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Air war doesn't really go unless you mean TU160 shooting cruise missles from far away. In reality Ukraine got a bunch of stingers in last few months. It seems

by tguvot 5y ago

Air war doesn't really go unless you mean TU160 shooting cruise missles from far away. In reality Ukraine got a bunch of stingers in last few months. It seems to use it rather effectively to bring down planes and helicopters (saw today at morning video of couple of russian planes shot down). Also russia failed to knock off air defenses. Additionally there is a bunch of BUK/Panzir systems that russian solders left on a roads (saw a few videos) that probably will be repurposed And last point, russian air force it's not exactly modern air force with guided bombs. It's just good old carpet bombing

AtlasBarfed 5y ago
Your last point surprises me. Aren't they one of the few remaining "Nth generation" fighter supply countries? I get they won't have all the bells and whistles of the US, but surely they have approximations of JDAM-type munitions, certainly laser guided bombs? That's 1990s tech for the US. Russia should have a "modern air force" for some approximation of "modern". If they don't, well, this is a bizarre offensive. I've read that Putin looks like he's aged 10 years in the last year or so, and people speculating he has cancer. This offensive seems poorly timed, rushed, and foolish. Like a dying autocrat's last stab.
- tguvot 5y ago
  >Aren't they one of the few remaining "Nth generation" fighter supply countries? boutique models :) Also if you will check news carefully, they don't really sell anything to anybody >but surely they have approximations of JDAM-type munitions, certainly laser guided bombs? probably have some limited quantity. Like 1/10th of what Israel has, in best case. They simply do not have tech or manufacturing capability to mass produce stuff. Most of things is for show. Navigators on their strategic bombers use scale ruler (there was on russian news segment about military greatness of TU160 and they by accident showed it)

by tguvot 5y ago

AtlasBarfed 5y ago

Your last point surprises me. Aren't they one of the few remaining "Nth generation" fighter supply countries? I get they won't have all the bells and whistles of the US, but surely they have approximations of JDAM-type munitions, certainly laser guided bombs? That's 1990s tech for the US. Russia should have a "modern air force" for some approximation of "modern". If they don't, well, this is a bizarre offensive. I've read that Putin looks like he's aged 10 years in the last year or so, and people speculating he has cancer. This offensive seems poorly timed, rushed, and foolish. Like a dying autocrat's last stab.

tguvot 5y ago
>Aren't they one of the few remaining "Nth generation" fighter supply countries? boutique models :) Also if you will check news carefully, they don't really sell anything to anybody >but surely they have approximations of JDAM-type munitions, certainly laser guided bombs? probably have some limited quantity. Like 1/10th of what Israel has, in best case. They simply do not have tech or manufacturing capability to mass produce stuff. Most of things is for show. Navigators on their strategic bombers use scale ruler (there was on russian news segment about military greatness of TU160 and they by accident showed it)