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Originally Posted by hound
what are you talking, according to wikipedia sa-14 and sa-18s have maximum range of like 5kms and usaf bombs targets from 33k feet i.e. 11km roughly, iraqis had no chance. then again i am no weapons expert.
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The USAF typically bombs at 15k feet.
SA-14/18 are VSHORAD systems.
The SA-2, SA-3, SA-6, and SA-8 are all good against medium altitude threats, and the Iraqis had all those too.
And A-10s operated as low as 50 feet at times. The Tornados were also exclusively used in a low altitude runway cratering role early in the war as well(and suffered the loss rate to prove it)