PR-72P-class corvette
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The PR-72P class are a series of French-designed corvettes in service with the Peruvian Navy. Six units were ordered in 1976 by the Peruvian Navy from the Société Française de Construction Navale. Sub
BAP Sánchez Carrión (CM-26)
BAP Herrera (CM-24) during PANAMAX 2006
9K38 Igla
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The 9K38 Igla is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1, and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S.
PR-72P-class corvette
…Thomson-CSF DR-2000 ESM system Armament 4 Exocet MM-38 SSMs 1 OTO Melara 76/62mm Compact gun 1 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun 1 MGP-86 mount for Igla SAM Notes classified as guided missile corvette The PR-72P class are a series of French-designed corvettes in service with the Peruvian Navy. Six units…
9K338 Igla-S (SA-24) missile and launch tube
9K38 Igla (SA-18) missile and launcher top and 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-16) missile and launcher below
Brazilian soldier with 9K38 Igla (SA-18)
Tail section of a USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft showing damage sustained from an Iraqi SA-16 missile during Operation Desert Storm, 15 February 1991