Turkish Version
Turkey a threat to the Red Bear? I doubt that seriously.
Equipment is only the first factor. The Turks might get a rude awakening.
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Turkish Version
They used an F-16. Are we supposed to be impressed that they have an F-16? I’d be saving up for an F-16 except the stupid BATFE won’t let me have one. Turkey’s arms are way to short to wrestle with the bear.
Interesting. Thanks.
If the Russians stop vacationing in Antalya...who will go there?
The Su-24 is a bomber so it is no surprise that a fighter jet shot it down so easily. Waiting to see how the F-16 does against ship to air missiles.
The Russians are no doubt terrified that if this escalates they will have to answer to Obama.
Nuked Turkey. Just in time for Thanksgiving.
Vlad Putin is surely shaking in his boots right about now.
Some items on the article list include:
A) The Panter howitzer is a massive field gun recently developed in Turkey for use by its army. It has a range of 25 miles.
B) The US-designed MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System is capable of hitting targets 100 miles away. Turkey has 100 of them.
C) The Turkish military proudly introduced the Turkish-designed Altay tank into service this year. The Altay is made by the Turkish company Otokar, better known for making buses.
D) Turkey also has its own air-to-surface missile: the Mızrak-U. The guided missiles can lock on to and engage targets​ 5 miles away.
E) The BMC Kirpi is yet another homegrown piece of Turkish military hardware. The Turkish army has over 600 of them. “Kirpi” means “hedgehog” in Turkish.
F) The Turkish-designed and -built Ada-class stealth ships are equipped​ to deal with everything from submarines to aircraft.
G) The Turkish navy also has 13 German-made Type 209 submarines. Each is armed with 14 torpedoes and antiship missiles
Russians were taking out ISIS and the Turks were not happy?
Is that was happened?
Many western Europeans (including Brits) vacation in Turkey, and trade between them and Turkey is big.
Russia is going to give the Kurds adanced weapons and training.
Turkey is going to have a civil war that will make the Ukrainian look like a Boy Scout Jamboree
Didn’t Turkey mess with Russia? What is this “if Russia decides to mess with Turkey”? Seems to me some sort of response is required unless it were an accident. This was no accident. Obama is now saying that it was because of Russia’s support for Assad and targeting of the anti-Assad rebels. That is different than “you used my airspace” lame reason. That drags the U.S. into it. This is very bad. But no honest person can say Russia chose it.
These liberals are just so stupid and I guess to young to know any history of how Russia can play the game without going to war....why go to war with the West when you can do so much to destroy Turkey and its leaders from inside.
Any thoughts on possible responses should Russia detonate a tactical nuke in Syria?