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My pet theory: the thousands of surface to air missiles that we sent Ukraine work extremely well and Russia can’t afford to lose 50-100 fighter jets and more wh

• dragonwriter 5y ago
  > I think once the Russians have installed a new government/had rigged elections they will leave someone like Lukashenko in charge expecting it will behave like Belarus… Probably someone more exactly like Viktor Yanukovych.
  • bergie 5y ago
    Third time’s the charm, right? Yanukovych has been kicked out of Ukraine by a revolution twice. Madness to think the result would be different this time.
• anikan_vader 5y ago
  The Stinger anti-air missiles that the West has been sending to Ukraine have an operational ceiling of around 12,000 feet. This means they can't strike military jets (or commercial aircraft) flying at medium or high altitude. Flying below 12,000 ft is atypical for a fighter, since it also opens you up to potential AA ground fire and flak. Not to mention gravitational potential energy is something you generally want to have on your side as a fighter. Helicopters are another story of course.
  • idontwantthis 5y ago
    You need to get pretty low to hit something with iron bombs if you don’t have enough smart weapons, enough targeting pods or enough training.