Libyan Conflict (images/videos)

[Sticky]

Gaddafi forces are attacking Benghazi now, with tanks and bombarding with artillery and mortar fire.

 

The plane that was shot down in those pictures belonged to the opposition forces. They say it was shot down by gaddafis forces.

[Sticky]

Looks much more like they are stepping up the violence than a cease fire.

[JimMack]

See one analysis here:-

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/asp/news.asp?NewsItem=1247&Archived=0

[Pilotasso]

PoAF is not going to do anything. The country will only send out "humanitarian" missions, as Libyan C-130's sit idle at our maintenance center.

 

Got some of their engines next to my desk at work.

 

And thats probably why we wont lift a finger to help.

 

 

just surreal.

[RvETito]

Here's a video of the plane being shot down from a Norwegian newspaper.

 

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10083241

 

Seems like a MANPAD to me.

[Sticky]

Seems like a MANPAD to me.

 

They say now he may have been shot down by his own side (the pilot was on the opposition forces side), so MANPAD could have been it in that case.

[Alfa]

Post photos, footage, reports, news, etc. in this thread. Its purpose is to collect in one place info of military operations that are/will be conducted in Libya.

 

A little contribution of info regarding my country's role in the conflict,

 

Late last night the Danish parliament approved the decision to send six F-16's(four for operational deployment and two reserve) to Italy in order to participate in the enforcement of a no-fly-zone over Libya.

 

Immediately after a challenger jet with pilots and ground crew left for Italy in order to make preparations for the arrival of the F-16s, which in turn took off from Skrydstrup AFB at 06:00 this morning, so they should have arrived in Sicily by now.

 

It is expected that our jets will be among the first to be ready for missions over Libya, but frankly the way events unfold at the moment the question is whether it is too late - at least the point to a no-fly-zone by itself seems to have long passed. Latest reports says that Libyan government forces are already moving into the suburbs of Benghazi, so my guess is that the missions may now be directed toward strikes on ground forces and installations outside Benghazi in order to try to halt or hamper the attack on the city.

[mikoyan]

Did the pilot make it? looks like he ejected; unreal stuff; still a tragedy that we can't fix our problems without killing each other.

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

I did not see a picture of open parachute. Also, it looks like to me that pilot ejected at very low altitude.

[Pilotasso]

BBC confirms the chute didnt open in time.

[Steel Jaw]

Did the pilot make it? looks like he ejected; unreal stuff; still a tragedy that we can't fix our problems without killing each other.

 

The simple fact is that there are plenty of very bad people in the world.

[mikoyan]

he ejected very low; what king of ejection seat is used on that mig? was it a mig-23 or 27?

[DTWD]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12794623

 

I don't think there is much choice now, get the jets up in AA mode and prepare for ground pounding by this evening.

[Steel Jaw]

I don't think there is much choice now, get the jets up in AA mode and prepare for ground pounding by this evening.

 

Shoulda done that 20 years ago after its benefactor the USSR collapsed.

Edited March 19, 2011 by Mower

[mig29movt]

I've found some information about Libya's armed forces on the German wiki (I know ...) - can anybody confirm that?

 

tanks - 2025 piece:

200 T-72; (115 stored); 100 T-62 (70 stored); 500 T-55; (1.040 T-54/T-55 stored).

 

SAM types:

SA-5 Gammon (8 battalions)

SA-7 Grail

SA-8 Gecko (20)

SA-9 Gaskin/ SA-13 Gopher (60)

 

aircrafts:

Su-35 (12x, ordered in 2010)

Su-30 (4x, ordered in 2010)

Do the Libyans have these modern fighters in operational service, yet? :huh:

 

 

Are the Libyan armed forces a high threat for the coalition forces?

How are the Libyan pilots and SAM operators trained?

And what's with the Libyans navy - maybe the first targets to reach the Libyan airspace?

 

 

kind regards,

Fire

 

Check this:

http://rammstein.dfmk.hu/~s200/#

 

and you'll see that only a few of the SA-5 battalions are operational, also some of the SA-3s were bombed during Operation El Dorado Canyon back in 1986...

 

Once there was even one of the SA-5 launchers (abandoned) near Bengazhi on TV, maybe some rebels now how to handle them and if not they can destroy the radar stations connected to it.

 

There was also an SA-3 battery on TV and there you could see that the radar was destroyed.

 

Su-24MK (?) shot by rebel forces (just found it), pilot died, but the turbines pieces are clearly visible so it seems to be real and not just metal parts lying aorund

 

Rebels using BM-21 Grad:

[eurofor]

BBC is reporting Rafale fighters are over Libya right now.

[Pilotasso]

French jets roaming over Libya right now.

[topol-m]

BBC is reporting Rafale fighters are over Libya right now.

 

Uh without destroying the air defense first? That doesn`t sound very good :huh:

[EtherealN]

PoAF is not going to do anything. The country will only send out "humanitarian" missions, as Libyan C-130's sit idle at our maintenance center.

 

Probably going to be the same with our air force, sadly. The supreme commander has seemed to make moves with the government to try to get permission to take part with 8 Gripen jets, but afaik there has been no political will to commit. I suspect the air force would love to get some "real" experience (they apparently did well at Red Flag a couple years ago, but who knows what the specific scenarios were like there).

[eurofor]

Uh without destroying the air defense first? That doesn`t sound very good :huh:

They mentioned reconnaissance, otherwise not much info. I assume they know what they're doing though.

[EtherealN]

Also, as a reminder: go easy with the politics. You may feel that a statement isn't controversial, but if it's politics then just don't. Please.

[eurofor]

French president Sarkozy has a press conference at the meeting in Paris now.

 

He just confirmed that they are intervening.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12795971

[vtsgoose1606687932]

Just heared that men, women and childs are occupiying the AA site's. the libyan national broadcast station says they are vollunteers.

[topol-m]

Based on the news it seems that the main participants in an eventual strike will be french, british and canadian forces. I`m quite sure though the USS Enterprise and its escort`s firepower will not be left unused.

[Krunkskimo]

Plane shot down over Bengazi

 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Libya-Plane-Shot-Down-Over-Benghazi/Video/201103315955694

 

not clear whose it was

 

heres a better video.

 

can anyone make out what it was?

 

http://video.ap.org/?f=AP&pid=WybEFzpZ_WfMPfJ_in_0LtJM_N_q9IyQ

Edited March 19, 2011 by Krunkskimo