Russian IGLA Anti-Air Weapon Used by Both Sides in Ukraine

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The 9K38 Igla family of missile systems represents the most advanced of the Soviet Union’s man-portable Anti-Air launchers so effective that we’ve seen it still in use today by both sides of the Ukraine conflict. During the early years of the Cold War, defense industries scaled down aircraft missiles to fit into man-portable launchers but 1960’s technology meant this design philosophy came with a lot of limitations. In 1960 The USSR began development of the Strela-2 as their first production Man-Portable Air Defense System, or MANPADS for short.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno
Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald
The most modern Igla-S system weighs in at 19 kilograms or about 41 lbs, including the 11 kilogram missile and has a reported range of 6 kilometers up to an altitude of 11,000 feet, allowing it to engage targets in a wide bubble around the shooter. Igla launchers were distributed throughout the Red Army in regimental air defense networks and were even issued to Soviet submarines to help counter Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft.
Like most MANPAD systems the Igla is a heat-seeking missile meaning once the shooter locks on to the target and fires the missile steers itself towards the hot exhaust and jet nozzles of an aircraft. The missile contains a gas generator, which drives a small gas turbine to provide electrical power. The pistons move the canards to steer the missile.
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[@Taskandpurpose]

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[@Ass_of_Amalek]

uh oh, another "japanese-inspired" knife sponsor... maybe just stay away from those?

[@wrath2008]

@@Ass_of_Amalek 😂😂

[@Lybrel]

"Country of Origin: China" 🤔🤔🤔

[@Holyyew]

Imagine taking money from scams

[@TMB017]

At least it's not Kamikoto

[@rapahandock]

Piorun was not only exported to the Baltic States (Lithuania and Estonia), but also to Norway and USA. Their effectivness was proved in battle. On the exterior Piorun looks just like Igla, so they are very easy to mistake those two on videos.

[@metalman6708]

Then what's that big 200mm self propelled gun? I thought that was the piorun. Googled it. Pion is the name.

[@ligametis]

In principle they are the same gun. Piorun is just upgraded. But there are upgraded Igla also.

[@mil3k]

@@ligametis Ha, ha, ha. Your statement is like comparing 2023 Golf to 2023 Lada, both are cars, right? :)

[@ligametis]

@@mil3k many here sitting in comments regarding this topic are probably Polish and will be very defensive. They will do anything to make it look it isn't mostly soviet tech. No reason to argue, it wouldn't reach a conclusion.

[@Truspio]

@@mil3k actually he is right, Piorun is upgraded Igla with the same principles. Although it seems that Piorun is slightly better Russians also do modify their Igla. Currently Poland has got better access to international components

[@Billy_Bad_Ass]

14:17 That soldier on the left is so cool that he's fishing while in combat.

[@cplhotpockets]

"High quality Japanese steel" should give everyone kamikoto flashbacks. Dont get burned again

[@johanmetreus1268]

Same people, different name. It's the same scam repacked.

[@cplhotpockets]

@Johan Metreus is it actually. I was just weary of the same tactic, but if its the same company, who are also the same guys behind the scotland lords scam, then a boycott must be considered

[@ty313331313]

:( don’t know if he knows but the ad he’s sponsoring is a scam. Not to mention 99% of things that are 70%+ off tend to be a scam, they are not based in Japan but instead Hong Kong, are overpriced, and use crappy quality metal

[@TexasNationalist1836]

I know that the kamikoto knives are scams but I did not know about these being a scam

[@iamzeusv2]

@@TexasNationalist1836 They use 18/10 stainless steel. A metal literally used for pots, pans, forks and spoons. It's not even a knife steel.

[@tanjmazmaz3731]

Yes, Huusk knives are made in China. After research, I found out that Huusk Japan is located in Kaunas, Lithuania. I also found out that the knives were made in a factory in Central China with their warehouses situated there. Even when you receive the package you will see it says “Made in China.”

[@scottmarwild7711]

70% is already on their website

[@jmanj3917]

4:44 Lmao...Reminds me of the time when we were training some ANSF on the AT-4, and the Afghan 1SGT launched the weapon straight into the dirt, about twenty feet in front of us all. Fortunately for everyone involved, it hadn't armed yet, and it went on to detonate farther downrange.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Promote that man! This is exactly the kind of incompetence higher leadership needs

[@KennyNGA]

@@unbearifiedbear1885 ANA doest exist anymore

[@Bobylein1337]

One can only really thank weapon engineers to design them in a way to keep them from blowing yourself and your unit up.

[@NothingIsKnown00]

Generally, missiles is something the Soviets knew how to build.

[@williamyoung9401]

Yeah, they know how to build dumb rockets and artillery shells, too. It doesn't mean it's going to win the war.

[@NothingIsKnown00]

@@williamyoung9401 No totally. The Ruskis are on a one way track to destination F-ed.

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

Never underestimate anyone, this has been a rule in war for a long time. But of course, the Russians are not the Soviets; They're not even close to the former CCCP's capability.

