@scorpoyt0: SQUIDWARD Joins The SOVIET ARMY In AFGHANISTAN #History #meme #historymeme #fyp Educational purposes only The introduction of American Stinger missiles to Afghan resistance forces in the 1980s changed the Soviet-Afghan War by giving fighters a powerful new defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters. Soviet pilots faced a growing threat as aircraft losses increased and air operations became more difficult. Combined with difficult terrain, guerrilla tactics, and continued resistance, the Stingers added further pressure on Soviet forces. The weapons did not single-handedly defeat the USSR, but they became a major symbol of the growing cost of the war and the changing balance in Afghanistan.