Posted on 03/01/2014 9:22:27 PM PST by Nachum
Not really. As I understand it, the batteries provide several different voltages to the missile and launcher sight/launcher electronics. You might be able to cobble together a substitute but it would be cumbersome and a problem for the user — using the MANPADS in an operational environment.
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