--- Damon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >5. I was unaware of the shipment of advanced > Russian > >anti-tank missiles to Iraq, possibly via Syria. Of > >all of the developments of the war so far, this may > be > >the most worrisome, and the most undercovered by > the > >mainstream press. > > From what I've heard those missiles are far from > "advanced." The only > missile identified in the news reports I have access > to is the "Sagger" or > AT-3, an early generation ATGM with a useful warhead > against lighter > armored vehicles, though hindered by an antiquated > guidance system. > > If you have information (i.e. identification) of the > actual ATGM I would be > very curious to hear. > > BTW, I agree thoroughly with this post; anyone who > thinks this is going > poorly despite a few setbacks is obviously not a > student of military history. > > Damon.
The New Republic identifies it as the AT14 "Kornet". I buy this. The Sagger is totally incapable of knocking out an M1-A2. An M1 - maybe. But not anything after the HC variant. That's a bad sign. Check out Gregg Easterbrook's _The Best Laid Plans_ column in TNR. He makes some (fairly obvious) mistakes, but Easterbrook is one of the best journalists in America, and is fairly knowledgeable about the military, so it's still one of the best sources out there. Gautam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
