A weapon that can shoot down fighters alone_MANPADS STINGER missile

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  • Опубликовано: 24 окт 2022
  • In this video, I made a 3D animation about a surface-to-air missile stinger that can be shot alone.
    FIM-92 Stinger's early version of Red Eye Missile,
    Describe the features and operation of the stinger.
    Thank you for watching this video.
    #military #stinger #missile #FIM92 #manpads #sam #mscope
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  • @alexwang007
    @alexwang007 Год назад +25

    The stinger does not use a camera. It has a single pixel that contains two elements, each sensitive to mid wave infrared and near ultraviolet respectively.
    It uses a scanning technique called the rosette scan, which is an improvement upon the older conical scan and spin scan seekers.

  • @alaric_
    @alaric_ Год назад +84

    So in short: insert the battery, open the IIF-antenna, press the IFF button, wait for signal, aim the missile in correct way, push button to release the missile, disengage the safety, press and hold the trigger.. All of this in just couple of seconds as the enemy plane is whizzing away from you. It is absolutely crucial to have proper and throrough training so all of that is done in correct order and no steps are forgotten under the stressfull couple of seconds.

    • @FullThrottleRacing535
      @FullThrottleRacing535 Год назад +5

      You also have to point it at the sky for a few seconds before you aim it at the target, i forgot why but i saw that during a training video i think it helps it clear the computer before locking something

    • @williampayton9515
      @williampayton9515 Год назад +1

      @@FullThrottleRacing535 It gives the missile enough room to drop down before the flight motor kicks in. If not, it would hit the ground.

    • @1digitalsmith
      @1digitalsmith Год назад

      in other words "Not for Russian noobs"

    • @FullThrottleRacing535
      @FullThrottleRacing535 Год назад +1

      @@williampayton9515 I'm talking about the seekerhead needing a clear space before locking something, they speak about it on one of the training videos

    • @mikes4564
      @mikes4564 Год назад +1

      As with the Redeye system, aircraft identification and range ring profile to judge range play an important role in a successful interception. Making a mistake with either either means a miss or the destruction of a friendly aircraft. As a former MANPADs crewman for over 6 years with both Redeye and Stinger systems, I was kind of cringing that this video went into as much detail as it did in the operation of these systems. MANPADs have always been desired by terrorist groups for obvious reasons.

  • @thereverant5203
    @thereverant5203 Год назад +86

    The uncage button unlocks the infrared seeker so it can move inside the head. The seeker is normally locked into place for reliability reasons during shipping and handling. Uncaging allows the seeker to track the target easily without the operator having to manually follow the target very accurately before launch.

    • @adamfrazer5150
      @adamfrazer5150 Год назад +5

      Fascinating stuff - many thanks for the knowledge 👍🍻🇨🇦

    • @youtubzer
      @youtubzer Год назад +1

      Stupid question, if the missile ever misses will it attempt to retry or does it self detonate? Also if it runs out of propellant, what safety measures (if any) for those circumstances are there? Thanks.

    • @thereverant5203
      @thereverant5203 Год назад +8

      @@youtubzer it deosnt retry because it doesn't know where to look for the plane again. Also it can't really tell from other planes once loses its lock. So it detonates shortly after. Once the fuel runs out, the missile still moves for quite some time due to kinetik energy. Once its speed drops below a setpoint, it self detonates.

    • @youtubzer
      @youtubzer Год назад +3

      @@thereverant5203 thank you!

    • @alexwang007
      @alexwang007 Год назад

      Actually, the seeker is not physically/statically locked, it is simply an electronic signal that disengages the seeker tracking loop so the operator doesn't have to fight with the seeker trying to lock on anything in sight when targeting. The seeker assembly cannot move without the air bearings being powered by the argon gas, and thus during transport their movement is not a concern.

  • @pieter-basbeijer5781
    @pieter-basbeijer5781 Год назад +4

    Clicked this to learn how a manpads destroys a target, got a detailed tutorial on how to use a stinger instead. Would recommend 5/5

  • @entropyachieved750
    @entropyachieved750 Год назад +10

    Top graphics. Underrated channel.
    Hello from Australia

  • @MPdude237
    @MPdude237 Год назад +64

    5:57 For those not aware, most munitions that aren’t artillery or a similar system will have a secondary time fuze that I like to refer as “anti-UXO” fuze. This fuze is set to detonate well past the effective range of the weapon so that the ordinance doesn’t come down and potentially not explode, which is a major problem since it still can explode. This is found also in explosive autocannon rounds, ATGMs, and RPGs.

