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The V-75/SA-2 Guideline is a mainstay of the former communist bloc and its former client states. This two stage command link guided missile fared poorly in Vietnam, even worse in the Middle East and is not known to have scored any kills in the Gulf. Iraq had twenty batteries, with a total of 120 single rail launchers, mostly the old SA-2B variant but also some newer SA-2F The SA-2 is supported by the Fan Song radar.
Technology Explained – Desert Storm Electronic War Pt 1
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Desert Storm Analysis
The Electronic Battle Part I
The Gulf War has demonstrated yet again the central importance of electronic warfare to the conduct of a modern air war.
So overwhelming was the weight of the initial attack, that the Iraqi IADS (integrated air defence system) collapsed in hours, never to regain anything approaching a semblance of functionality.
What transpired was no surprise to informed observers, as the Libyan raid of 1986 and Israeli strike on the Bekaa Valley in 1982 both produced similar effects, albeit on a much smaller scale. It was clear that a repeat performance was a certainty if hostilities did break out, the only uncertainty lay in its form and timing.
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