From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>> Among other things it was a barely comprehensible intelligence failure.
>> Israeli intelligence even about the movements of single individuals has
>> hitherto been excellent - but how did they fail to assess Hezbolla's
>> capabilities so comprehensively?
>
> Looks like they have ground-to-air capability, too:
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1713623.htm
>
> "Hezbollah fighters shot down an Israeli helicopter in southern Lebanon on
> Saturday using what they said was a new type of missile.
>
> The Israeli army said it was the first aircraft shot down in Lebanon since
> its war with Hezbollah erupted on July 12."
>
>

Humm...

(A) IF ManPAD then no real surprise.

(B) Many PGM'es are multi use. e.g. a good "keep the sights on the
target" missile will work against AFV, buildings/bunkers or slowish
flying vehicles (e.g. helos). That would be my guess.

Adam

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