LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 days agoAfter exhausting its supply of AIM-9L/M missiles, a Ukrainian F-16AM launched its final AIM-120 AMRAAM to intercept a Shahed UAV.NSFWimgur.comvideomessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up125file-textcross-posted to: ukraine@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up125videoAfter exhausting its supply of AIM-9L/M missiles, a Ukrainian F-16AM launched its final AIM-120 AMRAAM to intercept a Shahed UAV.NSFWimgur.comLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: ukraine@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-26 days agoQuite short range for such a missile. Are there guided missiles in a much smaller class?
minus-squareLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoThe AIM-9L/M is significantly smaller and cheaper.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 days agoYeah, and this took some SKILL. 120s course correct far more gradually than 9s, so they had to be just dead on target for this. Amazing work.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI wouldn’t have guessed!
Quite short range for such a missile. Are there guided missiles in a much smaller class?
The AIM-9L/M is significantly smaller and cheaper.
Cool, thanks.
Yeah, and this took some SKILL. 120s course correct far more gradually than 9s, so they had to be just dead on target for this. Amazing work.
I wouldn’t have guessed!