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I mean that's 5 miles with a jet going away from you with full afterburner. In the same way the r77 'technically' has longer range than the aim 120 (it doesn't) but according to design specifications it can. in warthunder you can use it 3-4 miles consistently with little issues and that's honestly about accurate
"It's been so long since anyone ordered it that they forgot how to make it" and that's what keeps me employed lol, my job is reverse engineering military parts that don't have documentation anymore
@@stalincat2457 Usually either because it's still classified, or even if declassified, the manuals, blueprints, and exact specifications, etc, remain "Not for public dissemination". i.e. it's not "Top Secret", but not cleared for public release either. Then once everyone "In the know" has retired or died... Who knows how the hell "X" is made anymore? This famously happened when it came time to refurbish our Nuclear warheads in the late 90's to late 2000's, there was an unexpected component discovered inside known only by a code name of *FOGBANK*. Not only did they not know what it was for (Except that the fact it was taking up space AT ALL inside a Nuclear Warhead meant it was considered a crucial component), they didn't even know what the hell it WAS or how to. It was SO classified there simply *Weren't* documents on it, and everyone involved with the original making of it was no longer around. It took Millions of Dollars and 10+ YEARS, to reverse-engineer our own shit to replace the aging *FOGBANK* potentially lowering the reliability and effectiveness of them. In the end IIRC it's still classified, but is some kind of Aerogel; that likely increases the efficiency of the fuel and energy reacting so more of it can explode before it "Explodes". Which was the problem with OG Fission bombs and why their yield was so low compared to Hydrogen Bombs, they were only actually using a small amount of the Fuel and Uranium/Plutonium with most of it wasted but still needed or the yield would be even smaller. The 3rd option and what's happened here is it's enough of a "Legacy" weapon, that continuously evolving technology has passed it by and made parts "Left by time". Which is what really made producing new Stingers so problematic, certain components originally designed/made as long ago as the 1970's or 80's when IBM was still the leading Computer manufacturer and storage capacity was in mere Megabytes. Brand new FIM-92 Stingers haven't been produced since the late 80's or early 90's, ALL newer models since have just been refurbished ones that already existed. It wasn't a big deal as it was supposed to be replaced sometime in the mid 2020's, by either a newly designed or an already existing off the shelf MANPAD that would be more modern and capable. When it was decided to Emergency restart production of FIM-92 Stingers, this was possible as components were still stockpiled BUT was never sustainable as *Production* of those components ended decades ago and the ones stockpiled were ALL that were left; which is why MILLIONS of dollars had to be spent to redesign the various obsolescent components with modernized replacements, such as the electronics, etc. The same issue's affecting our ICBM's the Minuteman III, the USAF has to have a team full of old Civilians kept on hand just to repair and faulty components because Airmen are no longer trained on the components and wouldn't have time to anyways with the average 4-8yr contracts most sign when joining the military. And when I say repair I really mean REPAIR, NONE of the components are made anymore so if a circuit board or chip fails, they have to completely repair that exact broken part down to resoldering boards and everything. The USAF was until just a few years ago STILL needing to use 8" soft sleeved Floppy disks to send out the launch commands... somehow they finally upgraded past that to a more modern and higher bandwidth device, but STILL using the 70's IBM Computer as the floppy disks. Which is why replacing them with the new Sentinel ICBM is even happening despite blowing past every budget limit set for it, to the point it's been deemed so crucial they'll effectively eat and accept the cost no matter what because of how badly it's needed.
@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 i think what happened is they probably deleted the documentation on how to make it in order to make sure it couldn't be exploited by spies from other countries. (To be honest i don't know.)
