An M-48 Chaparral low-altitude, self-propelled, surface-to-air missile system is deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Date Shot: 5/26/1992
Instead of only old-school aircraft, why not some old-school anti-aircraft?
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Never saw one. Did have a badass Hawk battery near us for a while in ’91. Gave me a warm fuzzy feeling that nothing unfriendly was going to appear from above.
Bram,
“…nothing unfriendly was going to appear from above”
Bet it didn’t keep away the officers…
When I got assign to 155 ADA we had just finished fully transitioning to Stingers and the M-48′s where no longer in inventory. However I have heard many tales from various Sgt’s especially about the joys of hangfires.
Speaking of keeping officers away.We were on maneuvers over in Germany (anybody remember “Reforger”? I think ’76′)Anyway a “butterbar” came on the deck without announcing himself, I guess he thought he was going to catch me asleep. What an idiotic move! Well hearing something on my deck I naturally swung my mount around full speed. Man was he lucky he didn’t get caught by one of those fins. Geez he was hot and hurting, but not a thing he could do about it. I don’t think he ever came diddly-bopping up on a deck again without letting the gunner know!! RFLMAO