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Portfolio: SAM-sites through History, Part 1
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Portfolio: SAM-sites through History, Part 1
By ACIG Team
Dec 18, 2003, 05:55

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Vietnam War


This and the following two pictures show the characteristing North Vietnamese SA-2 sites, all with their "star"-pattern.






At least as interesting were North Vietnamese AAA-sites, like this one, with 57mm AAA guns.







Egypt, 1970-1973


Egyptian SA-2 site in Sinai, photographed by IDF/AF F-4Es during an attack.


The same site several moments later, while being hit by several Mk.82s.


This is an Egyptian decoy SA-2 site, captured by the Israelis in 1973 north of the Suez City.





Syria, 1982


Sadly, no photos of whole Syrian SAM-sites are available yet: this photograph shows only a part of a Syrian SA-6 site built near the Beirut-Damascus highway, and overlooking the Bekaa Valley, in early 1982.





I Persian Gulf War, 1980-1988


An Iraqi SA-2 site, as seen from the RF-4E at which it was firing, in 1982.


This is an Iraqi SA-3 site, again photographed by Iranian RF-4E (note the shade of the Phantom in the lower right corner).


This is also an Iraqi SA-3 site, but this time some 40km SW from Basrah (actually, this was one of the sites defending as-Shoibiyah AB from the south), photographed by high-flying RF-4E in 1986.


There are - sadly - not many known photographs showing western-type of SAM-sites. This one is the Iranian MIM-23B site on the small Khark Island, photographed in 1986 (note the orange circle); sadly, not many details can be seen.





II Persian Gulf War, 1991


A better view of a Fansong radar as seen during a display in Iraq, in 1989 or 1990.


An Iraqi Flat Face radar as seen during defence exhibition in 1989.


Iraqi Fansong radar, captured by US troops in 1991...


On the same site also this SA-2 was captured...


...and another one, still on its transport trailer.





Bosnia, 1995 & Kosovo, 1999


P-35 radar of the former Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defence Force (JRViPVO), seen in a typical position atop a hill.


S-75MK Fansong radar as seen in service with the former JRViPVO.


An interesting series of photographs showing the re-loading process of a SA-2 Guideline SAM...






Some Bosnian Serb SA-2 equipment, photographed in mid-1990s at one of several UN-collection points.

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