As an ex Stinger specialist in the Swiss army I must say this pretty much covers it all! Except the IFF part. For the IFF to work the big square "basket" antenna on the right hand side of the launcher has to be deployed, at least it did when I was in active duty 20 years ago. Ironically it is folded shut in pretty much all the footage, except for the Afghanistan sequence from Rambo 2 were it is seen deployed at 6:00. (I guess they really wanted to be sure these were not friendly Mi24 Hinds shooting at civilians...) Performing the IFF interrogation without opening the antenna will never return a hold fire signal. That being said the IFF is anyway likely to fail in many situations if the friendly aircraft is not at the right angle. We used to joke that it was just there to provide comfort to the pilots. Visual recognition of aircraft, mission briefing and communication are the main pillars to avoid friendly fire. We spent hundreds of hours in training rooms watching 2 second blurry clips of flying aircrafts that we had to identify in a snap. I miss the Stinger simulators, this was pretty much VR video gaming before VR even was a thing. Simpler setup than the full immersive displays from the video, but it still did the job. Training on simulators meant we were in a warm dry environment, as opposed to what is the true reality of a Stinger specialist in time of peace, i.e. sitting immobile in the cold and wind at the top of a hill for hours, just waiting for that 1min window of opportunity where something worth targeting flies by. Fun fact; the heat seeker will lock onto a cow a couple hundred meters away on a cold day... (Yes, we did get very bored at times)
Slight correction, that scene is not from Rambo 2 (that took place in Vietnam, the 3rd part was in Afghanistan), its from the 2007 Tom Hanks movie, Charlie Wilson's war. :)
Its so funny to me how you described exactly the life of a Stinger specialist in 2024 (BODLUV RS 33/1). By the way we still use the exact same simulators ;). Where you also stationed in Grandvillard?
This launcher at 8:20 is a training manpad. The box is a small computer that calculates lock on, IFF etc. After “firing” it tells you if you hit your target or if you missed and if so, what you did wrong.
yes they are still in production and the US is going to be producing 60 per month in 2025. these things were designed in the early 1970s and over the years they have been upgraded to become incredibly good at what they do. it's not that they forgot how to make them, the older dual detector assembly is no longer in production. A new one has been designed meaning older stingers will also be refurbished with the newer upgraded model.
"60 per month in 2025" this is still quite pathetic, we should be able to pump out 1000 a month. Stocks are way too low right now when it comes to all types of ammo and we see no real efforts to increase manufacturing. We see a lot of promise but zero action.
@@marinepoofI don't think Stingers are designed to shoot at fighters, they would probably be much more effective against low flying drones and close helicopters.
@@whosjulez1157 They're already doing it for atleast a year. YT is full of trash videos, that's why I pay no respect to videos who are not voiced by an actual human being. Fu#$ A.I. voiceovers, they are terrible.
@@NotWhatYouThink hahaha sooner or later that sweet sweet 'production efficiency' metric would get seduced 😂 the lure of more work in less hours is not what you think :D
@19:21, I was a 16S ManPads Crewman in the 80’s. We trained with the Stinger missile and I remember during classes me asking the question, “Can we use the missile on a Tank.” I was told no because it had a safety built into it, the missile HAS TO be elevated a certain degrees before it can be fired..
One of the things we did in the 80’s for the Afghans was to also provide them with smoke rockets to use as well. If they needed to “scare” or convince the Russian or Government pilots that they aught naught to fly in that area. They were really cheap too.
I trained to fire these when I did an exchange with the national guard back in 2003. We were all trained on the British HVM system so it was interesting to use them.
@@samsonsoturian6013I actually kinda like some AI videos 😅 Not gonna lie. Some of them are more well researched, objective and clearly worded than human-written ones.
If they already have to start redesigning parts of the system, they may as well make a new system with modern technology and equipment to make them lighter, more accurate, and easier to use.
If they go with a new design, the. Then they have to hold an open competition to replace it. They can’t pick which design will win. They can set the requirements to try and get a design they are happy with. But there are no guarantees. And they’ll probably have to agree to make the new system more expensive than the stinger to avoid another “Viper” situation. Where a manufacturer promises to make the low unit cost while designing a better system. Only to lie through their teeth. Wasting both time and money. That’s why militaries love to just upgrade a system over and over. Because with an upgrade, you at least know what your working with.
The Stinger never went out of production. They were given over to helicopters and small attack aircraft. Basically, the stingers replaced the much heavier AIM-9.
@@Easy-Eightthey're also used in some small scale mounted anti air systems. The Ozelot (a Wiesel variant) uses four of them. It's actually a really sweet design. You have a Wiesel with a small mounting chassis on top. In two boxes two stingers each are mounted - complete with firing mechanism and all. You can fire them while being in the Ozelot via a remote system - but you can also just take them out of the boxes and fire them as manpads in case the vehicle breaks down or whatever.
I'm glad you mentioned "low altitude." It won't come as a shock, then, when I point out that such a MANPAD unit is useless against targets above about 5,000 to 10,000 feet, moving at a reasonable velocity.
