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2022-05-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

MSNBC contributor and retired four-star general Barry McCaffrey deletes tweet showing Russian plane 'getting nailed' by Ukraine that's from a VIDEO GAME

[MAIL] A decorated retired Army General and MSNBC contributor unknowingly shared footage of a video game and claimed it was a Russian plane being shot down by Ukraine before quickly deleting the Tweet when he was corrected.

Four-star general Barry R. McCaffrey's gaffe did not go unnoticed, with some pointing out at the mistake by the former Clinton advisor.

It was noted here, no doubt because some Rantburgers play the game.

'Russian aircraft getting nailed by UKR missile defense. Russians are losing large numbers of attack aircraft. UKR air defense becoming formidable,' McCaffrey wrote in a now-deleted Tweet.

The animation shared by McCaffrey was actually from Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) footage from the video game 'Arma 3.'

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-18 02:28|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 I guess, it's been a while since he's seen actual combat.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2022-05-18 06:57|| 2022-05-18 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 The animation shared by McCaffrey was actually from Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) footage from the video game 'Arma 3.'

Those are two separate games. DCS vs ARMA 3

Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-18 07:56|| 2022-05-18 07:56|| Front Page Top

#3 You believe me or your lying eyes?

Well, its going to be harder and harder to tell whether 'its real or Memorex?'*

* classical reference

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-18 09:00|| 2022-05-18 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4
MS-NB $hit
They only hire the best for nothing.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-05-18 13:55|| 2022-05-18 13:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Barry McCaffrey was the Last Starfighter.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-18 15:01|| 2022-05-18 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll give Barry a pass on this one. Like me, he's an old fok who enjoys seeing the Russians getting their arses handed to them. Until I saw the video with the paratroopers, I too was fooled.

Technology passed me by a long time ago :-(

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-18 15:09|| 2022-05-18 15:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Getting fooled by Arma 3 is a bit like getting stung by the Bee - it happens.

The auto-retweet, oh, the auto-retweet. Turning off the bullshit filters for social acceptance.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-05-18 15:46|| 2022-05-18 15:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Sorry, I don't buy it. Think of the footage of actual shoot downs that have been posted here: jerky handheld video with excited foreign speaking voices captured on what's usually a smart phone.

Too good to check will always make you look bad. As it should.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-18 15:54|| 2022-05-18 15:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe McCaffrey was the "Ghost of Kiev".

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-05-18 17:04|| 2022-05-18 17:04|| Front Page Top

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