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US F-22 Raptors fire flares, chase Russian fighters out of deconfliction zone over Syria
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| 12/14/2017
| by Jamie McIntyre
Posted on 12/14/2017 11:10:38 AM PST by Red Badger
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The Russian jets immediately left the area after the intercept and warning flares from the F-22s, an official confirmed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:11:33 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Red Badger
Quite a contrast from the Obola administration’s SOP response.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:17:46 AM PST
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(21st Century American Culture = Not worth preserving)
To: Red Badger
This makes no sense. Flares are a missle countermeasure ejected behind the aircraft; not an offensive weapon.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:17:57 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(The FBI is a corrupt partisan organization.)
To: Flick Lives
It was just for show, “I see you!”.........................
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:20:06 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Red Badger
Sounds like we should load up all planes with those ‘warning flares’. No need for missiles or bombs, just use flares and the enemy runs away.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:20:07 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Flick Lives
The article implies that the flares were being used as a visual warning.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:20:54 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Obama SOP:
Run away! Run away! Run away!.................
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:20:56 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Red Badger
Thats not an F22.
Looks like F35, USAF out of AK.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:21:09 AM PST
by
9422WMR
To: UCANSEE2
I know where you can buy magnesium flares...cheap!
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:21:45 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Red Badger
Run away and give up strategic territory to our enemies.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:22:27 AM PST
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(21st Century American Culture = Not worth preserving)
To: 9422WMR
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:22:28 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: 9422WMR
Their pic, not mine.................
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:22:30 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Flick Lives
Makes you wonder if it was the US planes that were on the ‘wrong side’ and when they noticed they were ‘target locked’ they launched their flares and got the heck out of there.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:22:30 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
You pic is correct. Just look at the dual vectored thrust nozzles. The F-35 has a single nozzle.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:25:09 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps
Why couldn’t they just honk their horn or flash their headlights ?
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:26:52 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Army Air Corps
The article implies that the flares were being used as a visual warning.
Could be, but they’re going to “see” each other well beyond visual range on radar.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:28:43 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(The FBI is a corrupt partisan organization.)
To: UCANSEE2
They used the stealth headlights, man.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:29:45 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: 9422WMR
You might want to brush up on your plane-spotting skills. Besides the dual vectored thrust nozzles which is a dead giveaway that the plane is an F-22, the F-35 isn’t scheduled to arrive at Eielson AFB until 2020, so there are no AK-tailed F-35s yet.
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posted on
12/14/2017 11:30:26 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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