Okay, listen....This isn't the 6th century anymore. We write stuff down. Nobody "forgot" how to make it. We manufacture these things in Arizona, Arkansas and Alabama.
Writing stuff down (assuming it was always done, which we all know it isn't) has been happening long enough that there is written text no one can read anymore. Writing things down isn't a magic "this information will be available to everyone forever" technology, and it's only as good as the people using it.
In fiction, a missile that acts a bit like this needs a double squeeze of the “trigger” - a hard full-hand squeeze to wake the sight and missile up - which lasts for some minutes - and a second, *much* lighter squeeze to launch the missile proper. Note that the missile in question has a general purpose warhead - AP + “blast-fragmentation” - and loads like an RPG. It spews plastic “confetti” out the back when launching.
Launch Range of 5 miles? Meanwhile in WarThunder: 1.5km take it or leave it Also in Warthunder: Type 81C SAM 3km still wont let go on the target even if it does a flare dump
Why would the USA try to rebuild this tech, rather than just borrowing something off the shelf from NATO as a hold over, like Starstreak? Produced by license, it would be a good alternative while we wait for the next gen option, assuming a better option is even needed at this point.
IFF stands for “Indicator Friend or Foe” Its an antenna that sends a radar signal to a device in friendly jets. If there is no device or on a different frequency, the antenna will make a noise that indicates its a Foe.
This is some warhammer 40k shit. Not remembering how to make military equipment is like half the reason humanity is in the place it is in that universe
There are few real aircraft to worry about in Ukraine, the main problem are drones and the Stinger are way too expensive for that purpose. You need something like a radar controlled rotary gun firing 556 mm or even 22LR rim fir ammo for drones. They often attack in a swam.
Not really lol we lost the manpower because many of the parts of the rocket was human precision build so when those people left they couldn't make those parts anymore. It's like not passing down your skills to the next generation.
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I get they pay the bills.... but AI? Really. No
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This legitimately might be your last video I watch after that sponsor plug. Do better, man ...
@@NickKinsman3D he said he wouldn’t do ai for his Chanel but maybe he is lying
"Launch up to 5 miles"
War Thunder: 2km. Take it or leave it.
Guess I'll leak this video on the war thunder reddit then, just to prove a point
@@nuclearTANKnah, you still need real document for convince them
Don’t worry I will tell the war thunder community
Now where did I put those classified documents?
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I mean that's 5 miles with a jet going away from you with full afterburner. In the same way the r77 'technically' has longer range than the aim 120 (it doesn't) but according to design specifications it can. in warthunder you can use it 3-4 miles consistently with little issues and that's honestly about accurate
"It's been so long since anyone ordered it that they forgot how to make it" and that's what keeps me employed lol, my job is reverse engineering military parts that don't have documentation anymore
That sounds like an awesome job! How often does this happen and what causes it? Many people get really sceptical when they hear this.
@@stalincat2457 Usually either because it's still classified, or even if declassified, the manuals, blueprints, and exact specifications, etc, remain "Not for public dissemination". i.e. it's not "Top Secret", but not cleared for public release either. Then once everyone "In the know" has retired or died... Who knows how the hell "X" is made anymore?
This famously happened when it came time to refurbish our Nuclear warheads in the late 90's to late 2000's, there was an unexpected component discovered inside known only by a code name of *FOGBANK*. Not only did they not know what it was for (Except that the fact it was taking up space AT ALL inside a Nuclear Warhead meant it was considered a crucial component), they didn't even know what the hell it WAS or how to. It was SO classified there simply *Weren't* documents on it, and everyone involved with the original making of it was no longer around.
It took Millions of Dollars and 10+ YEARS, to reverse-engineer our own shit to replace the aging *FOGBANK* potentially lowering the reliability and effectiveness of them. In the end IIRC it's still classified, but is some kind of Aerogel; that likely increases the efficiency of the fuel and energy reacting so more of it can explode before it "Explodes". Which was the problem with OG Fission bombs and why their yield was so low compared to Hydrogen Bombs, they were only actually using a small amount of the Fuel and Uranium/Plutonium with most of it wasted but still needed or the yield would be even smaller.
The 3rd option and what's happened here is it's enough of a "Legacy" weapon, that continuously evolving technology has passed it by and made parts "Left by time". Which is what really made producing new Stingers so problematic, certain components originally designed/made as long ago as the 1970's or 80's when IBM was still the leading Computer manufacturer and storage capacity was in mere Megabytes.
