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2009-09-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 But unless they send skilled pilots they are simply aerial tragets for the IAF.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2009-09-04 07:51|| 2009-09-04 07:51|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Given the -31s capabilities (it's simply an uprated Mig-25), all this does is bring Sryia up to about 1985 or so.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-09-04 12:05|| 2009-09-04 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Meh. My money is on the Izzies destroying them on the ground if anything happens anyway.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-09-04 12:21|| 2009-09-04 12:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Hehe.. if Syrians buy Mig31's then Israel is not their main enemy. Mig-31 are long range very high altitude fighters with almost no maneuverality.

Posted by Large Snerong7311 2009-09-04 17:40|| 2009-09-04 17:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Now now, Snerong, ev'ryone knows that a MiG-31 is better than a MiG-29. It's got two more numbers. How can it not be better when it's got two more numbers, riddle me that!

Posted by Steve White 2009-09-04 18:05|| 2009-09-04 18:05|| Front Page Top

#6 it's even a higher prime number!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-09-04 18:10|| 2009-09-04 18:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Hehe.. if Syrians buy Mig31's then Israel is not their main enemy. Mig-31 are long range very high altitude fighters with almost no maneuverality.

Well, think of what they could do to a strike group returning from Iran.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-09-04 18:20|| 2009-09-04 18:20|| Front Page Top

#8 "think of what they could do to a strike group returning from Iran"

As long as ~~the Israelis are~~ the strike group is returning, Thing....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-04 21:09|| 2009-09-04 21:09|| Front Page Top

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