[@Otterdisappointment]

But not hit with

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

@@williamyoung9401 But it is exactly what is winning wars right now. It can be argued that Ukraine is starting to lose right now because its running out of Soviet weapons and ammo.

[@czaja995]

One mistake piorun (lightning in english) is not renamed grom (thunder in english), it is modernised version with improved seeker, longer range, night operation capability and authorization system which makes it not usable after enemy capture without launch codes.

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

*launch 😅 It would be funny if your MREs had a "lunch code" that would prevent the enemy to eat them if they were captured.

[@adenkyramud5005]

@@lorenzcassidy3960 lmaooo

[@tango_uniform]

@@lorenzcassidy3960 I think more enemy would die from eating MREs than those starving to death.

[@litan1934]

@@lorenzcassidy3960 Lunch codes = Steve1989's worst enemy

[@user-te7rf8ik7z]

Piorun doesn't mean lighting. It's east Slav pagan god of lighting.

[@brysn6112]

I’m sorry, but husk isn’t high quality steel, it’s the same steel they make cooking pots with

[@Skarry]

It seems like all sponsors are bad. I wish more good small businesses had opportunity to support creators.

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

@@Skarry I'd rather see something like Raid Shadow legends. At least it doesnt really pretend to not be a gambilng / micro transaction game. Huusk is misleading and scamming people. There is a difference. Really degrades the trust viewers have to the channel

[@johanmetreus1268]

High quality pot steel is suitable for genuinely Hong-Kong made knives that were inspired by someone hearing Japanese cutting tools has a good reputation.

[@johnmartin3735]

STOP LYING HUSK IS TUNGSTEN

[@Ganthrithor13]

Man needs to make ends meet but perhaps he can find better sponsors if husk is bad. Never tried it

[@Sp00kyV0id]

That Huusk ad gave me strong Kamikoto vibes.... won't be surprised if it's the same company just rebranded

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

it has even worse quality. Scam sadly

[@photon6668]

Piorun isn't just renamed Grom, and Grom isn't just renamed Igła. It's a much more capable weapon developed in Poland. Actually, Piorun manpad is currently considered the best manpad in the world.

[@TDKFERRO90]

Been following your channel for a while and I have to admit the quality of the videos have hugely improved, content looks more mature and factual. Keep up with the good work 💪

[@Rake3577]

MANPADS taking out so many aircrafts in this conflict makes complete sense because both sides are flying very low to avoid more powerful Anti Air systems like the S300 and S400, bringing the aircrafts down the the reach of MANPADS

[@bgshin2879]

Korea used both Igla and Mistral. I saw one of their analytics on those systems and they found Igla had far superior sensors. Later on, Korea went on to develop their own Manpads and the sensor was imported from Russia for the first few batches until they developed their own seekers. The key point of Igla was that it was able to differentiate between high temperature infrared (engine exhaust and decoys) and medium temperature infrared (air frame itself). This made it formidable in operation. They also developed their own gas cooler (similar to Ar gas for Stingers) and the sensor was ready in seconds rather than ~30 seconds for Stingers.

[@barnmaddo]

If you're not posting classified documents on a war thunder forum, is it really reliable information? /s

[@8000jk]

I believe you are talking about the KP-SAM (export designation: Chiron).

[@babboon5764]

WHICH Korea? (Kind of an important question)

[@user-th4ch4ky3g]

@@babboon5764 south korea

[@babboon5764]

@@user-th4ch4ky3g That's rather fortunate

[@ivanstepanovic1327]

Strela-2 was a rushed project, to keep up the pace. Very simplified missile, as you stated. Soon, Strela-2M came and some of the issues were to some extent resolved, but it was still lagging behind... However, it was much cheaper than anything else in the class. Strela-3 never caught up. It was reportedly much closer to Igla, it had much larger warhead, but it was overall much bigger, heavier and bulkier. But since Strela-2 was so cheap, it had its place, for less important and demanding targets. Igla-1 appeared as described, but it also never reached high production numbers cos Igla-2 showed up and that was it. Visually, it was nearly impossible to tell the difference (which also goes for Verba). Igla-2 had it all, so there was no real need for Igla-1 cos that role could be fulfilled by cheaper Strela-2. Another interesting thing about Igla; it was noted that its slim body would often bend in case of a near miss, when the missile is close to its target. So, in addition to standard proximity fuse, it also has the system that detonates the warhead once that bending of missile body is detected. These systems can attack some smaller targets, like drones and cruise missiles (depending on the target and system) as well, but there is a very short time to aim and fire this type of threat. Plus, the positioning is a very important thing, which is why they are not 100% able to attack every time. However, once launched, success rate against these is nearly 100%. In 1999, Yugoslav air defense shot down several Tomahawk cruise missiles using both Strela and Igla systems. BTW, Strela means Arrow and I think Verba means Willow... Now, according to Soviet doctrine, the role of air defense is to protect the asset it is ordered to. So if that is still functional or can be repaired after the attack - mission accomplished. Shooting down a plane or a helicopter is a welcome bonus, but not required. And let's be honest: once the pilot sees missiles flying towards him, he will get nervous regardless what missiles those are which makes an error or a miss more likely.

