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2022-03-07 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-03-07 14:11|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Also another reason the US has been developing long range stand-off weapons. Some stealthy, some not. The low-stealth ones are cheap and can be launched in large numbers to overwhelm air defenses. The stealth ones pick off high value radar sites and C&C that control the air defense. Then send in the F-35s to pick off whatever is left.

In 10-20 years substitute the F-35s with stealth AI drones.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-03-07 14:16|| 2022-03-07 14:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Too many MANPADS?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2022-03-07 15:05|| 2022-03-07 15:05|| Front Page Top

#3 or they don't have much in the way of back up munitions and once they have done a few missions, the boom booms are used up

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-03-07 16:21|| 2022-03-07 16:21|| Front Page Top

#4 You think their aircraft maintenance is better than their vehicle maintenance?

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-03-07 16:25|| 2022-03-07 16:25|| Front Page Top

#5 MANPADS are the "no fly zone" and it is working.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-07 18:20|| 2022-03-07 18:20|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Well said.

Posted by Matt 2022-03-07 18:39|| 2022-03-07 18:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Contrarian view: Putin realizes this one-on-one war could very well acquires some new players and, thinking that ground forces with minimal air support could get the job done in Ukraine, is holding his air assets back in case there is a main event.

Posted by Mercutio 2022-03-07 19:02|| 2022-03-07 19:02|| Front Page Top

#8 /\ Very likely scenario.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-07 19:09|| 2022-03-07 19:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Always like talking to zoomies. Ask about how long they've been flying and what they've flown. Then point out that the Army spends a few weeks teaching E3/E4s a couple of weeks worth of how to use a Stinger and target identification. Given they literally have seconds to determine whether to pull the trigger or not and that if they don't fire it, they have to carry it all back are aspects involved in the operator's trigger decision process.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-03-07 19:22|| 2022-03-07 19:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Mercutio on 7 is a hundred percent correct

Posted by Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-07 20:54|| 2022-03-07 20:54|| Front Page Top

#11 If I heard Sky News correctly, the Russians lost nine aircraft today.

Posted by KBK 2022-03-07 21:54|| 2022-03-07 21:54|| Front Page Top

#12 Their helo loss in the air has gone up considerably. Stingers must be reaching the front.

Posted by Angaiper Ulavins1210 2022-03-07 21:56|| 2022-03-07 21:56|| Front Page Top

#13 He has missiles that can not be shot down...

Posted by Woodrow 2022-03-07 23:15|| 2022-03-07 23:15|| Front Page Top

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