Pickup-truck rocket launchers

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These look really kinda dodgy, and not something I'd be thrilled to be involved with... but I guess they work:
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/diy-weapons-of-the-libyan-rebels/100086/
Photos 1,8,11,13,28,29,30 show Russian rocket pods - typically meant for helicopters and slow aircraft - mounted in the beds of pickup trucks. Especially note photo 13... not only does it show the rockets being fired over the cab of the truck... there's someone *in* the truck.

Interestingly, there's not much exhaust plume coming out of the rockets. Still.... no. Just... no.
 
I've heard some grim stories about those lash-ups. [shudders]
 
Here's an interesting video from Al Jazeera - they're trying out DIY robotic turrets and drones as well - from the footage they don't exactly appear that precise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCyRBUAEneM
 
More of the pickup-truck rocket pods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dqwII-gbU&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DfMeg-C-s&feature=player_embedded
 

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