russian invasion of ukraine (military hardware), noteworthy ukrainian success, twitter link 

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"Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region have managed to intercept a Tochka-U missile… with a FIM-92 Stinger."

To quote Han Solo: "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!"

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@LexYeen what are either of the things in question for a point of reference as to how impressive this is?
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re: russian invasion of ukraine (military hardware), noteworthy ukrainian success, twitter link 

@Felthry The FIM-92 Stinger is a man-portable shoulder-fired anti-air missile developed in 1981 that tracks infrared signatures and has a reported top speed of Mach 2.54.

The Tochka-U is a tactical ballistic missile that dates back to 1976 at the oldest, with a reported top speed of Mach 5.3.

Assuming reports are correct, that is one *hell* of a shoot-down when you take their top speeds into account.

re: russian invasion of ukraine (military hardware), noteworthy ukrainian success, twitter link 

@LexYeen @Felthry oh *damn*

re: russian invasion of ukraine (military hardware), noteworthy ukrainian success, twitter link 

@starseeker @Felthry Yup. A friend of mine who's taught military history before likened it to hitting a bullet with an arrow. Unless the Stinger was launched almost immediately after the Tochka, from a close enough range to give the former a chance to intercept before the latter exceeds its top speed, it's a virtual impossibility for the Stinger to make an intercept.

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