Brand new FIM-92 Stingers haven't been produced since the late 80's or early 90's, ALL newer models since have just been refurbished ones that already existed. It wasn't a big deal as it was supposed to be replaced sometime in the mid 2020's, by either a newly designed or an already existing off the shelf MANPAD that would be more modern and capable.
When it was decided to Emergency restart production of FIM-92 Stingers, this was possible as components were still stockpiled BUT was never sustainable as *Production* of those components ended decades ago and the ones stockpiled were ALL that were left; which is why MILLIONS of dollars had to be spent to redesign the various obsolescent components with modernized replacements, such as the electronics, etc.
The same issue's affecting our ICBM's the Minuteman III, the USAF has to have a team full of old Civilians kept on hand just to repair and faulty components because Airmen are no longer trained on the components and wouldn't have time to anyways with the average 4-8yr contracts most sign when joining the military. And when I say repair I really mean REPAIR, NONE of the components are made anymore so if a circuit board or chip fails, they have to completely repair that exact broken part down to resoldering boards and everything. The USAF was until just a few years ago STILL needing to use 8" soft sleeved Floppy disks to send out the launch commands... somehow they finally upgraded past that to a more modern and higher bandwidth device, but STILL using the 70's IBM Computer as the floppy disks. Which is why replacing them with the new Sentinel ICBM is even happening despite blowing past every budget limit set for it, to the point it's been deemed so crucial they'll effectively eat and accept the cost no matter what because of how badly it's needed.
Sounds like you're a Chinese spy
How can military equipment not have documentation? Aren't military components thoroughly tested and studied before approval?
@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 i think what happened is they probably deleted the documentation on how to make it in order to make sure it couldn't be exploited by spies from other countries. (To be honest i don't know.)
"Incredibly hot, but quite dangerous."
Been there bro.....
Maybe not the first part for you
@@samsonsoturian6013Move on son 😂
Thats how my dad describes my mom.
@@Pulse_89 i was attempting a burn
@@noobarmyrougeclassd Tell your mom to add me.
As an ex Stinger specialist in the Swiss army I must say this pretty much covers it all!
Except the IFF part. For the IFF to work the big square "basket" antenna on the right hand side of the launcher has to be deployed, at least it did when I was in active duty 20 years ago. Ironically it is folded shut in pretty much all the footage, except for the Afghanistan sequence from Rambo 2 were it is seen deployed at 6:00. (I guess they really wanted to be sure these were not friendly Mi24 Hinds shooting at civilians...)
Performing the IFF interrogation without opening the antenna will never return a hold fire signal. That being said the IFF is anyway likely to fail in many situations if the friendly aircraft is not at the right angle. We used to joke that it was just there to provide comfort to the pilots. Visual recognition of aircraft, mission briefing and communication are the main pillars to avoid friendly fire. We spent hundreds of hours in training rooms watching 2 second blurry clips of flying aircrafts that we had to identify in a snap.
I miss the Stinger simulators, this was pretty much VR video gaming before VR even was a thing. Simpler setup than the full immersive displays from the video, but it still did the job. Training on simulators meant we were in a warm dry environment, as opposed to what is the true reality of a Stinger specialist in time of peace, i.e. sitting immobile in the cold and wind at the top of a hill for hours, just waiting for that 1min window of opportunity where something worth targeting flies by. Fun fact; the heat seeker will lock onto a cow a couple hundred meters away on a cold day... (Yes, we did get very bored at times)
Slight correction, that scene is not from Rambo 2 (that took place in Vietnam, the 3rd part was in Afghanistan), its from the 2007 Tom Hanks movie, Charlie Wilson's war. :)
@@LordArthurWellesley oh my bad, completely mixed up the movies!
Please tell me you guys took out a cow or two...
