Gorkheever Semyon Borisovich, WWII 18 kills Just first to be found.
Posted on 10/07/2015 11:29:57 PM PDT by Cronos
It’s been a tough week for terrorists in Syria. Over seven days Russia delivered over a hundred airstrikes at various jihadist facilities across the country, reportedly igniting panic among some groups.
Russia launched its air campaign in Syria on September 30, making 120 combat sorties that hit 110 targets in just over a week, according to the Defense Ministry. Among the objects destroyed are:
The apparent goal of this phase of the operation is to undermine the militants’ capability to keep the pressure on government forces through constant raids and terrorist attacks, and to give the Syrian Army a breathing space to regroup and launch an offensive.
The targets of the Russian airstrikes were spread across Syria, from ISIS stronghold Raqqa in the northeast to the vicinity of the ancient city of Palmyra west of the Damascus-controlled western part of the country to the outskirts of Damascus in the south.
According to the Russian military, the bombing campaign has hurt the morale of the militant troops, sending thousands on the run.
3,000 terrorists leave Syria following Russian airstrikes – military source http://t.co/TCZIZ4pzVJpic.twitter.com/HVol6Skjl5— RT (@RT_com) October 6, 2015
Russia’s fleet of jets is varied as well. The core of it consists of well-tried workhorses like the Su-24 frontline bomber and the armored Su-25 ground-support fighter jet. Both planes were designed decades ago, although the Air Force brought the latest upgraded versions for the Syrian campaign.
Newer planes are also there, like the Su-34, which entered service in Russia last year. The Syrian theater offers Russian engineers a test-field to try the plane, which can hit targets from an altitude of 5,000 feet, far from the range of anti-aircraft weapons in the possession of the militants.
The Air Force is employing a number of bombs in the missions, from sophisticated and expensive laser-guided Kh-25Ls and steerable KAB-250s to the bunker-busting BETAB-500s free-falling and affordable FAB-500s. The variety means Russia can strike with pinpoint precision where necessary and bombard with devastating force where no collateral damage would be done.
Russia’s Syrian mission flies from a hastily reconstructed airbase south of Latakia. Just a couple of months ago it was an abandoned airfield, but now it sends dozens of sorties daily and hosts not only some of the most high-tech fighter jets on the planet, but also serves as a home for Russian combat pilots, technicians and support troops. Syrian soldiers and officers are at the base to help coordinate the war effort.
In addition to the aircraft used for reconnaissance and bombing, the base has plenty of capabilities to defend itself. Mil Mi-24s patrol the vicinity ready to hit any militants intent on firing portable surface-to-air missiles at the Russian planes. Tanks and other armor complete with commando troops are prepared to repel a massive raid.
Advanced Pantsir-S1 air defense vehicles and Krasukha-4 electronic warfare systems are covering the airspace – a contingency for third parties attempting to interfere with the Russian operation.
That was my point ... not the three days
They're following the Russian airstrikes
Pure masochists ... they love death so much .....
We do. And homobama and turtle and boner and reid and the media all work for him.
Anyone point out all the armor was “ours”?
Like Bush?
LOL!
Meanwhile,
Obammy is back at the white house hosting parties for his fag friends.
If only we had a president that thought like an American.
They’ve had quite a few German-last name people in their military over the centuries: Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Nikolai Essen, Paul von Rennenkampf
Gorkheever Semyon Borisovich, WWII 18 kills Just first to be found.
How sad that we are being schooled by Russia.
Obama has succeeded in his main goal, turn the US into a mediocrity.
Simple..., there might have been some innocent tourists caught in the traffic! It appears that, unless we have near positive ID of the bad guys, we can't shoot. As for the hospital in Afghanistan, the narrative continues to be spun by the administration (perhaps there is another YouTube video maker really responsible???)
The never-ending, and eventually losing quagmire wars are an invention of the Libs. We could have easily won in Vietnam. We almost HAD it won, when the Libs, including the MSM, insisted on us pulling our punches and letting the cong overrun the country. And the charade continued thriugh Desert Storm, raising #%&$ and breaking things, but with assinine ROE that always prevented a clear cut victory.
To the chagrin of at least some of us, Putin is showing us how it used to be done, with NO ROE. Who dreamed up that crap, anyhow? I think it began in Korea, when the UN was allowed to call the shots. That was our first UN Supervised loss.
But they just took their strike packages up for some air time and brought them back to be polished by bomb mechanics.
That is one tough fearsome ground attack plane. It’s a wonder he was able to return to base. Wonder what caused the damage. Looks like he collided with something heavy.
You win. ;>)
yet we say that the Russians hit the IS only 10% of the time
I wonder if Russian special forces run into American special forces and compare notes?
Over looking ISIS/al qaeda etc group and there buildings and vehicles and weapons:
Russian: We will mark these as targets for destruction.
US: We are told to mark them as “friendly”
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