+allenjb42 4,240 Posted March 16, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7946758.stm Here's a google image search about the drone in question, the Ababil 3: http://images.google.co.uk/images?sourceid...l=en&tab=wi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Aww they shot down their remote control plane!! Look at some of those pics - did they just buy them off the Internet?? Edited March 16, 2009 by MigBuster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted March 16, 2009 the should probably lost the RC signal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted March 16, 2009 The reason it took 10 minutes to shoot down... they had to wait for it to no longer be over something it would cause collateral damage to when it fell out of the sky. It was an a2a kill too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ST0RM 145 Posted March 16, 2009 The queston now is what shot it down? A Viper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted March 16, 2009 The queston now is what shot it down? A Viper? Give me some minutes and I can tell you the callsign But if I had to guess, I'd say yes, I just want to know, FOX 2 or GUNS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted March 16, 2009 why spend a missile to shoot down this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thundercheif 1 Posted March 16, 2009 why spend a missile to shoot down this? Might be a little hard to hit such a small target with guns Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted March 16, 2009 why spend a missile to shoot down this? Because you can... In November 2001 I called in a 2000 pound JDAM in on a machine gun position, I didn't have to, but it was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted March 16, 2009 why spend a missile to shoot down this? Dunno may be safer to use a missile than to slow down and hit a tiny target with guns - be interesting to know what missile they used if they did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted March 16, 2009 lol that's what i call ride on money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted March 16, 2009 I Remember Isreal shooting down an Iranian made Hazbollah UAV with a Python on 2006 - if that was ever confirmed. Of course we know the Russians use missiles on UAVs - that is almost certain lol And the Iraqi air force finally got a kill before 2003 using a missile against a UAV - also on film! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. James Cater 62 Posted March 16, 2009 Because you can... In November 2001 I called in a 2000 pound JDAM in on a machine gun position, I didn't have to, but it was awesome. Oh Hell Yeah!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557 Posted March 16, 2009 Called in the army to buy me a newspaper last sonday :-P interesting link about Iranian copy industry http://www.allempires.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=17564&PN=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
