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FIM-92 Stinger missile

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The FIM-92 Stinger, and its helicopter-mounted counterpart the AIM-92 Air-To-Air Stinger (ATAS), is an American infrared-homing missile. The FIM-92 is also known as the "Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger" in German service. The Stinger is what is commonly known as a MANPADS missile - short for Man-Portable Air Defense System - and was developed to be portable and self-reliant. As such, the missile comes equipped with an Infrared Counter-Countermeasure (IRCCM) seeker, meaning it can reject enemy flares with devastating accuracy and home in straight towards an enemy aircraft. While lacking in range compared to some of its contemporaries, the excellent efficiency and moderate range means that, just as in real life, these missiles can pose a threat at a moment's notice.

Name Main role Rank
Lynx AH.Mk.1Utility helicopterVI
G-LYNXUtility helicopterVI
␗OH-58DAttack helicopterVI
EC-665 Tiger HADAttack helicopterVII
Tiger HAD Block 2Attack helicopterVII
EC-665 Tiger HAPAttack helicopterVI
OzelotSPAAVII
Gepard 1A2SPAAVII
EC-665 Tiger UHTAttack helicopterVII
MachbetSPAAVI
PetenAttack helicopterVI
SaraphAttack helicopterVII
AH-60Attack helicopterVII
AH-64A PetenAttack helicopterVI
A129CBTAttack helicopterVII
AH-129DAttack helicopterVII
T129Attack helicopterVI
AH-64DJPAttack helicopterVII
AHSAttack helicopterVII
LAV-ADSPAAVII
OH-58DAttack helicopterVI
MH-60L DAPAttack helicopterVII
AH-64AAttack helicopterVI
AH-64DAttack helicopterVII
AH-64A (GR)Attack helicopterVI
▃AH-64A PetenAttack helicopterVI
Stormer ADSPAAVII
◘AH-64DAttack helicopterVII
EC-665 Tiger HACAttack helicopterVII
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