  • @nevoobrazimiy
    @nevoobrazimiy Год назад +5

    That is outstanding engeneering!

  • @irfannajib408
    @irfannajib408 Год назад +4

    I thought this was only history video.. Thanks for the tutorial, now i can shoot my own stinger with a proper way ❤

  • @bh-2198
    @bh-2198 Год назад +6

    Well done. I got a good chuckle when the voice pronounced reticule. :)

    • @dookiepost
      @dookiepost Год назад

      re-tykel

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Год назад

      Actually, the correct word is 'reticle' (as spelled at 9:44), not reticule. However, he neither pronounced 'reticle' nor 'reticule'.
      He pronounced it as re-tackle (9:44)

  • @satyaprakash03133
    @satyaprakash03133 Год назад

    Thank you for letting me watch !

  • @natsune09
    @natsune09 Год назад +7

    3 things missed:
    1- The missile flies a target intercept course. It doesn't fly to the aircraft, but where the aircraft will be and it doesn't chase. This is something movies get wrong. Turning means you die quicker.
    2- the seeker is stationary until the uncaging button is pressed, then it starts its scanning for the aircraft.
    3- The IFF does not identify foes, it only identifies friendly forces with its transponder on. It sends an interrogating signal, it then does 1 of three things. The aircraft transponder will receive the signal and send back the correct response. The IFF on the Stinger will then send the message of positive friendly. If the transponder sends back the incorrect response, the IFF will let the firer know with a "possible friendly" beep/vibration. This happens when the transponder, or the IFF of the Stinger, has the incorrect or out of date crypto installed. If no signal is returned, the "unknown" response is given to the Stinger gunner. The IFF doesn't know what a foe is, it could be a mountain, a tank, or an enemy aircraft, it has no idea because no response to the interrogate signal was received. That can mean a friendly aircraft with the transponder turned off or malfunctioning can be in the sights of the Stinger.

    • @charlesfields878
      @charlesfields878 Год назад +1

      The missile goes where the seeker is looking and does correct. It may not turn 90° but it does track and correct enough to hit target. The seeker locks on to the IR of the aircraft and follows it to impact.

    • @TheRepublicHasBeenLost
      @TheRepublicHasBeenLost Год назад

      Does this all have to happen within the 45 seconds?

    • @natsune09
      @natsune09 Год назад

      @@TheRepublicHasBeenLost I honestly don't remember the length of time before the BCU runs out. I wouldn't say if I did remember as I don't know if that is classified material.

  • @johnjosmith42
    @johnjosmith42 Год назад +3

    Great job 👏 thank you.

  • @FBP-ry3xu
    @FBP-ry3xu Год назад

    Love your videos man, helping us to understand these technology.

  • @themanfromtheeast2048
    @themanfromtheeast2048 Год назад +3

    i absolutely love your videos.

  • @RaoneG34
    @RaoneG34 Год назад +5

    So Informative Video ☺️

  • @19MAD95
    @19MAD95 Год назад +10

    The computer software inside the stinger must have been tough to design.

    • @armstronggaming8566
      @armstronggaming8566 Год назад

      Well, I imagine it is a little hard to test when you only get one test per rocket

    • @DOI_ARTS
      @DOI_ARTS Год назад +4

      Imagine designing it in the 70's with the chips manually being zoomed in and designed because computers can input commands and not visual

    • @user-ie2dz8xq2r
      @user-ie2dz8xq2r Год назад

      As far as I know they still use the ps3 chip and hardware sets.

  • @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon
    @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon Год назад +5

    These are scary. My grandpa who was stationed in Afghanistan heard and saw it in action against hinds. According to him pilots feared it greatly in that past conflict.

  • @user-my3yf5em1f
    @user-my3yf5em1f Год назад

    👍Thank you very much for this wonderful weapon

  • @ivandasty277
    @ivandasty277 10 месяцев назад

    Very useful explanations . Thanks !

