Talk:FIM-92 Stinger

message: This page really doesn't need the airlistbox at all.  This is about a surface-to-air missile, not an aircraft of any kind.  RADICALBENDER★ 03:20, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

message: Info should be added on it's rotation and how it's able to maneuver with rotation.--70.240.148.165 (talk) 05:54, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better Tech Info Needed 

message: Someone providing the source for that flyaway cost would be a smart idea. -- Penta 18:29, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some more data for the costings from Janes, also I've adjusted the Lith. costings to assume 1/3rd of the money went on missiles. I guess if you only order 69 missiles, you don't get the same kind of volume discount you get when ordering 2,500. Megapixie 16:05, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cost

message: In the Description section the max speed is lsited as "Mach 2.54 (750m/s)". Mach 2.54 is 871m/s. No clue which number is better, can't find a reliable source for either number. 
Johnnyboyz25 (talk) 00:40, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Speed

message: The Stinger missile was also produced and serviced abroad, e.g. in Germany by 
Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik (BGT). Production included the seeker heads.
As far as I know the Swiss bought the licence to built them themselves too.
MY MOS WAS 14S IN THE US ARMY AND YES THEY DO TRAIN WITH RC PLANES THAT ARE MODIFIED TO GIVE OFF AND IR SIGNITURE  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.254.241.74 (talk) 19:28, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Foreign manufacture

message: "The very first Stinger fired in anger shot down an Argentine Pucara ground attack aircraft."
changed to:
"The very first Stinger fired in combat shot down an Argentine Pucara ground attack aircraft." 
Please revert my change if I'm wrong. 134.114.59.41 09:12, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "fired in anger" is a term of art (albeit somewhat old fashioned), not a non-neutral term.  It means "with an intent to cause harm" or "in combat"--as opposed to training, accidents, etc.  It does not mean that the UK soldier who shot at the Pucara literally was angry at the time. (Nervous was probably more like it.) Epstein's Mother 05:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

text: I wrote that section. I chose "fired in anger" as shorthand for "fired in the course of hostile military operations between two aggressors rather than on exercise or during a test". It is a neutral term that does not literally imply that the soldier was angry. From what I have read, he was in fact curious and then thrilled and then frustrated in that order. NB Wikipedia is available in languages other than English; your own localised version would benefit from your participation. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 21:30, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  non-NPOV 

message: What about shipments of stingers to Mujahideens during Soviet war in Afghanistan ?
  -  WHat about them?  90% chance not a single one of them works anymore. 
 Without the BCU's, the missile is next to useless, and they only last 
for so long and are easily broken.  
-This is speculation of course, but I very much doubt there are many 
mission capable stingers floating around over there... if any.
::The Movie "Charlie Wilson's War" does have superimposed inforamtion as to how many planes & Helicopters where shot down with the Stinger during the CIA Operation! Those figures should be pretty accurate??? 79.219.97.161 (talk) 00:31, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Afghanistan 

message: I've tried and tried, but I cant figure it out.
What's that basket-like frame on the righthand side of the launcher for? A cage for batteries? Auxilliary computer equipment? A fix point for use on vehicles? A rack for girlie mags? I mean, to make a few guesses... --Oceanhahn 12:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! --Oceanhahn 01:08, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I had the exact same question, and found the answer only here.  Thanks from me as well.  This information should really be included in the main article.  Todd 88.224.197.1 (talk) 21:14, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to agree with the post before me! What & how it works i only found in here! And why does it have to be attached even though, for example in Afghanistan, it's not used since all Planes in the 80s in Afghanistan were Soviet...??? Seams silly and on top unnecessary weight to carry around...! And yes, this information needs to be included in the main article! Best is to explain what the various parts are, not just the basket!!! 79.219.97.161 (talk) 00:26, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is that thing? 

message: The second picture's coment is somwhat inacurate. Current version: "A Stinger system: Launcher, Missile and Battery"
But what we can see are in fact the launcher, the missile and the IFF decoder. Anyway, in the case of the Stinger system one should speak about a BCU and not battery. See also the describtion.--CHmale81 16:41, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing picture coment 

message: Hi. I've found some info on Wikipedia from the Swiss army page that Switzerland made Stingers under license. Is it made by Oerlikon Contraves? Regards Ominae (talk) 02:24, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info on Swiss-licensed Stinger. 

