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I'm not saying the Russian are trying to minimize damage to the city, but Kyiv are well within range of their newer rocket artillery like the BM-30; so if the R
by dikei 5y ago
I'm not saying the Russian are trying to minimize damage to the city, but Kyiv are well within range of their newer rocket artillery like the BM-30; so if the Russian want to level Kyiv to the ground, they would be able to do it relatively easily. In addition, they can also do carpet bombing with their high-flying Tu-95; which is mostly safe from Manpads.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoTu-95 would be just S-300 bait.
- dikei 5y agoWith enough air cover and jamming, they probably won't lose more than the American during Operation Linebacker II
- blaser-waffle 5y agoThe VVS doesn't have robust jamming, anti-radiation missiles, or SEAD. Like I'm sure they have them somewhere, but not in large enough quantities to reliably cover fat, slow bombers on regular sorties. They took down at least 2 transports full of VDV, for example.
- jacquesm 5y agoRockets are expensive, the number of rocket launchers is minimal compared to the number of artillery pieces (and the number of rockets is far smaller than the number of artillery shells) and they tend to reserve them for strategic targets such as airports. Artillery shells and bombs are much cheaper for the same level of destruction, assuming that's your goal.