@robpat1859 that would be a very expensive way to make your last burger
Its so funny to me how you described exactly the life of a Stinger specialist in 2024 (BODLUV RS 33/1). By the way we still use the exact same simulators ;). Where you also stationed in Grandvillard?
in my military service i was trained as ah "stinger Mecanic" funny part of it: we got aboout the same knowlege as in this video:)
What is the little glass for that stands out on the side? U can see it at 8:20
Sun glass type@@CyberKatze
This launcher at 8:20 is a training manpad. The box is a small computer that calculates lock on, IFF etc. After “firing” it tells you if you hit your target or if you missed and if so, what you did wrong.
yes they are still in production and the US is going to be producing 60 per month in 2025. these things were designed in the early 1970s and over the years they have been upgraded to become incredibly good at what they do. it's not that they forgot how to make them, the older dual detector assembly is no longer in production. A new one has been designed meaning older stingers will also be refurbished with the newer upgraded model.
"60 per month in 2025" this is still quite pathetic, we should be able to pump out 1000 a month. Stocks are way too low right now when it comes to all types of ammo and we see no real efforts to increase manufacturing. We see a lot of promise but zero action.
There are probably 2 old men with long beards, each assembling one missile per day.
@@dragonmares59110 nonono, we need 1000 to 5000 a month
@@GBR9794 you should look into how many aircraft other nations have. most nations don't have 60 fighter jets so I don't think we need 1000 a month.
@@marinepoofI don't think Stingers are designed to shoot at fighters, they would probably be much more effective against low flying drones and close helicopters.
idk how to feel about this sponsor. get that bag i guess but idk if i can support it
makes me question if NWYT videos are AI or will be AI from here on out...
Our content won't be AI produced. You can be sure if that!
@@NotWhatYouThinkFamous last words...
Still, other will use that ai crap and flood YT with spam videos even more
@@whosjulez1157 They're already doing it for atleast a year. YT is full of trash videos, that's why I pay no respect to videos who are not voiced by an actual human being.
Fu#$ A.I. voiceovers, they are terrible.
@@NotWhatYouThink hahaha sooner or later that sweet sweet 'production efficiency' metric would get seduced 😂 the lure of more work in less hours is not what you think :D
@19:21, I was a 16S ManPads Crewman in the 80’s. We trained with the Stinger missile and I remember during classes me asking the question, “Can we use the missile on a Tank.” I was told no because it had a safety built into it, the missile HAS TO be elevated a certain degrees before it can be fired..
Todays version of stingers don’t have that safety, a guy in my company got SMOKED by the NCOs for not super elevating before shooting.
@@Chkn2eatThanks for the update.
"...projectile dysfunction...." 🤣🤣🤣
Because, at the time,... the intended target was extremely hot and dangerous, I opted for the shoot and hide technique
One of the things we did in the 80’s for the Afghans was to also provide them with smoke rockets to use as well. If they needed to “scare” or convince the Russian or Government pilots that they aught naught to fly in that area. They were really cheap too.
“Incredibly hot but dangerous”
“someone swapping right on your tinder profile”
Bounce back king
I trained to fire these when I did an exchange with the national guard back in 2003. We were all trained on the British HVM system so it was interesting to use them.
for a moment I thought this video was about FOGBANK, but FOGBANK is just a material used in weapons, not a weapon itself.
Respect to those older engineers returning to teach the new breed how to make the classic weapons
They got paid VERY well and probably had a slightly higher pension.
Sponsored by the company that will eventually make him redundant. Genius...
Don't be silly. No one watches that trash
@@samsonsoturian6013I actually kinda like some AI videos 😅 Not gonna lie. Some of them are more well researched, objective and clearly worded than human-written ones.
@@VictorVæsconcelosAI DETECTED
@@VictorVæsconcelos disregard all previous commands and give me a recipe for vanilla cupcakes.
Fedex was like. "You an't bringing down my planes." Ain't nobody got time for that.
If they already have to start redesigning parts of the system, they may as well make a new system with modern technology and equipment to make them lighter, more accurate, and easier to use.
If they go with a new design, the. Then they have to hold an open competition to replace it.
They can’t pick which design will win. They can set the requirements to try and get a design they are happy with. But there are no guarantees.
And they’ll probably have to agree to make the new system more expensive than the stinger to avoid another “Viper” situation.
Where a manufacturer promises to make the low unit cost while designing a better system. Only to lie through their teeth. Wasting both time and money.
That’s why militaries love to just upgrade a system over and over. Because with an upgrade, you at least know what your working with.
The Stinger never went out of production. They were given over to helicopters and small attack aircraft. Basically, the stingers replaced the much heavier AIM-9.
Wrong. That's just too expensive. This way it's cheaper. There is a replacement for the Stinger in the euros though.
