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| title (item) | field_cer_web | field_cer_navbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M53/59 Praga (Praga PLDvK vz. 53/59, Praga M53/59 "Ještěrka", "Lizard") |
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In 1999, this M-53/59 Praga was rebuilt into an improvised raketni lanser (rocket launcher, RL), for deployment of Soviet-made R-60 air-to-air missiles (ASCC/NATO-codename ‘AA-8 Aphid’). To improve their performance, missiles fired from this launcher were equipped with a ‘booster’, that fell off after burning out, some 2–4 seconds after the launch. (Artwork by David Bocquelet)
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M-53/59 Praga + R-60 air-to-air missiles (ASCC/NATO-codename ‘AA-8 Aphid')
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