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Um, what years are we talking about here? '65? '66? It says in Gradual Failure: the air war over North Vietnam 1965-1966 that:
This only confuses me about the dates referred to more, though. - Eric (talk) 17:58, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Apparently this could be fired against ground targets (just like the 9m311):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeoDAIeMkxY&feature=player_embedded
I don't have any other references, but it would make an interesting addition to the article if someone knows of an equally convincing and more appropriate (ie. written) citation.--Hrimpurstala (talk) 18:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Definitely it can. It was used that way during the war in former Yugoslavia. But, that's my experience only; I have no sources to quote.--2e1a0 (talk) 18:31, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
In the map of current operators, Indonesia is highlighted. However, in the subsequent list, Indonesia is listed under "former operators". Does anyone know what the actual status of Indonesia's military is regarding this missile?
-hmvkmv —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.8.196.33 (talk) 14:14, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
"In addition to the Soviet Union, several S-75 batteries were deployed during the 1960s in East Germany to protect Soviet forces stationed in that country. Later the system was sold to most Warsaw Pact countries and was provided to China, North Korea and eventually, North Vietnam." This seems to imply that the missile was provided to China later then the 1960's when it was responsible for shooting down an aircraft in 1957, the same year major deployments began.--Senor Freebie (talk) 06:00, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Libya has been added to the current operators of the S-75 Dvina - it is now missing from the map --Jean-Marc Liotier (talk) 15:12, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Also: why Poland is marked on the map, while it is listed within current operators, and not listed within former operators?83.17.84.82 (talk) 16:33, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Zaloga gives 68,000 by 1967. Perhaps 4,600 is the number of systems? There were 800 sites in USSR by 1969. FuFoFuEd (talk) 18:55, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
I have a feeling 4,600 is the number of launchers, or it may be for only one variant of the missile. 98.218.229.58 (talk) 01:01, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
RE: The missiles are guided using radio control signals (sent on one of three channels) from the guidance computers at the site. (!) A Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) system on a target aircraft picked up the signal and gave a LAUNCH warning. (2) The missile sent back a tracking signal on a focused beam that could not be detected by RHAW, but a fighter could go into a steep drive in an attempt to make the missile while trying to track it "break lock" and self-destruct. One B-52 pilot did the same — and survived. (3) Once the Israelis captured one from Egypt and the return signal frequency was determined, that frequency could be jammed causing the missile to "break lock" and self-destruct. “If we thought the SA-2 was homing in on us, we would try to keep our speed up until the missile was several seconds away and then barrel roll on our backs and pull vertically down,”. Knutson Developed tactics to evade the Russian SA-2 missiles in Vietnam, based on a John Hopkins research project. (4) For updated info on how effective the SAMs were, see Suppression of air defense and Surface to Air Missile Effectiveness in Past Conflicts. --Pawyilee (talk) 16:23, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
January 19 - An F-15E Strike Eagle (Serial Number : 88-1692) is shot down by an SA-2E surface-to-air missile. The pilot (Colonel David W. Eberly) and WSO (Major Thomas E. Griffith) are captured. They were released on March 6 and March 3 respectively.
The S-75 Dvina is just a specific branch of the S-75 tree. Basically there's the 10cm Dvina branch which is the SA-2A/B/F, and the 6cm S-75 Desna/Volhov branch which has the SA-2C/E. So wouldn't it be better if the article was just named "S-75"? Hammerfrog (talk) 11:19, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
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