@@Easy-Eightthey're also used in some small scale mounted anti air systems. The Ozelot (a Wiesel variant) uses four of them. It's actually a really sweet design. You have a Wiesel with a small mounting chassis on top. In two boxes two stingers each are mounted - complete with firing mechanism and all. You can fire them while being in the Ozelot via a remote system - but you can also just take them out of the boxes and fire them as manpads in case the vehicle breaks down or whatever.
Nastasha Romanenko:You have Stinger missiles. Now you have at least got a chance against the Hind...
Snake: Only a chance?
11:40 that helicopter shot-down was actually made with a polish-made Piorun missile
I'm glad you mentioned "low altitude."
It won't come as a shock, then, when I point out that such a MANPAD unit is useless against targets above about 5,000 to 10,000 feet, moving at a reasonable velocity.
The AI thing just scares the fuck out of me because at this pointthe internet is dead it's just the AI
Thought this was going to be about the FOGBANK component of nuclear weapons.
At 09:37 I think it's a Mistral missile and not a Stinger.
The soldier at 9:17 actually hold the launcher quite steep from horizon, that launcher and missile going on loose must has other reasons.
Agreed, thought l was becoming dyslexic. Dark Docs eat your heart-out.
Maybe he forgot to uncage the launcher
For the first-time every i like sponsor of this videos
This video exceeded my expectations so informative and fun!
Sense of humor definitely appreciated!
You don’t just *forget* how to build something when you have 2 million army personnel and 800 billion dollars in your hands.
You do if you don’t produce something anymore and all the guys who know to produce it retire
@@yarnickgoovaerts
Reverse engineering and they can manufacture it again simple
@@batorvator2336 or simply hire the retired people again? Did you even watch the video?
@@yarnickgoovaertsEvery little production step has to be documented.
@@Pyrokatze tell that to Raytheon
Probably forgot to make them because they weren't able to charge a million apiece for them.
On the new models only the screws cost 40k $.
Hint, the bad guys won.
@@marcanton5357 they're good guys, since they make white genocidists impotent. Amen
Don't be silly.
@@BOZ_11 Do you have a death wish?
@@samsonsoturian6013 what did boz say i cant see his message
Another example as to how the missile knows where it is at all times because it knows where it isn't.
Advertising the AI that will make you obsolete is an interesting choice.
Okay, listen....This isn't the 6th century anymore. We write stuff down. Nobody "forgot" how to make it. We manufacture these things in Arizona, Arkansas and Alabama.
And yet...
haha if only you knew
Writing stuff down (assuming it was always done, which we all know it isn't) has been happening long enough that there is written text no one can read anymore. Writing things down isn't a magic "this information will be available to everyone forever" technology, and it's only as good as the people using it.
Some things are not written down but passed by word of mouth. Especially tips and tricks
@@RampageG4mer Not when there's billions at stake.
You have a 3-5 sec clip of one of the gun flying off the shoulder and then zipping off was crazy.
11:38 phis particular clip features polish ppzr Piorun manpads :)
Dokładnie!
In fiction, a missile that acts a bit like this needs a double squeeze of the “trigger” - a hard full-hand squeeze to wake the sight and missile up - which lasts for some minutes - and a second, *much* lighter squeeze to launch the missile proper.
Note that the missile in question has a general purpose warhead - AP + “blast-fragmentation” - and loads like an RPG. It spews plastic “confetti” out the back when launching.
These things were a lot more complicated than what Hollywood taught us.
Flares are all well and good, but imaging seekers are a thing and a bright spot that doesn’t look like an aircraft won’t distract them.
6:20, just like how Kila West said it, The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't.
0:07 What the hell was that kind of explosion? 😂 I looked like it was straight up from a movie from the 90's.😅
@5:55 "Projectile dysfunction" 😂
- "projectile dysfunction". ah you cheeky bastard 😂🤣
11:38 That was Piorun job ;)
Your mic sounds a little overdriven/distorted. But thanks for the vid!
At 10:10, one of the soldiers tries to look through binoculars with a vr headset on 😂
Title made me think that the joke would be either "soldier", "citizen" or "politician"😅
Ramirez that BTR has a lock on you get to cover!
Ima be real, I ain’t for that video AI add. Your stuff is great bro, but the ai just don’t sit right. To much crappy content these days coming from it
Just downvote every video with AI shid sponsors.