[@Otterdisappointment]

I think a better interpretation of all Soviet “engineering” (the stuff made by actual engineers not CCCP yes-men) is how crude and simple and thus immediately useful it is compared to expensive, heavier, doctrine heavy, resource intensive and harder to use NATOtech. Occam’s Razor, Death of the Author.

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

@@Otterdisappointment Read the reports by the allies on the T-34. While at first glance it was a very crude tank, in critical places it was found to be done with superior warksmanship even when compared to US/UK standards.

[@cjwrench07]

@@victorzvyagintsev1325 you better re-check whatever reports you think you read for their sources. The Western Allies didn’t just think it was a crude tank at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd glances, but they knew it was from their own testing and from destroyed German captured Tanks. The US/UK/France found horrendous defects from overly hardened plate that had internal spalling from a Sherman’s 75mm HE at 500m; to massive welding gaps, needing to *try* shift gears with the issued hammer , the hammer was also required for the driver to open his hatch. The horrid optics in both WW2 main variants, and especially the dry storage of main gun ammunition. There still were very specific area in which it was considered “groundbreaking for Soviet manufacturing.” • The upper turret casting of the T-34/85 was a generational leap in size and complexity. • The 85mm gun(in a custom mount, with US optics) was found to be the equal to both the Panther’s late long-barrelled 75mm and the Tiger’s 56 calibre 88mm gun. Yet, in its normal mount and optics. The inaccuracy was on the same low level as the the British designed Sherman Firelfy at ranges further than 400m. The T-34 might have been a very overhyped tank compared to its real capabilities. However, along with the Lend-Lease Shermans, it was the armoured force that the Soviets needed & could replace at a phenomenal rate.

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

@@cjwrench07 Read the study reports from the brits. Soviets sent them tanks for testing.

[@dfgiuy22]

​@@victorzvyagintsev1325 why? Why bring up the t-34 from ww2 in to a comment section about MANPAD's? Time and place bro

[@JoshuaC923]

High quality Japanese steel, where have I heard of this before😂😂 Keep up the good work Cappy

[@rjald4910]

Kamikoto knives? They look literally the same.

[@MysteriousKaos]

Japan is very poor with resources like steel, hence why katanas and the sort came from recycled steel and made to be super high quality, it is very doubtful they would start exporting steel products at the cheap, don’t doubt they make knives from the steel they import, but would expect them to be very costly on the market, it is is very legitimate to doubt that something that looks mass produced and cheap would be of high quality, or even Japanese made.

[@eduardotrillaud696]

​@@MysteriousKaosthe guy refers to those Kamikoto knives, a well-known KZbin-sponsor-based scam.

[@carterskindle7086]

I thought the exact same

[@JoshuaC923]

@@rjald4910 yep!

[@KorbenDalasCZ]

We shot from 9K32M Strela-2M. Our formation fired hundreds of these rockets and the jam was only about two, we fired at the flares, at the ground light and at the target simulating the helicopter. Always a perfect hit. Head sensitivity was good. We also intercepted incoming planes with a practice rocket, so from the front hemisphere. The warhead was sensitive enough to detect heated leading edges of the wings. She recognized the engines of the helicopters from the front. The battery as the author says that it degrades is not true, it is a binary thermochemical cell. We have also used 30-year-old pieces and always without defects.

[@yoyobeerman1289]

I appreciate that you need sponsors, so I don't hold this against you, but just a warning to viewers, Husk knives are made out of literal pot metal. Not the generic term used to describe mystery metal from questionable sources, but an alloy of stainless steel used predominantly to make pots and pans. Very closely related alloys are also used on things like 2-wall vacuum-insulated bottles and assorted equipment. It can be acquired in high quantities at very low prices and is entirely unsuitable for the purposes of cutlery. For those wondering why, it boils down to the alloy being very very low in carbon hence it's rust resistance. This means you actually can't harden it, and carbides do not form in the steel during its production process. If you sharpened this knife to a razor edge, it'd be gone after one or two uses. For the price, you're much better off going to any supermarket (or IKEA) and getting pretty much any other knife. You can also find really good-value kitchen knives online from a variety of brands including Victorinox and Ontario Knife Company.

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

I was watching another channel describe the construction of one of the missiles used in the recent balloon fiasco. The ballistics section of the missile behind the seeker was encirled with a ring of rods alternatly welded to each other at the end, so when the explosive went off it errupted into a large cooky cutter flying towards the target at high speed.

[@BigMamaJama]

The channel is SmarterEveryDay

[@robyoung5455]

It’s called an expanding rod warhead

[@shawnwitthoff471]

Ah yes a cooky cutter.

[@sameerthakur720]

Continuous rod warhead. The original Sparrow and Sea Sparrow had the same type of warhead.

