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> The Kalibr missile is quite sufficient for striking stationary objects, so you don't need planes for those. Perhaps, but how many of those does Russia actual
by tablespoon 5y ago
> The Kalibr missile is quite sufficient for striking stationary objects, so you don't need planes for those.
Perhaps, but how many of those does Russia actually have? Whenever I read reports of US Tomahawk inventory, I'm always surprised by how few they actually have in inventory (e.g. guessing they'd run out quickly in a hot war).
> Air supremacy is already achieved (almost all Ukrainian war planes and strike drones have been shot down)
My understanding is that's not true. The airspace is contested, since neither Russia nor Ukraine have full control.
Ukraine still has planes and they're still flying them, according to this: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/03/11/the-u-s-cant-stop-poland-from-giving-ukraine-its-migs-00016664 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily....
- blaser-waffle 5y ago> Whenever I read reports of US Tomahawk inventory, I'm always surprised by how few they actually have in inventory (e.g. guessing they'd run out quickly in a hot war). And most of those are old. Really old in some cases. Like half got used in Iraq II and the other half are still around... Stockpiles of newer and scarier stuff is probably less known, however.