probaby has something to do with the fact the CIA issnt giving them creates of stingers to the iraqis 😉

anyone got any new afghan? im runnning low and need my fix 😉

edit: woah, nice one Jake!! 😀 😀

True, it’s definately an outdated bomber and the PRC is quickly retiring them from all but support roles. If it hasn’t been retired from bombing roles already. But experiences in Afghanistan in the 1980s have shown that a tailgun is an incredibly effective countermeasure against MANPADs…

Hiya

Indeed so! The draaf Il-28s proved verry effective, despite its age, and some served into the 90s! due to its simplicity. it is claimed that none were lost to aircombat! (though a few to rocket attacks) While i cant verify, there are a heck of alot of them still left around!

What air-war at all?!
The Russian airpower supported the government forces and own ground forces there, which tried to surpress local forces. Civil-war.
No fighters with CGI, no dense SAM-network to face, but the situation was more close to the situation in Checheniya.

While not direct during the Soviet invasion,the subsaquent aftermath of the collapsing najibulliah regieme..resulted in alot of the soviet aid deliviered, ‘walking’ over to various factions, predominatly dostum, but also former muja’ commanders. as a result there was aircombat between Rabbini govt and dostum, then moreso in the chaos ensuing. during this time there was airwar in the context you put it: alot of air to air action, as well as SAM use, not just stingers, but SA-2, Sa-3, SA-9, SA-13. most of the major instalations still had sam networks setup from their previous occupiers aswell.

a pic of an ‘taliban’ SA-13 in farah province

Fresh of the wire: some verry exciting afghan finds!

L-39 is of interest…DRAAF wing markings and Dostum Tail markings…and a unique camo! interestingly this could be the missing piece of the 3rd L-39 dostum was running……or one from the south 😀

Regards

Just recently I was eyewitness of a sudden strike of a formation of Hammer-bombers against a variety (smileys for everybody who can identify particular aircraft) of combat aircraft of squadron 1/72 on the apron of AFB Box. the result was devastating: the whole strike force was destroyed, no aircraft remained operational. The whole operation was named “Operation Clean Out My Room” and resulted in the non-recyclable loss of several 100 grams of polycarbonate structures. I just managed to take a photo.

well schorsch, after seeing that i think its safe to say ur employment oppunities at AMARC may be a tad diminished! :p 😀

hehe, nice ‘former’ collection, i spy a su-24 fencer!!!! 😀 😀

Regards

MigMan could you provide us with more information? How many have been delivered and when? Thanks!

HIya!

basically, as part of russias long term aid deal, in November 2005 2 L-39s were delivered to kabul, aparently 2 more hinds were also sent, i MIGHT have pics of (edit: Ha! there on the linked page too!). The pic of the L-39 is from before it was in afghanistan i believe. interestingly the L-39s ware wearing dostums triangle, unlike the new Antonovs, which wear a (possibly unintentional, though it seems someone is ass’ing up the markings!) reversed 1960s triangle.

incase it wassnt seen on the su-7 thread:

Regards

Raymond

did someone say ‘i want more afghan fitters’? 😀

some more afghan plane porn for ya, thsi ones cool because its a bit of an oddity in the camo department

Regards