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A BS article if I ever saw one. Take for example this: > Moreover, the threat is not the organic air defences of battlegroups or a Soviet Motor-Rifle Regiment
by paganel 2y ago
A BS article if I ever saw one. Take for example this:
> Moreover, the threat is not the organic air defences of battlegroups or a Soviet Motor-Rifle Regiment or Brigade, but dispersed and well-hidden infantry and special forces units equipped with modern MANPADS missile systems. Furthermore, because the enemy forces are operating over the defenders’ own ground, the defence can be cued and alerted to approaching helicopters, given good data connectivity.
which is exactly what did NOT happen when the Ukrainians counter-attacked on their own territory, in Southern-Ukraine, when the Russian Ka-52s had a field day (actual, several field days) against incoming Ukrainian heavy armour. These Anglo guys still live in the 1980s, they should ask the Ukrainians what they feel about the "demise" of the attack helicopter, that way maybe non-sense like this won't get published anymore.
- phatfish 2y agoBattle vs war. In the right situation any weapon is effective.
- ponector 2y agoThat counter attack was more than a year ago. Now Ukrainians have drones capable of intercepting slow air targets like drones or helicopters. And they are ten times cheaper than manpads.
- paganel 2y agoThey don’t, plus Russia’s EW capabilities are now so good that stuff like HIMARS has now only a 10% chance of hitting its target (from a recent Western article on the issue), so there’s no chance in hell they’ll let some drones fight their attack helicopters and them (the Russians) not doing anything about it. Which is to say that these delusions won’t help the Ukrainians one bit, nor any other Eastern European army that will possibly fight the same Russians in the near future.
- ponector 2y agoThey don't? Stinger costs $100+k, high speed drone around 1k. There are no viable ways to EW counter man-operated drone capable of locking the target with autopilot. The biggest issue in such approach is opportunity cost: you can quickly fire another manpad, but not a drone.
- indymike 2y ago> These Anglo guys still live in the 1980s, What even is an "Anglo" guy? I don't think there's a culture left on the planet that identifies as that.
- ruthmarx 2y agoAnglosphere military I would guess. Somewhat of a shared culture unique to those veterans.