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To: Ish who wrote (111531)	8/14/2003 5:29:19 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Ish, Details on the Russian SA-18 Igla missile: -The SA-18 is a further development from the SA-7 and SA-14 series of man-portable surface-to-air missiles. -Has a 4.4-pound high-explosive warhead. -Maximum range: 17,160 feet. -Maximum altitude: 11,550 feet. ****** More capable than I had thought. Still most shoot downs occur on landing/take off and/or during operational situations such as bombing or strafing runs. I have not seen operational evidence that it could be fired from the ground at an aircraft already at altitude and be effective. If you look at the range/altitude information it would have taken a very skilled hand on a boat directly in the path of flight 800 for this type of missile to have worked. Very little margin for error. John