Improvised 80mm Rocket Launcher
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The S8 is an 80mm family of unguided solid-fuel rockets which are typically fired from aircraft such as Mi-8 and Su-25s. This week, however, a video of an improvised launcher developed to be fired from the shoulder emerged, seemingly developed by Russian personnel.
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