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2006-12-26 Africa Horn

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Posted by Steve White 2006-12-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When I read the report yesterday about an airstrike by two combat jet aircraft which dropped a total of two bombs, my first thought was the MiG-21 did the job.

Why risk the "top of the line" aircraft for a simple unopposed bombing mission?

The Russians liked to ship stripped down versions of even their advanced aircraft, so it is likely the SU-27s and SU-25s in the Ethiopian inventory are likely just plain jane aircraft.

Posted by badanov 2006-12-26 02:19|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-12-26 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 The SU-25 is the Soviet attempt to create an A-10. It has a cannon and about a dozen hard-points, which are great against ground targets. They're kind of slow-moving, but there isn't much to oppose them.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-12-26 14:59|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-26 14:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd swear there's a Scottish airport with the same name. Doesn't "Baladogle" sound like a small Highlands town?

Posted by WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-12-26 20:50|| 2006-12-26 20:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I think it means "Somali Boggle". Perhaps .com knows?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-26 20:53|| 2006-12-26 20:53|| Front Page Top

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