  • @twomadz
    @twomadz Год назад +2

    this guy teaches me more than my teacher lol

  • @alexn3574
    @alexn3574 3 месяца назад

    I love your videos my friend, thank you for the content

  • @Christoph1888
    @Christoph1888 Год назад +4

    You should have way more subscribers. Your videos are great. Concise, easy to understand, with great graphics and technical detail.

    • @Patriotgal1
      @Patriotgal1 Год назад +3

      But the computer voice is awful.

    • @CamdalftheGreat
      @CamdalftheGreat Год назад

      I'm confident that this channel is actually a bot. All the videos follow the exact same simple structure and have the exact same broken english

  • @Johnny6586
    @Johnny6586 Год назад +1

    I love these. Never know when you need that info lol

  • @joekurtz8303
    @joekurtz8303 Год назад

    Thnx for the lesson, had seen some different light rocket motor tubes at work one day, & learned what they were, this was in the mid 80's. We mfg alot of different ordinance steel & aluminum products.

  • @zoulker
    @zoulker Год назад

    Matsimas sent me… & WOW! the vids are great!!👍👍👍🇸🇬

  • @danceswithstone
    @danceswithstone Год назад

    Well done, thank you.

  • @bollewillem1
    @bollewillem1 Год назад +27

    3:43 This 90 degree turn is impossible to make by the Stinger missile. The missile is lethal because it is fast, it comes from the ground and it is not detectable by any sensors. And if the pilot sees it there are only a few seconds to react before impact.

    • @Bullet_Tooth84
      @Bullet_Tooth84 Год назад +8

      No, there are several Missile Approach Warning Systems that are able to detect infrared guided missiles. It's also wrong that a stinger always comes from the ground 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @bollewillem1
      @bollewillem1 Год назад

      @@Bullet_Tooth84 This missile does not radiate any waves, it only tracks waves. How can a system pick up the presence of the missile?
      Which platform fires the Stinger, not from the ground?

    • @Bullet_Tooth84
      @Bullet_Tooth84 Год назад +9

      @@bollewillem1 the AH-64 Apache, or the or the OH-58 Kiowa for example. Even drones like the MQ-1 Predator are able to use it.
      A missile approach warning system can for example detect heat radiation or radar echo of the missile. Even UV sensors can and are used for detection. This technology is of course highly sophisticated and expensive and not used by everybody but it's far from impossible.

    • @bollewillem1
      @bollewillem1 Год назад +4

      @@Bullet_Tooth84 Stingers on choppers. I learned something today.

    • @williampayton9515
      @williampayton9515 Год назад +1

      @@bollewillem1 Yep yep. Kiowas have been firing them for many years.

  • @sonudhanoa4463
    @sonudhanoa4463 Год назад

    Good information video's

  • @mrgatis1531
    @mrgatis1531 Год назад

    subscribed, this ir military grade quality animation

  • @jemesraynor3296
    @jemesraynor3296 Год назад

    thanks for watching! than you for sharing sir!

  • @acemaclace1627
    @acemaclace1627 Год назад +2

    Watching that gyro track the evading aircraft is terrifying.

  • @lancerudy9934
    @lancerudy9934 Год назад

    Great video 😊 thanks

  • @BrkanAlhmyrySignature
    @BrkanAlhmyrySignature Год назад +15

    Please give us a detailed explanation of how the Kornet anti-tank weapon works.

    • @HumanBeingSpawn
      @HumanBeingSpawn Год назад

      Tell me you played Battlefield 3 without telling me you played Battlefield 3

  • @soetdjuret
    @soetdjuret Год назад

    Please do IGLA next! Thanks for the awesome content

  • @vetriselvanb3040
    @vetriselvanb3040 Год назад +1

    Thanks bro

  • @klimmsword2074
    @klimmsword2074 Год назад

    Never know when this may come in handy :P

  • @velvetmagnetta3074
    @velvetmagnetta3074 Год назад +13

    Thanks for this detailed explanation of how the Stinger missile/MANPADS works!
    The rotating fins are fascinating. What a fun calculation that must have been to make them work to guide the missile!
    One thing not covered is how the launch rocket separates from the missile shortly after launch. You said it separates a safe distance away from the person firing, but how/why does it separate?
    My guess is when the missile rocket ignites, the force from the explosion pushes the now depleted launch rocket out the back?
    Or is there a mechanism that unlocks the launch rocket from the missile after the missile rocket ignites?
    Thanks again so much for this clear description and beautiful accompanying graphics!