[@mikedrop4421]

@@sameerthakur720 it looks like those plastic head bands women used in their hair back in the 90's

[@_DarkEmperor]

Apparently polish intelligence bought Igla documentation thanks to huge mess during fall of soviet union. Engineers in Poland could study design of Igla, so general layout of Grom is very similar to layout of Igla, but every single part is designed in Poland, so it is not a copy, it is heavily inspired. But time is passing, modernization was needed, project Grom-M was started. Changes from Grom to Grom-M were so big, that decision was made to give it new name - Piorun. Piorun - new more sensitive seeker, new more powerful warhead, ability shutdown targets just few meters ower the ground, new very sensitive fuze, higher maximal range, higher maximum altitude.

[@goodlife6277]

Its a copy, poles ONLY made Trash

[@guaposneeze]

Given the reliance on 80's style Battery Coolant Units with expiring coolant chemicals, this is one of the rare cases where the "X needs to chill out" title template really applies.

[@tyrport]

Watching you try to cut professionally fast while almost cutting your fingers off made my day.

[@tomriley5790]

I suspect that the fact the Igla and Verba are shooting down such a high proportion of the downed aircraft likely reflects that those aircraft are being forced low and into their field of engagement by other air defence systems (longer range SAMs and active homing AAMs from Mig31s etc.).

[@Tarzenz]

Great show, much appreciated.

[@anthonydelagarde3990]

Thank you for your videos. i really enjoy your research and commentary. Cheers!!

[@Sabrowsky]

"... like the polish Pyron" Goddammit Cappy, you were doing so well with your pronunciation

[@krzysztofmichurski8377]

the most common is the soviet needle...the most effective is the polish thunderbolt. so far its effectiveness was only on paper, now the users of the system themselves confirm its superiority over other systems. whose set looks similar ... but everything inside is different, which in turn contributes to its effectiveness.

[@johnmartin3735]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND THE WAY YOUR SO RELAXING TO WATCH N LISTEN TOO HOW DO I SUPPORT YOU

[@diredier]

Thank you, love your content

[@thecoffeemaker7444]

that husk knife, while you’re chopping is so painfully dull lmao

[@arbelico2]

It would be interesting to know how many cruise missiles were lost in the 1991 gulf war and by which weapons they were shot down. Thank you .

[@kilijanek]

Piorun is renamed Grom, like M1A1 is renamed M60 :P

[@SaturnVII]

Around 5:40 you say to take with a grain of salt, but the number isn't outlandish. Reference the 1991 and 2003 Gulf Wars for Coalition losses to anti-air systems. There were a few dozen shootdowns. What shoots down an aircraft has a lot to do with what its mission is, so things like Harriers get shot down by shoulder fired missiles and such, while F-15s get shot at by medium range systems.

[@CourtneyRoberts1982]

Cappy's knife skills, lol. love it.

[@round_earther3195]

Was good to use on flare users in BF4

[@ebombbomb6718]

I thought it had less range than the stinger? Or was that bf3?

[@olgierd2001]

@@ebombbomb6718 it did have more range (lock) but was better against flares because it wasnt a fire and forget missle like the stinger so you could basically hold the lock onto the plane/helicopter after it flares and in bf3 they were exactly the same thing but with 2 skins one for each side (US and RU )

[@ftwoo7890]

That was good times

[@plflaherty1]

Another great vid!

[@ryanhampson673]

I was Army EOD, we always used to use the Igla and Strela thermal battery packs to stump new members on weapon identification quizzes.

[@Siapanpeteellis]

In 1986 we were concerned that insurgents operating on the Limpopo river in South Africa were given newer, more capable versions of the Igla. So we sent several missions there to find out. While several aircraft from South Africa were shot down by MANPADS systems, it turned out they were older strela launchers. In Iraq, during the battle of Fallujah, we were very concerned that someone had provided new batteries to the insurgents and we would suddenly start having helicopters falling out of the sky! Thankfully that was bad information and Skyfall did not occur. The igla is no joke!

[@jord.an6123]

Wait 1986? Surely we should be happy about apartheid south africa military going down? Who were the 'insurgents'?

[@Siapanpeteellis]

@@jord.an6123 The fear was that the Igla was being passed out like candy to rag tag insurgents out of Mozambique. If true there was no way that those launchers would stay confined to areas like South Africa. I was told at the time that the whole modern world would have been turned upside down if every five guys with a grudge against the west had one. I still think that is true.

[@jord.an6123]

@@Siapanpeteellis I'm just saying that arming the ANC to help their fight against apartheid south africa is a moral good. I get what you mean though. Like, but, I'm sure a few american weapons will fall into criminals hands in ukraine after the war too. but it is still very good that we sent them weapons to fight russia. You get what i mean?

[@Max_Da_G]

@@Siapanpeteellis It's completely true. Taking out of transport planes would be routine.

[@mythstargazer1413]

Can we get like a side by side comparison on stinger and Igla series about their pros and cons?

