Launch of the day

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No comparison with our very own Bristol Bloodhound of course.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Bloodhound

A proper British name that.

Indeed zeity, you'd almost hope they'd attach a pair of big floppy ears on the rocket...

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What sort of name is that for a missile? Next you'll be telling me it's launched from the F-35 furburger.

Do you reckon it would face a standoff from the Israeli Shavit missile?

Some great NATO names for SAMs:

SA-10 Grumble
SS-19 Stiletto
SS-15 Scrooge
SS-18 Satan
SS-3 Shyster
SS-1 Scunner
SS-N-22/ASM-MSS Sunburn
SS-17 Spanker
SS-N-1 Scrubber
SS-N-15 Starfish
AS-4 Kitchen

[doodab]

SA-21 Growler or MIM-104 Patriot?

What sort of name is that for a missile? Next you'll be telling me it's launched from the F-35 furburger.

[AtW]

SA-21 Growler or MIM-104 Patriot?

It depends on a target really...

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SA-21 Growler or MIM-104 Patriot?