Posted on 12/13/2022 1:15:40 PM PST by Pilsner
Russia appears to be about to use a new secret weapon against Ukraine - but it's not a jet or missile, but rather a 75-year-old biplane transport plane. Find out the bizarre story here...
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While it would take a lot of work to turn an An-2 into a an accurate cruise missile, apparently Aerbaijan has used them against Armenia by simply loading them with explosives, and having the pilot set them on a course for something worth attacking, engaging the auto pilot, and bailing out, leaving the famously stable An-2 to fly on its own. The Armenians/Ukrainians then have the choice of either engaging the target, and wasting an S300 missile on a biplane, or not engaging it, and finding out that this time it is in fact an accurate cruise missile, or attack helicopter.
Note: I posted this because I find it interesting. Not because I want to get into a formulaic "This just proves the Russians are so primitive that by next Summer they will be knapping flint to make spears.""This just proves that the Glorious Russian Army will be raping and looting de-Nazifying all the way Polish Border by last week at the latest." arguments.
“Russia apparently still has some 1,500 of them.”
If nations were people, Russia would be that weird neighbor who has a huge yard, but it’s full of junk because he never throws anything out.
“If nations were people, Russia would be that weird neighbor who has a huge yard, but it’s full of junk because he never throws anything out.”
US just successfully tested and launched its first hypersonic missile.
Meanwhile, the Russians been using them in Ukraine.
Keep talking......
Interesting story about Russia apparently converting Antonov An-2 biplane transports into drones. ==
Actually it was Azerbazan who did it first. And they used them in recent war in Karabakh with Armenia.
I doubt Russia will do it now. They has thousands on them used on far north regions. Still used.
Russia is the guy on a hot date who brags about his wealth and athletic skills and when time to pay the waiter brings back his credit card “Sir there is a problem witb your card”
Since Dec 6, 2022....
Conversely, Ukraine doesn’t even have a credit card to give the waiter, they ask their sugar daddy for money to go on a date and when check comes they realize they can’t cover it.
To all the newbie’s: Start dates do not win arguments. Logic and facts are preferred.
Now that’s funny!
Read her posting history.
Too pat an answer on all the lefty talking points.
Troll.
“Meanwhile, the Russians been using them in Ukraine.”
Along with T-62s and Mosin Nagants :D
I made reference to Felton’s video earlier in the thread about our giving Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
Although a biplane, from all accounts the An-2 is a very useful and versatile airplane. But for those who don’t bother to watch the video, here’s what Felton says. First at least a couple of dozen An-2s have shown up recently at a Russian airbase near Ukraine. The Azerbaijanis have loaded up An-2s with explosives, have a pilot get them pointed in the right direction and then bail out. On radar they appear to be an attack helicopter so air defenses shoot them down, thus using very expensive missiles to take down a relatively cheap unmanned-kamikaze. Trouble is you can’t just ignore them, since they will cause lots of damage when they come down.
Apparently the Russians are planning convert the An-2s into drones and attack Ukraine with them. I suppose you can think of them as very slow V-1s. Besides making Ukraine shoot them down, by doing so they reveal where the defenses are located thus open to attack from more sophisticated means.
No mention of Ukrainians using T-55s, huh?
There used to be a really cool flight simulator called “Falcon 4.0”. Took years to develop and bankrupted several companies. It’s still out there in the public domain with decent mods.
Anyway, it was strange to be flying over Korea at night, engaging formations of tanks and sweeping the skies of MiGs, and then you’d spot this little An-2 biplane chugging along. I’d immediately disengage whatever high performance aircraft was nearby and swoop down on those little suckers.
Gee, I wonder where Ukraine got those from.
Not Russia, idiot.
Research is your friend.
Japan in WW II found using old cloth covered planes for Kamikazes was useful, because they had a very small radar signature. Radar controlled 5” 38-cal and 3” 50-cal AA was making it difficult to reach ships.
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