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Old 5th Mar 2011, 13:21
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0497
 
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(Dons spotter hat)

Looks to me like a 9К32 “Cтрела-2” (Strela-2, Arrow), known to the professional military denizens of this forum as an SA-7 Grail.
Now we have to worry about the looted MANPADS hitting the black market.

The Perils of Libya's Loose Arms - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/wo...04weapons.html
Experts Fear Looted Libyan Arms May Find Way to Terrorists
By C. J. CHIVERS
Published: March 3, 2011
PS: Also a ZPU-4 - quad 14.5mm heavy machine guns in the background
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