems and designed not only to recognize missile attacks, but also to warn the crew and automaticallydeploy countermeasures.
The same is true of the
Tornado IDS the Houthis claimed to have shot down over northern Sa’ada province on the same day. Actually, the aircraft in question suffered a failure of its oxygen system that caused a fire inside its cockpit and prompted the crew to eject.
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Respecto a los Manpads, estos fueron los causantes del derribo de los F-16 marroquí y de Bahrain, dos Apaches saudíes y hasta una docena de UAVs. Nada pone sobre el Eurofighter saudí...
Publicado: Mar Ene 16, 2018 1:17 am