[@stuartkcalvin]

Thanks Cappy.

[@dj1NM3]

At 12:55 and the decay of the batteries, it seems that just like Stingers, the Igla and Strella systems use a replaceable battery in the launcher. That's what the cylindrical thing is screwed into a Stinger before use and that funny-looking "cylinder and rubber ball" is under the muzzle of a ready-to-fire Ilga, also the cylindrical thing with a spigot (looks a bit like a PIAT projectile) under the muzzle of a Strela. Perhaps availability of these batteries is more of a worry, than being relieved that these systems are "ageing out"? Covert export of the batteries would seem more of a worry than anything else, considering that they are considerably smaller than the whole system and perhaps easily concealable amongst machine parts or other electronic goods.

[@recondo886]

gives a new meaning to "hot battery"

[@mazatlan79P]

That thing contain gas used to cool down IR seeker

[@AlwaysBastos]

That is interesting. Could you do one on S300 AA system? I understand it uses reflected light (hence the special paint on the F16) but would like to know more.

[@LynxErgo]

Does it? Damn. I thought it was radar guided or something

[@natedog805402]

This is the only ad iv seen here where im serious about buying the product! thing is so cool.

[@rick-be]

Thanks!

[@randomchannelgandalf]

There have been numerous cases of combatants improvising new batteries for Soviet MANPAD's, some are even rechargeable and thus better then the originals due to them having a significantly longer targeting windows, as far as I remember the original systems had a targeting window of about a minute whilst improvised laptop batteries or car batteries can provide up to 30minutes , this has been occurring more often around the world since the start of the Syrian war after rebel factions looted multiple arms warehouses and acquired equipment in various stages of decay and fixed them and published their results.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

For Stingers too. Battery is much easier problem than leaked gas for cooling sensor.

[@kamalalmeklafi2894]

My favorite military analyzer

[@justme_gb]

...who ought to be working in the Pentagon.

[@EmyrDerfel]

Meh, prefer Perun and Lazerpig.

[@recondo886]

Crete Redeye/Stinger Live Fire Exercise 1984 -Bravo Battery 3/71st Air Defense Artillery 94th Brigade 32nd Army Air Defense Command. (saw a Redeye missile launch off a gunner's shoulder and zig zag on the ground and explode at the firing pit, my team was two evolutions out from firing a Redeye at a BAT)

[@holy3979]

Fun fact, the Trident II submarine launched ballistic missile that the US uses also has an aerospike. In the case of the Trident II it is because the height of the missile is limited by the size of the submarine and not because of sensor field of view.

[@veerchand8968]

jeez that knife showcase bit was like watching a newly blinded man with palsy attempt cutting for the first time, watch your fingers cap! maybe blunt knives are best, for now.

[@EmyrDerfel]

Sharp knives are safer, you need less force to cut so the blade is less likely to deflect into your fingers.

[@Ranchplaysgames]

Battlefield 4 attack heli PTSD

[@venonat80]

4:44 lmao when the entire system went flying 🤣

[@davidodonovan1699]

Thanks for the information. Cool. I'm guessing that the stinger might have been a copy of that then?

[@crimson5664]

Piorun has the best parameters and capabilitues then any other Nato system. Calling it just a Striela upgraded version is a joke. Nearly everything from parts to missile was replaced. Russian tried to copy the older version called Grom when they grabbed few units in war with Georgia. They came up with Wiezba. Its good but still not same. Grom and Piorun are the only systems u can use at night at attitude lower than 15 meters. U just cant hide from it.

[@LexxoID1]

Why are you talking garbage here?)) Or do you think a herd of idiots has gathered here, tell me what they copied from the Georgians? First, where did the Georgians get these MANPADS from)) second, ok, tell me the performance characteristics of Verba and that old rubbish about which you are talking nonsense here? What could the Russians copy? A system that selects thermal signatures and issues a solution? Are you a dum..ss? Ahh, maybe they copied a new rocket engine that gives it an increase in range? Don't take others for idiots

[@internetisinteresting7720]

Russian 9K333 Verba is just better ant any aspect. Operational range 6.5 km (21,000 ft) Flight ceiling 4.5 km (15,000 ft) Guidance system Three-channel optical seeker (ultraviolet, near-infrared, mid-infrared)

[@grine6966]

Regarding Huusk how good it is compared to Kamikoto? I ask that question because this is not the first time I have heard about a high quality Japanese knive that is actually just crap.

[@RevoxTM]

Its just another scam

[@touofthehighplains]

@@RevoxTM This is a new low for this channel. Everyone knows both knives are scams.

[@iamzeusv2]

Garbage. Kamikoto uses the cheapest knife steel on the market. SUS420J2. Huusk uses 18/10 stainless steel. A literal pot metal. Both are chinese scams.

[@e.m.451]

It's "japanese inspired" xD xD xD

[@Futureshucks]

Excellent work. Also extra kudos for the word "dodgy" glad our American cousins pick up the odd British word. If I remember correctly Cappy also used the word "bollocks" correctly and with perfect pronunciation. A good day.