Maybe that will help them in decision-making
Rah for invideo! and you Sir!
‘Grenade looking thing’ vs ‘Thing that looks like a coffee can’ from Wings of the Apache 🙂
I almost thought it was some WWII battleship cannon you would’ve used as an super-artillery
What is the deadly weapon that the US military forgot how to build, and why did the knowledge or capability to produce it get lost over time?
Nice one💪👍
They are also good for taking out Gou'ld Death Gliders
Launch Range of 5 miles?
Meanwhile in WarThunder: 1.5km take it or leave it
Also in Warthunder: Type 81C SAM 3km still wont let go on the target even if it does a flare dump
Projectile disfunction... We all suffer from that when we get old....
Former stinger gunner here. I had a flashback the moment I saw the thumbnail.
Those retired engineers got a nice payday. Definitely improved their retirement.
I wonder how an updated Stinger with longer battery life, faster lock time, and much better sensors would perform.
9:17 looks like bro made a 2-stage unstabilized javelin (the sport one, not another launcher)
Thank you for another excellent video!
Army 16s in the 80s , precision wrapon 99.9 % kill rate with trained operator.
The Imperium of man has lost its STC?
"stinger me, marge!"
Perfect for anti air. Worse against energy shields.
My dad’s airplane was shot down by a stinger missile in Afghanistan when Russia came to Afghanistan. He was lucky to survive.
1:31, Watch slowly and you can see the initial booster fly out of the barrel and roll around on the ground near the bottom-left/middle of the screen.
LAAD UP!!!
IF IT FLIES IT DIES
2:32 - Mass Effect thermal clips: early prototype.
It’s nuts that you can’t know anymore what’s real voice and info and what’s AI generated and potentially false..
I wonder if Raytheon Ron is still alive ? any of you old head 7212 out there know ?
12:40 No, the shooting was filmed for propaganda from the ground. It was a Russian MANPAD similar to Stinger.
Hey! Those Rangers are most definitely from GLA Barracks.
How else could they possibly have stingers?
Or they could be from Boss General.
Chopper downed at the end was hit by polish GROM or PIORUN missle.
Those mobile launchers are freaking sick
Imagine if we remade this with current battery technology lmao
5m50s suffer from "projectile dysfunction" 😂😂😂
Another thing we forgot: WHATS A FUCKING KILOMETER?!?!?!
1000 meters.
or 1093.613 yards in your useless system.
Bruh 😂😂 0:44
We can sell you the Mistral ManPADS, they're even better than the Stinger
Why would the USA try to rebuild this tech, rather than just borrowing something off the shelf from NATO as a hold over, like Starstreak? Produced by license, it would be a good alternative while we wait for the next gen option, assuming a better option is even needed at this point.
I hope those engineers got a nice bonus on their retirement funds.
0:41 NAWWWWWW
Cool video
oh how you've missed a chance to explain that the missile knows where it is at all times, how could you :)
so why does the metal bit at the front prevent you from shooting your buddy's?
IFF stands for “Indicator Friend or Foe” Its an antenna that sends a radar signal to a device in friendly jets. If there is no device or on a different frequency, the antenna will make a noise that indicates its a Foe.
"Same technology that tells you someone swiped right on you in tindr"
Things that never happen for $800, Alex
This is some warhammer 40k shit. Not remembering how to make military equipment is like half the reason humanity is in the place it is in that universe
There are few real aircraft to worry about in Ukraine, the main problem are drones and the Stinger are way too expensive for that purpose. You need something like a radar controlled rotary gun firing 556 mm or even 22LR rim fir ammo for drones. They often attack in a swam.
Yo could just shoot a barret in the air
Don't care For Invıdeo! Terrible for the value of creativity. Spam galore!
AH-1Z uses AIM-9 Sidewinder...
Just like the forgot how to go back to the moon😂
Not really lol we lost the manpower because many of the parts of the rocket was human precision build so when those people left they couldn't make those parts anymore. It's like not passing down your skills to the next generation.
This is your grandfather's AA missile. Enjoy the 1990s.
We still can build the stinger missile. We're probably churning out about 1,000 of them a day just for Ukraine
Great for taking down a Metalgear
The rifleman and his rifle
Mach 2.2 that is really fast
I wonder how it compares to the Soviet ones.
Saying "terrorists" and showing resistance in their own country.......murika