  • @Pakhira148
    @Pakhira148 Год назад

    THIS CHANNEL IS SO "UNDERRATED"

  • @georgeonapolitano459
    @georgeonapolitano459 Год назад

    very good

  • @zenki4666
    @zenki4666 Год назад

    This channel is the best

  • @pankajpankaj7041
    @pankajpankaj7041 Год назад +1

    1960 to develop infrarays detection surface to air missile in such compact scales that's a marvelous. 👍

  • @IllidanSturmgrimmDeusVult
    @IllidanSturmgrimmDeusVult Год назад

    A video about the effects of different warheads and munitions on their targets would be great.

  • @Hashield
    @Hashield Год назад +1

    Good....

  • @zelgemini24
    @zelgemini24 Год назад

    Ilove this videos ❤

  • @Joseph-fw6xx
    @Joseph-fw6xx Год назад +1

    This is so amazing what humans can create not so long ago we were primates swinging in the trees

  • @keithbill310
    @keithbill310 Год назад

    Heavy shit man

  • @JESTER-97
    @JESTER-97 Год назад +1

    Please show us how bridges are made over wide and deep waterbodies, especially if bridges that are not straight. Also show how girders and pillars are transported to their locations over water. And maybe also show us how oil rigs are built too!

  • @piconano
    @piconano Год назад +21

    So much work goes into these timeless work of art videos.
    Would you be interested in doing one for the Switchblade 300 and 600 or The Iranian Shahed?
    I think MANPADS and Ai controlled loitering munition are the future weapons.
    Why pay million for a jet or helicopter, when it can be shut down by one cheap missile?
    Same goes for armored vehicles. They are steel coffins in today's battle field.
    Love your work.

    • @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon
      @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon Год назад +1

      Future? There are things called EMP, hacking and jamming that will prevent such drones to work properly as well. Sure, it's great tech and it has its uses, but don't exclude fighters, bombers or multirole aircraft or armored vehicles. They will always have a role and be useful.

    • @piconano
      @piconano Год назад +1

      @@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon You have no idea what you're talking about. Go spread your fake knowledge elsewhere.

    • @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon
      @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon Год назад

      @@piconano Hahaha. That's funny.

    • @armstronggaming8566
      @armstronggaming8566 Год назад

      @@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon how long would you estimate it takes to hack a drone?

    • @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon
      @Xtoxinlolinecronomicon Год назад

      @@armstronggaming8566 Depends on which frequency they use. Some are easier to crack than others. But it shouldn't be that difficult to copy the controllers bandwidth.

  • @frankdrebin3988
    @frankdrebin3988 Год назад

    2:40
    Bröther, I crave the forbidden heat signature!

  • @tymz-r-achangin
    @tymz-r-achangin Год назад

    Very nicely detailed but would have been nice to see actual footage of the missile in use

  • @shanekim429
    @shanekim429 Год назад +1

    To Channel Host:
    Sir, could you please advise me of what kinda 3D program's used for all these military equips & weapons?
    'cause it looks so stunning that makes me crave to know about how you draw them and animate them all by using which 3D SW.

  • @bebyfun
    @bebyfun Год назад +3

    Request: submarine dive surface system or night vision goggles function

  • @leooram1959
    @leooram1959 Год назад

    first write a list of goals you are trying to attain when activating the stinger, then write how you see yourself in five years, fill in your daily journal, send your query to your superior, then mail a firing signal to the main office and in two to three days you will receive a response when the missile will self arm and shot within a fraction of a second. The missile houses a little mouse that has been specially trained to steer the missile as it travels at mach 2, it does it through pulling a cable that can only steer left because the mause was too fat for a right cable but it can turn up every time the clock hits a prime number. It is that easy.

  • @muhammadhamzaaliasif302
    @muhammadhamzaaliasif302 Год назад

    thanks for this informative video can you make a video about how cruise missiles and ballistic missiles work

  • @Jarbom
    @Jarbom Год назад +2

    Awesome. I would like to watch comparison of effectivity: Stinger vs. some NATO, RUssian equivalent.

