POTD: FIM-92 Stinger Surface-to-Air Missile
At a cost of $119,320 each ( source) this is one expensive Photo Of The Day, that TFB luckily didn’t have to pay for. Above we see a U.S. Marine from the Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, as he inspects a FIM-92 Stinger missile prior to firing.
All the pictures are from a range day at the Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT in Australia 2021.
You may notice that the soldiers are carrying the F88 Austeyr, since the Australian Army adopted the Steyr AUG A1.
The range consisted of Marines and Australian Army soldiers utilizing their respective missile systems to take down notional enemy surveillance drones. The training hones the Marines’ capabilities as a skilled expeditionary fighting force that is capable of responding to a potential crisis or contingency.
Fire away! There goes another $119,320!
Did you ever fire a FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile or similar rocket? How was it?
Photo Source: U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. Lydia Gordon.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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I've taken down several chopper gunners and an AC-130 with this
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Anyone else think it might be cool to get a demilled missile tube and rig it up to fire home-made model rockets? Just because it'd be fun?