[@russelllavery2281]

You are both funny and a great analyst

[@MrKotBonifacy]

3:03 - "2700 old East German Striela 2 systems were actually donated ..." - ACTUALLY, they were merely ADVERTISED as "donated", or were PLANNED to be donated, but it turned out that they were in just as good shape as those shown at 12:18 - 12:42.

[@markusschafer4895]

Thats not accurate. They needed some more time because all of them were checked before sending to Ukraine but most of them were send

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

Source??

[@MrKotBonifacy]

@@colejosephalexanderkashay683 source |sɔːs| noun 1 a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained: mackerel is a good source of fish oil. • a spring or fountain head from which a river or stream issues: the source of the Nile. • a person who provides information: military sources announced a reduction in strategic nuclear weapons. • a book or document used to provide evidence in research: a historian will need to use both primary and secondary sources. 2 technical a body or process by which energy or a particular component enters a system: major sources and sinks exist for atmospheric oxygen. The opposite of sink (2). • Electronics - a part of a field-effect transistor from which carriers flow into the inter-electrode channel. Hope it helps... : ) PS: Next time try to be more specific - who do you address/ whom you ask about what - and other such mundane details that bright minds and high spirited individuals usually don't care to bother. But for many of us, simple earthlings, such informations may actually be quite beneficial.

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

@@MrKotBonifacy if I post "source?" In response to OP'S post, I'm asking for the source of his information.

[@autariatalili]

actually "got rid of" would've been better reffered, if we talk about this "giveaway" race 😂

[@Christian.h.]

I don't want to be mean but that demonstration really didn't sell the knife 😅

[@Christian.h.]

Also authentic "Japanese inspired" doesn't sound authentic at all

[@blackquiver]

Good vid

[@johnbarton8281]

My favorite news channel posted again! Just don't overwork yourselves please

[@CatShot1983]

To use a knife efficiently the tip of the knife should always remain in contact with the cutting board, then you merely rock it back and down to cut moving the item being cut under the blade. That's the most efficient way to cut, and how chefs do it.

[@annoyed707]

I am more concerned by the brand not being actually made in Japan.

[@jimpim98]

Thats how western chefs mostly do it*

[@jayedwards6738]

@@annoyed707 Yep, mediocre Chinese BS using false advertising as per usual

[@colinmarshall6634]

@@jimpim98 Chinese method is more effective, Western method is safer.

[@jonleif7513]

Those knives are scammy, chinesium steel

[@R3NOV8]

Hi Chris! Just wanted to say that we in Ukraine watch your videos and take notes. Thank you for doing them and we hope to see you visit us when the war is over.

[@heinhtetsoe5668]

Stay safe

[@veritasaequitas2632]

@@vesnapetrovic4401 Just stop stop drink vodka, Ivan. Go home, Ivan, there are no vodka here as toilets here to be stealed

[@LynxErgo]

@@vesnapetrovic4401 cringe🎉

[@Sk0lzky]

Kamikoto2.0 alert kekw The ballpeen finish is 10/10 by the way, nobody draws out blades like this but at least they tried

[@matthewdee6023]

Move your hand slightly forward of the blade, and lightly pinch the top of the blade with thumb and forefinger when chopping 🙂

[@tango_uniform]

IFF systems work best when they are not in OFF mode. But the excuse at 10:30 doesn't explain why IFF wasn't effective. IFF can be set with a "code-of-the-day", so friendly forces can discriminate.

[@32herz]

I'd still like to have more details about that battery-ball-grip-thingie

[@alexwalker2582]

It's the container for the argon gas that cools the seeker, just like the Stinger missile.

[@swordmaster2k1]

That's the Battery Coolant Unit. It contains the gases and battery to cool the sensor and power the system but are very short-lived so need to be replaced often.

[@harmless_p0tato821]

“High-quality ‘Japanese Steel.’” Now where have I heard that before…

[@lowpinglag]

I love you Cappy, but Huusk knives, just like kamikoto knives are designed in Japan yes, but made in China, cheap 1810 steel is known as a pot metal. You will find the same knife under the name Viking knife, and you will also find the same blade on Aliexpress for 10 bucks. With that being said, is it a good knife? Sure if you keep it sharp, but it's not some hand crafted samurai blade folded 1000 times over.

[@blankpage555]

That near-miss shrapnel appliance, is what you see in the movie "Behind Enemy Line"

[@swordmaster2k1]

Yep. Most modern missiles have a proximity fuse to detonate near a plane in case of a near miss. Some missiles even prefer that style of attack over a direct hit and design their warheads to act like a giant expanding ring.

[@weeb3244]

This is a note on the sponsor: it's really funny to me that "Japanese steel" being historically good is generally a flat out lie, but since WW2 they've leaned into it so hard that in the modern day it actually is really good

[@adsileo3400]

i have that exact same knife with a different type of wood for the handle and no branding on the blade for way cheaper

[@rovermiles1]

4:45 - back blast clear!!!! Where's the back!!!