message: This article mentioned that the Iranians have copied the Stinger missile.  However, the links provided (to articles from 1987) only mention that the Iranians *claim* to have copied it or only just used the specimens they acquired on patrol boats.  I would think that after 20 years we would have slightly more information.  I've never heard of such an Iranian-manufactured copy or seen a designation.
*I would think after 20 years they'd be able to pull it off. Hell, after 20 years, even a moron such as yourself could make a copy. 68.0.119.139 (talk) 21:46, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iranian Manufacture 

message: This may not be that relevant, but I have consistently come across people overseas who pronounce the name of the weapon as "StinJer", that is, with a J instead of G. -Todd 81.213.225.72 (talk) 21:22, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation 

message: No any Stingers in Albanian inventory.  Megalomaniacs or maybe paranoids has posted that Albania has SA-5, 500 SA-16, MIM-23, FIM-92 and i dont still know what else. Millions of people get wrong information, everybody can write down whatever noncence he likes or imagine. The situation with all these SAM Albanian systems is very unhappy. I wonder if Albania has any B-2 bombers or any F-117 planes. 
Especcially in armed forces etc articles everyboby can make the inventory of his country armed forces as he likes or wishes. At BMP-3 IFV for example i removed many times the vehicle from people adding it to their army inventory or at the BMP-3 article. False countries were Serbia, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Syria, etc. People from many countries write everything they want. The system of acces must change to avoid to every idiot to write down whatever he like and to give to million of readers wrong informations. John, Athens 12 March 2008.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.203.50.234 (talk) 16:18, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Albania

message: Could this weapon be reloaded?   If yes, then how?   --Damërung (talk) 20:46, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Feed system 

message: Back in the mid-80s, the Army was experimenting with an additional manned radar, to be positioned some distance from the Stinger gunner and to provide early warning of and relative bearing to target. Can't recall the designation: TRIM?-, TRAP?-something. Anyone know about this? 138.162.128.53 (talk) 16:00, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I just found an allusion to this elsewhere: it was a variation on the Army's AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar (FAAR); to be used to alert Stinger gunners to incoming aircraft. 138.162.128.53 (talk) 12:20, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional radar 

message: The argument about the Stinger is not so clear: basically, the Pk probability is said to be from 25 to 80%, and more than this, there are numbers like 270-300 kills, that basically seems to be around almost the totality of soviet losses, a bit not so credible imho, after all Stingers came only from 1986. I think about that numbers, they are overrated a bit.--Stefanomencarelli (talk) 00:51, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Afghanistan PK

message: Can anyone confirm whether Chad has shot Libyan aircraft down by using the FIM-92?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.111.29.1 (talk) 00:47, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chad 

message: What would be different from variants of the Stinger e.g. FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C ..... FIM-92I. Would it be the missile?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.238.51.187 (talk) 03:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  A to I Variants 

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thread_title: ROK and FIM-92s

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message: The quoted 8km range is for the RMP Block II that was cancelled.http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-92.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.148.63.195 (talk) 18:53, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
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message: Line states: The U.S. government collected most of the Stingers it had delivered, but by 1996 around 600 were unaccounted for... - an at least "slightly" contradiction in line itself. Most ? How can someone claim this for sure if the total number is not known (as can be read before, ranging from 500 to 1,200) ? --2001:A61:2B09:B901:1D27:F5BA:5F28:A4A (talk) 08:55, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Getting back Stingers program 

message: Article says that missiles are produced in Germany under license by EADS which no longer exists and is now Airbus Bianca Salamanca (talk) 22:12, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  EADS no longer exists 

message: reuters.com: Taiwan flags risk of Stinger missile delays, says pressing U.S 
Taiwanese media has reported Taiwan expected to complete delivery by 2026. --62.143.123.45 (talk) 07:05, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taiwan has ordered 250 pieces in 2019 

message: I propose that the alternative name Stinger Missile be added to the beginning of the article. This term for the FIM-92 is commonly used when discussing or describing the missile. Raytheon Technologies, pop-science publications, the USAF Air Police Alumni Organization, and the Department of Defense (sources below) have all referred to the FIM-92 Stinger as a 'Stinger Missile'. This term is distinct from the official designation in that it omits the model number making it better suited to conversation. 
* https://www.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com/what-we-do/counter-uas/effectors/stinger-missile
* https://www.usafpolice.org/stinger-missile-program.html
* https://science.howstuffworks.com/stinger.htm
* https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2001553471/
Flameoguy (talk) 00:28, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I wouldn't. We don't generally put obvious alternative names like that. It's sort of like why we don't put "Bill" in the title of a person named "William", even if the article's title is under "Bill", as in Bill Clinton. See WP:HYPOCORISM. BilCat (talk) 17:33, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of the name 'Stinger Missile'