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Anti-Aircraft Technical Engages Sudanese Aircraft Over Khartoum
Published 1 years ago
Witness footage recorded from someone's apartment shows an anti-aircraft technical engaging with Sudanese aircraft. It's unlikely that they were able to bring the aircraft down, and return fire from the aircraft is equally as unlikely due to the proximity of civilians.
It's worth noting that several MiG aircraft have been brought down with the style of anti-aircraft weaponry in the past. While it's not nearly as effective as MANPAD systems, it does pose a significant threat to both rotary and fixed wing aircraft.
While fixed wing systems like the MiG are highly survivable against this type of fire, it would not be anything like safe for the pilots to engage with the weapon systems currently due to the extreme risk of collateral damage. That is, if the pilots are thinking about collateral damage.
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