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Dude ,that guy miss firing the entire missile launch tube was hysterical ,I re watched that 5 times and it kept getting funnier every time🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stefthorman8548]

@@relentlessfrags4914 13:40

[@adamdubicki3573]

Piorun proved itself in combat. Now work is underway on the successor called thunder

[@David-1216]

What’s the little circular piece at the front? Just a grip?

[@henryrollins9177]

10:33 well done from you to recognize that the conflict has been around since 2014.

[@herbertkeithmiller]

I honestly kept expecting to hear based on the American... Like the Soviet version of the sidewinder is. Good for you Soviet Union you built something on your own. And when you got the bugs worked out it seems to be pretty effective. Seriously though the Soviets were capable of designing effective weapons. And to be fair America's fielded it's share of weapon systems that never had the bugs worked out of them properly, I'm looking at you Phoenix missile.

[@Totemparadox]

As a huge simp for the US military industrial complex even I recognuze that Russia has some VERY effective weapon systems, but their fielding is an an absolute farce.

[@herbertkeithmiller]

@@Totemparadox Good distinction, designing is different from actually deploying.

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

​@@Totemparadox except it was the soviets who designed most of the good stuff

[@Totemparadox]

@@colejosephalexanderkashay683 Sure it was.

[@fredcollins8919]

@@herbertkeithmiller US/NATO do both better than anyone and have the most important quality of all, highly trained motivated experienced, well led soldiers. No one else comes close

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

Dam the T&P team are really using Cappy like a Chinese Sweatshop worker. Pump out those vidyas!

[@Derppinklepuff]

Been playing lots of arma thank you

[@goodnight920]

I love your videos

[@mhh7544]

You dont want to go into this Chris. Huusk knives are a Lithuanian company and they even state that on their new site. Huusk Japanese kitchen knives claim to be making their knives using “Traditional Japanese stainless steel that was used to make Samurai Katanas”. In reality, Katanas were never made using stainless steel. They were made using high-carbon steel called Tamahagane. Also, Huusk knives never mention the type of “Japanese steel” they use. Is it VG10? Is it AUS 8? The lack of transparency about the materials used and how they are made is suspicious.

[@starkparker16]

Bills got to be paid and I'm glad companies like Huusk allow me to hear from KZbin's best average infantryman.

[@tiberiusfellblade2567]

I just enjoyed watching him struggle to cut everything while saying its good at cutting haha.

[@mhh7544]

@@starkparker16 Mos def, but you know many times these companies lie to a content maker too. I absolutely have no ill will againts our average infantryman, quite the opposite.

[@Buckleupletsgo]

I love your channel but these knives are made in the PRC and drop shipped, I respect bills have to be paid but you can certainly find a product that does not come from a communist regime.

[@Lybrel]

Use of "inspired" and no use of "authentic". We're allowed to be vaguely inspired by things outside of our birth country. Don't be that annoying "ACKSHUALLY the wasabi is horseradish" guy 😂

[@demcomp]

Ant-Air launcher.. when you want to send Ant-Man to the battlefield.. the Ant-Air launcher is there!

[@Three-LeggedCat]

What?

[@Onbu_]

@@Three-LeggedCat In notifications, at least for me, videos title is " This Soviet Era *Ant*-Air Launcher is better than you think" I guess Cappy changed title some point.

[@demcomp]

@@Three-LeggedCat see @Exovalde response

[@Three-LeggedCat]

@@Onbu_ I see, deep intel

[@Jkim890]

Each comes with its own heat seeking Paul Rudd 🤣

[@LondonWater]

Thanks for your ad at the very beginning. I dropped my hotdog on the floor reaching for the remote to skip it🤣🤣 I hope you made some bank buddeh✌️✌️

[@groundwork1962]

Govt. : Florida man,we need DRONE MOUNTED IGLAs that can fly 50 miles. FM: Done,but I need the tools to do it. Govt. : I don't keep it loaded son,you'll have to find rocks as you go. *hands glass pipe*

[@YorchVicAstronaut1R]

In Battlefield 4 IGLA is your best option against little birds, havoc, jets and the AC-130 (aod), unless you have a good team using PLD.

[@kermitthefragg]

Really relevant. Thanks.

[@davida2240]

Stinger>>

[@wiciuwiciu2783]

In Battlefield xddd

[@FrontLinePub]

It would be curious to see how our Black Hawks, Apaches and Vipers would do in Ukraine against all of this. We didn't really have to deal with too much to any of this in Iraq or Afghanistan.

[@afc8981]

Very badly. There's a reason why Japan is scrapping it's attack and observation helicopters in favour of drones and NLOS missiles.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Apaches have the Longbow radar on the mast which means they can get a rough picture of enemy force concentration while hiding behind terrain and buildinds. If you've seen those "disco-ball but rectangular" things, red/purple in color, bolted to helicopters those are counter measures meant to confuse the seeker. Basically expect losses, but not enough to degrade air power.

