A screenshot from the video
On July 19, the Libyan National Army (LNA) test-fired the Soviet-era P-15 Termit anti-ship missile in an apparent showcase of anti-ship capabilities and a threat to Turkish warships deployed near the country.
The P-15 Termit is guided by active radar homing and equipped with a inertial navigation system. Missiles of this type have a range between 35 and 80 km depending on the variant and a top speed of Mach 0.95. The Gaddafi-era Libyan Navy had large stockpiles of P-15 missiles and also operated an unknown number of 4K51 Rubezh costal defense systems, which were armed with an advanced copy of the missile. Thus, the LNA may have an access to at least a part of these stockpiles.
Nonetheless, the video, which appeared online on July 20, demonstrates that the missile test failed as the missile fell a few seconds after the launch. Photos released by pro-LNA sources were mostly a propaganda move to demonstrate the supposed LNA capabilities.
19 July: Video of #LNA P-15 Termit / Styx / SS-N-2 missile ‘test’ launch in position 32.0174361, 24.7633389, IVO Zawiyat Zanzur. Nosediving suggests no guidance control. Launch largely symbolic and serving little military purpose. #Libya pic.twitter.com/q8o07yvTil
— Libya Monitoring ?? (@Libya_OSINT) July 20, 2020
However, after the video leaked, the missile test near Zawiyat Zanzur apparently had a quite different effect with pro-Turkish sources openly moking ‘uncapable’ LNA forces. Indeed, such failed missile tests and demonstrations of issues within the LNA could strengthen the Turkish readiness to launch a full-scale attack on the port city of Sirte.
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This is what happens when you get idiots with little or no ability running around pretending to be military commanders issuing threats at every turn and achieving nothing except garnishing themselves with titles like General and Field Marshall.
Even if they do get decent equipment they just piss it away
Same as saudis. They have Abrams, Leopard 2, F-15s, Eurofighter Typhoons, list goes on yet local houthis in pajamas and flip flops defeat them time after time. Tech is worthless if the operators are tards…
That is normal behaviour for a Soviet missile https://www.military.com/video/guided-missiles/sea-launched/russian-frigate-missile-launch-fail/4378721100001
Not really. Russian rocket tech is the best.
Russia has pretty god missile tech now but the article says it was a Soviet made.
They just launched it without guidance. Soviet rocket/missile tech was also pretty good. Do I have to Remind you that the Soyuz family of rockets still has the word record for most launches with the highest succes rate. 1850 launches with a succes rate of 98.7%
These are cheap missiles we are talking about, the more you have the more sure one of them will reach the target
yes russian technolgy on rockets is very good
https://youtu.be/YS4i2InVB-Y
Even the U.S. is using Russian RD-180 and RD-181 rocket engines on their Atlas V and Antares carriers.
Americans and other does it too.
Yes but the Soviet ones were renouned for the failure rates, especially the naval ones.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a0dc45b68f8ad7fc21a4803078992d501ff8345d49fd4deacfd116079d0d34bd.gif
https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-a-failed-missile-launch-from-a-us-navy-ship-looks-like-2015-7
Haha let’s see who finds more accidents https://www.military.com/video/guided-missiles/surface-to-air/russian-military-missile-launch-fail/3889810314001
https://youtu.be/mDCurSQ5XgY
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/us-patriot-ballistic-missile-defence-system-may-have-failed-over-saudi-arabia/news-story/c2cb4990ae494f5723db3169694e429a
https://youtu.be/ey-pxV7qPZQ
https://youtu.be/l8TaIP-TgRw
https://www.military.com/video/forces/navy/us-navy-sm-2-missile-malfunctions/661842630001
https://youtu.be/d5nZ-SwngnE
I think I won this one ;)
Ok, I’ll let this here https://youtu.be/dKG9HGPjMrg
Still won :) There is a reason countries line up for Russian SAMs and that for decades. Since Vietnam…
Lol how many countries have Russian sams and how many american ones?
They aren’t cheap. They overlap. Stinger is a MANPAD. Russia has the Igla. Chinese have copied and modded the Igla. All three are widely used. Oh almost forgot about the French Mistral that’s pretty popular too. S-400 6 countries S-300 18 countries BUK 16 countries. Patriot 14 countries
Ok you won, I give gou that :D
You are a gentleman :)
Very goodlist but to difficult to include all upgrades or new versions. Kongsberg in Norway fx produce new Stingers to the american army vehicles.
s-400 >??
I think is the new S-600 and that’s a feature
Epic!
P15/SS-N-2 is so old, it looks like a Buck Rogers era rocket.
yea but better than nothing right?
Come on LNA u gotta do better
no i need only SAIF ISLAM GADDAFI WORLD BEST HEROOO LIBYAAA :D
God, I love those Arabs always a good laugh. Thank you!
lol Israel has lost many missiles against Damascus many of them have been rocketed by Assad’s defense
https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2020/20-july-the-entrance-of-katzrin-was-closed-off-by-the-israeli