War Time Inventions Pt 3 - Shoulder-Fired S-5 Missiles

AJDABIYA, LIBYA 6/8/2011 -- The S-5 is a Soviet-designed rocket launcher normally mounted on attack helicopters, or even MiG jets. They are notoriously inaccurate, but pack a lot of explosive power. In Libya, rebel forces have salvaged S-5 launchers from downed or abandoned aircraft, and have since learned to mount them on vehicles, creating what’s commonly known as a “technical“. But one rebel fighter, Abdelhakkem Eljazwi, has taken the S-5 modifications a step further. Using spare parts, he’s taken
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