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Hamas Targets Israeli Apache Helicopter With MANPADS
Published 6 months ago
This footage, provided by a Hamas media outlet, shows their militants targeting an Israeli AH-64 Apache helicopter, known as Peten (Cobra) for the “A” model and Saraph (Venomous Winged Serpent) for the “D” model. They attempt to shoot the helicopter down with a SAM 7, but rather pointedly do not include footage of the helicopter actually being hit.
The SAM 7 is a ubiquitous piece of Warsaw pact hardware, also known as a Strela-2 or its NATO reporting name: SA-7 Grail. Although it has experienced historical problems with lethality, the Strela/Grail/SAM 7 has been used effectively all over the world against myriad aircraft, including, notably, civilian airliners in Africa throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
It’s objectively and honestly reasonable for Hamas to want to down Apaches by any means; they tend to earn bloody swathes of fearful respect everywhere they go. Here and here are some clips from the outset of the Israeli-Hamas conflict that show Apaches giving Hamas the absolute business.
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Cole Simms
Cole Simms is an Air Guardsman, NASA enthusiast, police officer, and security contractor with particular experience in austere environments. Outside of work, he volunteers as a Stop The Bleed instructor for area schools. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and blends his knowledge and experience to write analysis for Funker530.
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