  • @charlesfields878
    @charlesfields878 Год назад +1

    I got to live fire Redeye in 1976 at Ft. Sill, Ok. I have the photo with the missile between the eject and sustainer stage. Photo taken with a Kodak pocket camera.

  • @ryanu6424
    @ryanu6424 Год назад +2

    Request: “Oto Melara 76mm naval gun”

  • @sleeper002
    @sleeper002 Месяц назад

    Veryyyyyyyyy complexity

  • @92kosta
    @92kosta Год назад

    Thanks for the tutorial, it worked!
    I managed to shoot down a plane in ARMA.

  • @chickenmann9934
    @chickenmann9934 Год назад

    MANPADS fascinate me, as they're a cheap, portable, and mobile way of dealing with high-tech expensive aircraft. They could pose a real threat to well equipped air powers against a smaller force.

  • @three60five98
    @three60five98 Год назад

    Well made video. Bloodymir and his generals must see this video because they are still living in the 20th century

  • @jeremyjackson8196
    @jeremyjackson8196 Год назад

    Cannon balls! Who are they fighting, Jack Sparrow?

  • @kadirazam1988
    @kadirazam1988 Год назад

    ну что теперь могу стрелять с стингера ))

  • @rastohurray4945
    @rastohurray4945 Год назад +1

    Anotherwords, the missile knows where it is at all times. It knows it because it knows where it isn't..

  • @AProblemSolverWithYou
    @AProblemSolverWithYou Год назад +3

    So information 👍👌👌👌

  • @_Matsimus_
    @_Matsimus_ Год назад

    Cant wait to take out my neighbors RC MiG with this bad boy

  • @gregparrott
    @gregparrott Год назад

    Thumbs up for an excellent description.
    Only one minor error - The word 'Reticle' was very markedly mispronounced.

  • @trungbao8452
    @trungbao8452 Год назад

    Bạn có thể làm về chi tiết các loại đạn cối trong video tiếp theo được không ?

  • @farynnyk
    @farynnyk Год назад +10

    Very interesting and useful video!
    I'm a Stinger operator in the Armed Forces of Ukraine; usually we aim first without BCU (to be sure the target is within the range), then we insert BCU and do launch. Also, IFF is not strongly needed, the Stinger works perfectly even without it.
    Thanks to United States and European countries who provide Stingers to Ukraine; this is really effective weapon.
    Sorry for bad English :)

    • @Johnny6586
      @Johnny6586 Год назад +3

      Get some my man! Down with the invaders and long live Ukraine!
      Your English is great too.

    • @truongtuan4828
      @truongtuan4828 Год назад +1

      opsec dude

    • @markorsrpska7230
      @markorsrpska7230 Год назад

      And how many Russian planes did you manage to shoot down? As I see it, the Russian Air Force has free reign over the battlefield..

    • @Johnny6586
      @Johnny6586 Год назад +1

      @@markorsrpska7230 They don't actually. I read according to British intelligence, half of the Russian airforce is down and they do not have air superiority.

    • @markorsrpska7230
      @markorsrpska7230 Год назад

      @@Johnny6586 Is this the same British intelligence that is still looking for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction all over Iraq?🤣

  • @robox91
    @robox91 Год назад

    How fast do those fins change when rotating...

  • @tuco0x
    @tuco0x Год назад

    1:53 The missile has a weight of 100 Newtons and a Mass of 10 kilograms. Weight is the product of mass AND acceleration (gravity). The mass of an object is the same on Earth, floating around weightless in space and on the Moon; whereas, the weight of an object is different at each of these locations. Hence the different units for weight and mass in the offical SI Metric System.

  • @MisterSiga
    @MisterSiga Год назад

    woah there are quite a few steps there lol

  • @coolyash2406
    @coolyash2406 Год назад

    45 seconds to do everything? Damn.

  • @showdown66
    @showdown66 Год назад

    Didn’t really understand the reticle alignment part, will have to watch again.

  • @daichungus
    @daichungus Год назад +2

    So you're telling me, you have to perform all those steps in just 45 seconds?

