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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Air-Launched Weapons Pt. 2






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- Retard-750 (M-117) and Retard-1000 (MK-83) bombs
- Fattar-1 air-to-air missile
- Sejil air-to-air missile
- Qadr (GBU-67) air-to-surface missile
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3 comments:

  1. Joseph SixpackJune 25, 2008 at 10:45 PM

    Okay, I'll ask what everyone is thinking. What does "retard" mean in Farsi? And do they realize what it means in English?

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  2. Mark PyruzJune 26, 2008 at 12:34 AM

    Hi Joseph. Actually "retard" is the American term for an air-dropped bomb fitted with retarders, that slow the bomb's descent to allow the aircraft time to escape detonation.

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  3. AnonymousMay 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    Joseph, I am sure Iranians know the term "retard" but in Persian its called "Bush"

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