[@slavicemperor8279]

Not any better than Russian KA-52s. Maybe even worse because they lack dual rotor design that has saved a couple KA-52s. Basically, they'd have about the same survivability as Mi-28N and Mi-8.

[@VES.]

" ... we got a blackhowk down, we got a blackhowk down." if an RPG can shoot an chopper down, imagine what Stingers & iglas can do. After all they are created for shoothing fast flaying planes. Choppers dont have a chance. videos from the conflict support this thesis.

[@djsmith2871]

Look at Iraq. Marine Cobras survived because they flew low and FAST. Apache's took losses because they used the "pop up" technique out of the European theatre.

[@imperialhistati2348]

“Cooking is my main hobby outside the military” *Cappi cutting* Me: what do I? Look like a marine to you?

[@thisisafact9181]

They were used in the war in my country by the enemies .we didn't have a lots of jets but also enemy didn't had many of these weapons .they were deadly against helicopters and cargo planes idk they ever had a chance to use it against a jet because it was a rare weapon used by them.

[@dansseki]

This seems like a re-hash of the Kamikoto scam

[@penroc3]

FRY like the STINGER the IGLA has a thermal battery for power and uses a hige pressure container(the small ball) of argon to cool the seeker via gas expansion allowing the seeker to get to cryo temps in seconds allowing better and higher engagements. The war heads on the Igla uses a constant rod warhead and is very deadly. that being said their are better systems like our Stingers and other newer MANPADS/

[@Statueshop297]

Starstreak says I got this

[@jugganaut33]

@@Statueshop297: A Star streak costs £100,000. Just for the missile. ($120,000) the CLU, bipod and battery takes 3 men to carry. And an entra $100,000. A igla costs $60,000 for a completely self contained man portable kit. You can have 3x as many iglas as Starstreak and require 3x less manpower to provide the same protection.

[@niksandy7125]

@@jugganaut33 yeah but $120,000 in exchange for a 20 million dollar aircraft is a good trade, even if you fire 2

[@pietskiet8763]

Remotely nice about the Hammer and Sickle...hehehe

[@nadeemnajimdeen5717]

I believe Verba is the most recent and advanced MANPADS out there, being procured since 2011.

[@TheImmoralNosferatuZodd]

0:47 High Quality Japanese Steel Lol!!!!!!

[@MrKotBonifacy]

Now Cappy got the "igla" thing (and no longer spells it as an abbreviation) - which is good : ) "Striela", however, seems to escape his linguistics, so here for anyone wondering - it's Russian for an arrow (стрела), and that "L" is actually NOT an "L" sound at all, it is pronounced as "w" - just as the "w" in "arrow" EDIT: Also, Polish "Piorun" IS NOT pronounced "PYRO-UN", but "P-IO-ROON" - "IO" as in "yo, man!".

[@viktorsolovyov5067]

чё? где там В?

[@AmericanDiscord]

file this under confidently wrong

[@MrKotBonifacy]

@@viktorsolovyov5067 Английские "w" этот "л" звук... "В" это "v", умный ты парень.

[@MrKotBonifacy]

@@AmericanDiscord OK, I'll file you under confidently wrong, no problemo.

[@maniak9005]

Yeah, what you said is just totally, completely incorrect. The sound for L in Russian is exactly the same as sound for L in English. It’s not “srewa”. It’s really pronounced as “Strela”.

[@mosabnajeeb9160]

I have question how the rocket move an air i mean how it go left right up an down by which mechanical parts

[@Ironbattlemace]

4:46 lol that went ballistic.

[@mugshotmarley]

Igla was the go to anti-air during my time. Solid platform. It was the only secondary I carried, in cod moder warfare

[@seanlanglois8620]

I'm the terror of care packages and UAVs everywhere

[@DrownedInExile]

"25% hit probability under test conditions" Damn even XCOM rookies have better accuracy than that!

[@TheRealGigaCat]

haha funny

[@PiotrPilinko]

In X-COM shots with 99% probability often missed...

[@nationalsocialism3504]

Javelins don't even have a 25% hit rate by US Military troops... with an even worse "kill" rate (ATGM are a stupid concept which shouldn't even exist.) The point of all effective Air Defense isn't necessarily to be 100% effective but to be effective in attrition... 4 MANPADS to kill a single Aircraft is still an amazing Cost disparity ratio. It's why Aircraft have been regulated to secondary roles and have no real offensive force multipler effects on the modern battlefield... it's prohibitive to fly billions of dollars worth of plane into the teeth of millions of dollars worth of missiles.

[@ArctrooperHavoc]

​@@nationalsocialism3504wrong jts actualy a 90% hit rate

[@mohankumarnani825]

What are the details of aerospike in this missile?

[@kiketve2]

THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE DRONES WAS IN THE GAME GHOST RECON, THE LATER VERSION IN THAT GAME HAD ARMED DRONES, THAT WAS IN THE MID TO LATE 90'S