    • @AwosAtis
      @AwosAtis Год назад

      Training plus 45 seconds is a LONG time when you see an aircraft incoming.

  • @ytugtbk
    @ytugtbk Год назад

    Unbelievably complicated. Surprised the Afghans could figure them out.

    • @codaalive5076
      @codaalive5076 Год назад

      Not only that, US army made Talibs and lost the war because they thought Afghans are stupid. Some people never learn.

  • @onlythewise1
    @onlythewise1 Год назад +1

    i want one

  • @jodo7814
    @jodo7814 Год назад +2

    What’s a reetyecal?

  • @xuxinxu
    @xuxinxu Год назад +1

    原来右边那个是敌我识别。。学习了。

    • @flawliz802
      @flawliz802 Год назад

      Could you explain it in deeper detail to me?

  • @swarnamohanty3121
    @swarnamohanty3121 Год назад +1

    Speed of stinger missile?

  • @Matt_Alaric
    @Matt_Alaric Год назад

    9:30
    What war is the narrator thinking of when he's talking about the sound of cannonballs on the battlefield? Is he expecting Napoleon to come back and have another crack at conquering Europe?

  • @RUSICH77751
    @RUSICH77751 Год назад +1

    Такие щас мы используем ! ⚪🔵🔴💪

  • @hrishikeshgogoi8734
    @hrishikeshgogoi8734 Год назад

    Is it possible to operate it by bypassing the IFF system?

  • @m0f_2o
    @m0f_2o Год назад

    ممكن فيديو عن صاروخ كاليبر؟

  • @raphael6488
    @raphael6488 Год назад

    It is very short though for that whole process in just 45 seconds

  • @wannago94
    @wannago94 10 месяцев назад

    9:45 Not sure if it was already mentioned, but reticle is pronounced ret-i-cull

  • @projektdarkside8499
    @projektdarkside8499 Год назад +2

    Awesome video, cooling gas is new infoo for me :) Thank you, have you plan create something about IGLA please?

  • @NGYT40
    @NGYT40 Год назад

    I wonder which would be the result, if this weapon had an optical recognition system of the target with CV (computer vision system)

  • @shesathome
    @shesathome Год назад

    11:56 This ground-to-ground missile is Tochka-U, decomissioned by Russians but still in use by Ukrs. Maybe some over-zealous Ukr MANPADS operator wanted to get decorated and recieve a reward!

  • @savoie886
    @savoie886 Год назад

    rkg 3 and rkg 1600 pls

  • @hansb.8
    @hansb.8 Год назад

    the early fighter planes were no "jets". they had propeller motors only.

  • @achicken6477
    @achicken6477 Год назад

    but why does it rotate ? i mean if it rotates it is harder to turn because gysoscopic stabilisation and the fins have to move extremely fast ... isnt that way too complicated ? like if you make it a bit longer you can house 4 movable finns and pull way more g's

  • @Rohit-nm3je
    @Rohit-nm3je Год назад +3

    Glad to see your videos during our Diwali 🪔🪔 time ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Echo4Sierra4160
    @Echo4Sierra4160 Год назад +1

    Stinger can pull 8 Gs.... fighters pull 9, a fighter pilot who has situational awareness can easily evade a stinger.

  • @snuffyupagus2216
    @snuffyupagus2216 Год назад

    Fark, they use cannon balls? think it's already lost and we all should welcome our new overlords!

  • @nickst2797
    @nickst2797 Год назад +4

    Hey man! Can you do a video on how IFF works? Can you interrogate any aircraft for IFF information? Is the aircraft obliged to respond by military standards? If you do interrogate it, then doesn't the plane know your location? Finally, how does the Stinger know if the response is Friend? Does it have a list of friends codes stored? If yes, can't hostile aircraft just respond as what the Friend would respond?

