Idaho National Guard photos by Senior Airman Mercedee Wilds and Master Sergeant Joshua Allmaras
A member of the 266th Range Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, works to off-load a 1:1 scale simulated 1S91 SURN tank at Fort Irwin National Training Center, California, June 2019.
The 266th played the bad guy (Opposition Force, OpFor) trying to shoot down Idaho’s A-10Cs.
This is supposed to simulate the 1S91 SURN radar for the 2K12 Kub (NATO code name SA-6 Gainful) missile system. It’s made mainly of steel and aluminum.
The 266th also used a real radar to simulate enemy radar signals.
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