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C-130 Angel Decoy Flares
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Here is the description that I found with this video.
This is a US Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules deploying the Angel flare decoy system, designed to draw heat-seeking missles off target. It draws the name "Angel" from the distinctive smoke pattern it leaves in the sky.
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Two US Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules firing flares used for protection against surface-to-air missiles in Iraq.
Decoy flares, "angel decoys" - as part of aerial counter measures these heavenly pyrotechnics will protect the plane from possible missile danger when launched. IR-decoy flares serve to counter infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles (SAM) or air-to-air missiles (AAM) and containpyrotechnic and pyrophoric payloads, expelled from a craft according to an anticipated threat.
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Good questions for Xiphos. Are all those descriptions above correct? Have you ever seen or heard of these? Do they really work for protection against heat seeking missiles?
Wow! They sure make for some striking photos! Wonder if the stills are manipulated in any way? Or are the mirrored cloud/contrail images real? Either way those are some very cool photos. Thanks Herb!
Barfy, I doubt the pics are manipulated because they all look the same. I wonder if they designed these to look like this or if that shape of the smoke is something that just happens naturally. If it was on purpose, I'm not sure what the religious implications would be. I think someone could really compare it to modern day version of the Angels of Mons legend.
Herb,
I've only seen thes flares deployed once during a training exercise and that is about the extent of what I know about them. The write up seems like it's accurate but that's the best I could tell you about it.
Flares in genral are a great counter measure against ground or air to air missles Lots of plane use some sort of flare because they easily defeat enemy missles
. A majority of the world buys/uses old Soviet and Curent Russian tech or they buy from China. Both share similiar problems in thier tech.
Both of those countries just steal Western tech, usually American or British, remake it with some modifactions and then sell it. Most of the stuff they sell is junk full of bad metalurgy, underpowered engines, bad avoinics etc. So flares are a realtivly cheap way to defeat them.
Herb if you can find a youtube clip of a AC 130 Spectre Gunship operating at night that would be a cool clip to post. That angle stuff is pretty but the spectre stuff is amazing.
I've only seen thes flares deployed once during a training exercise and that is about the extent of what I know about them. The write up seems like it's accurate but that's the best I could tell you about it.
Flares in genral are a great counter measure against ground or air to air missles Lots of plane use some sort of flare because they easily defeat enemy missles
. A majority of the world buys/uses old Soviet and Curent Russian tech or they buy from China. Both share similiar problems in thier tech.
Both of those countries just steal Western tech, usually American or British, remake it with some modifactions and then sell it. Most of the stuff they sell is junk full of bad metalurgy, underpowered engines, bad avoinics etc. So flares are a realtivly cheap way to defeat them.
Herb if you can find a youtube clip of a AC 130 Spectre Gunship operating at night that would be a cool clip to post. That angle stuff is pretty but the spectre stuff is amazing.
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