    • @natsune09
      @natsune09 Год назад +4

      The IFF does not identify foes, it only identifies friendly forces with its transponder on. It sends an interrogating signal, it then does 1 of three things. The aircraft transponder will receive the signal and send back the correct response. The IFF on the Stinger will then send the message of positive friendly to the gunner. If the transponder sends back the incorrect response, the IFF will let the firer know with a "possible friendly" beep/vibration. This happens when the transponder, or the IFF of the Stinger, has the incorrect or out of date crypto installed. If no signal is returned, the "unknown" response is given to the Stinger gunner. The IFF doesn't know what a foe is, it could be a mountain, a tank, or an enemy aircraft, it has no idea because no response to the interrogate signal was received. That can mean a friendly aircraft with the transponder turned off or malfunctioning can be in the sights of the Stinger. If I remember correctly from my training on stingers, the crypto is good for 3 days. I was in the US Army and my first job was a 14R M6 Bradley Linebacker Crewmember. Its a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that replaces the TOW launcher with a Stinger launcher. The vehicle and job were eliminated around 2004-2005. I'm not sure how much info I can go into about the crypto for the Stinger, so that is all I know I can give. We had to get Secret Security clearances to operate the Stinger.

    • @nickst2797
      @nickst2797 Год назад

      @@natsune09 Thanks for this awesome answer! I have three questions (no sensitive info). 1. When i was in the army, we had to change patrol codes every day. So something like the stinger requires changing the codes every three days? I mean its ok if it was just the stringer, but having to change the crypto codes in every aircraft etc.... This is serious maintenance workload that I did not it existed in the air force (and potentially other vehicles). 2. If the second mode of the stinger is "possibly friendly" even when an incorrect code was given, can't that be exploited by the attacker? Just send in incorrect response (but mimicking the signal that the interrogator sends) - perhaps same modulation, or frequency.... If this is the case, how isn't the second mode of the stinger easily spoofed? 3. My third question is unrelated to the communication, but the actual firing. Is Line of Sight required in order to do the firing? Or you can just scan the skies with the stinger and let the radar detect a potential aircraft? We see so many videos of aircraft launching rockets to the ground, and they are so high that cannot be seen from the ground. Are these targets for the stinger? What about situations where you can hear the aircraft, but human eyes are unable to see it? Can the stinger handle these cases as well?

    • @natsune09
      @natsune09 Год назад +1

      @@nickst2797 The 3 days is my memory, and maybe wrong. We changed our radios once a week. I always figured 3 days is for the benefit for gunners on the ground, who probably won't be in constant contact to get the correct fill everyday. Most aircraft will have to land everyday, and making sure the correct codes are filled just seemed like regular pre-flight checklist. The enemy needs to know what a close response could be, and I don't know the technical aspects of the code. It may reject everything that isn't a certain number of bits. But those are just what I figure and probably aren't correct. I just shot the thing, a higher pay grade would fill it. The Stinger requires a line of sight to get a lock. The M6 Bradley Linebacker did have slew to cue capability to link with the radar systems (the name is escaping me right now, we never used it anyhow. The MOS that ran the system were 14J). This allowed the M6 to track the target even if it wasn't in its LOS, but allowed it to be on target for when it was in its LOS to quickly allow the Stinger to lock on target. We were told that if the target is too small to see, its too far to be attacked. The unclassified range was 3km. It was meant to be used against rotary wing aircraft mostly, but also low flying and slow aircraft like the Frogfoot and North Korea would use cheap prop planes for deploying paratroopers.

    • @noahkleugh9323
      @noahkleugh9323 Год назад

      @@natsune09 Remember your COMSEC/OPSEC Back last century our unit changed the codes daily and only the ground crew could do that. Only military/government aircraft will have the IFF mode on their transponders so therefore the correct/incorrect response rather than no response.

  • @nia6849
    @nia6849 Год назад +1

    Where to get one and what cost?

    • @peace-cy6wd
      @peace-cy6wd Год назад

      this is not for sale . it's used by only military and wartime situation

  • @user-qc6mb8wt6s
    @user-qc6mb8wt6s 11 месяцев назад

    So…. Fighter/Attack jets with a high flight ceiling and averaging at Mach 3 speed is WAY beyond the ceiling of the Stingers capabilities.
    These MANPADS are really only good for helicopters or airplanes taking off

  • @Mrfailstandstil
    @Mrfailstandstil Год назад +1

    i don't want to be a ru pilot right now ayyy!

  • @eagleeye761
    @eagleeye761 Год назад

    remember when the US lost track of a whole bunch of these missiles? Were they all recovered?