Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110319:23:44:00
Effectively. >> true. and it depends on which model stinger they have or sa-7, sa-14, sa-18. the more advanced models that came out reach at a higher altitude. they have a better detection capability. they're not as easily spoofed by flares and decoys. for example, ten years ago when we were concerned the serbs might them, we didn't lose anything to the sa-18s. in the gulf war, we were able to fly much lower and we took our chances because we could spoof some of the earlier models. the intelligence types will have a much better feel on specifically which kind of sa-7, 14 or 18 we're facing, sh...
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