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






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

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991

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II Persian Gulf War, 1991