Syrian Warplanes Test British Air Defenses in Cyprus

inn ^ | 9/8/13 | Elad Benari

[cunning_fish]

>>>>Su-24s likely wouldn’t engage the Typhoons
Then they would get to go back to Syria, in hostilites, they wouldn’t escape.

The Su-24 can carry anti-ship missiles, though.

Then the Navy CAP will kill them and give 0 the provocation he desires. <<<<<<

In fact Fencers are pretty much capable to destroy Typhoons on the ground.

With proper rules of engagement and mission planning they are able to fire at carrier group and dodge response as well.

[xone]

If IW is asleep at the switch, a Cessna could destroy the Typhoons on the ground, thanks to this incident, Cyprus should be awake.

With proper rules of engagement and mission planning they are able to fire at carrier group and dodge response as well.

Which obviously applies to the USN as well. Not all CAP is a response and I doubt Syrian tactics are unknown.

[TalonDJ]

Actually it can climb almost three times that fast.

[Timocrat]

When we bombed Libya the Brits provided air bases in the UK ( you remember when our “oldest ally” wouldn’t let us use their air space) this looks like a warning to the Brits that their air bases, if also used by the USAF, in Cyprus are within striking distance of the Syrian air force. Although the Brits will not actively bomb Syria it doesn’t mean they won’t lend us the use of their bases and/or “intelligence” gathering facilities on Cyprus.

[familyop]

"I don't want a war either but neither can I turn a blind eye to Iran. She has her cross hairs on us, Israel and the West and when (if) she gets the bomb we will be blackmailed seriously, all over the planet. So you will be paying 20 bucks for a gallon at that point... "

Well said. From the news over the past decade or so, Iran's nuclear weapons efforts are much more ambitious than most people know. Following launches by Iran, then it's commie friend nations, fuel would go much higher and be much more difficult to obtain than that.

Ex-nuclear chief says Iran has 18,000 centrifuges in enrichment program, third more than known
fox ^ | August 17, 2013
Posted on Sat Aug 17 18:38:25 2013 by BenLurkin

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