Posted on 01/14/2024 7:49:42 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
RuZZian Telegram channels confirm...
BTW, how many gays live in Kazan RuZZia?
“Russian Telegram channels report the loss of 2 aircraft: An A-50 and Il-22 over the Sea of Azov.”
https://twitter.com/HexdlineNews/status/1746656819194261801
Over/under on Speedy's IQ: 85.
Criminals only have to fight for 6 months. Mobniks do not get leave and cannot be demobilized. Who says crime doesn’t pay?
Then again S-battalions are frequently used for meat assaults. If he survives 3 months, he’s living on borrowed time. His chances of returning to Mother Moscovia are slim to none.
Is Kazan the filthiest city in RuZZia?
“Interception of the 🇷🇺Russian IL-22M plane’s conversation with the airfield controller in Anapa confirms that it was seriously damaged.
After the damage, the IL-22M plane planned to land in Anapa, requesting evacuation, calling an “ambulance” and a fire engine.”
https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1746648672618631308
Was the tank crew originally from Kazan RuZZia? Prostitute capital of RuZZia.
“Ukrainian FPV hits a Russian tank in Krynky, occupied left bank.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1746604596779171947
These losses are very sad because the S-400 systems are going to be very lonely without their best friends. Maybe they will be so despondent that they will spontaneously commit acts of good will?
Maybe Kazakhstan should annex Kazan RuZZia and make it a better city.
“How many A-50 aircraft does Russia have?
A total of 40-42 A-50 series aircraft were built, including modernized and export variants. Some sources report that in 2022 Russian operated only 9 A-50 aircraft, including 3 upgraded A-50M and 6 A-50U aircraft.”
https://twitter.com/RayMindMusic/status/1746662443139379607
“Patriot vs A-50”
Who loses?
Kazan RuZZia.
UPDATE: The A-50 & IL-22M aircraft were being escorted by a Su-30SM and the pilots observed the planes getting hit, likely by Ukrainian PATRIOT missiles. Russian military helicopters on the way to search for wreckage.
Update: Russian war bloggers saying IL-22 was able to make emergency landing, but with casualties.
I believe you are correct.
Here's some guesswork:
The A-50 and the Il-22 were being flown further forward to assist the S-400s locate and track the StormShadow missiles.
This was made necessary by the StormShadow attack that injured or killed Gerasimov.
The Patriot radars would easily paint the aircraft, but the launch platforms would be too far back for a successful shoot down.
Ukraine forward deployed a Patriot launcher.
RU ELINT and satellites failed to detect the forward deployment.
On a max range launch, the missile performs a vertical climb to approx 80,000 feet.
During this climb, the missile would not be detected by the A-50 if the aircraft has its radar in doppler mode.
Once the Patriot started cruising at 80,000 feet, the A-50 did not detect the missile because it concentrated on targets flying at low altitude...which is where the StormShadows fly.
Once the Patriot missile acquires the A-50 and locks onto it...it's over for the A-50.
I would guess that the the Il-22 shoot down was a bonus. There's no valid reason for the Il-22 to orbit anywhere near Ukraine.
I doubt we will ever get the full story.
Comments welcome.
>Does Alabama look like this?<
I’ve never been to Alabama but have you even been to Detroit?
Have you posted a picture of NYC?
No, I have little knowledge of them (other than what’s online), being so new. Assuming this loss turns out to be true, I would guess this was Patriot, again showing that their effective range is significantly longer than advertised. Especially against a target with little ability to maneuver/escape.
Update from Ukrainian air defense monitor: The enemy’s tactical aviation is completely absent in the airspace of Ukraine and adjacent regions of the Russian Federation.
>Please post a current picture of NYC.<
Here’s an article from 11-14-2023. Please click on the link to see the photos. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1210494331/trash-problem-nyc-fix-plastic-bins
This is an excerpt:
On a recent fall morning in central Harlem, stacks of plastic garbage bags filled the sidewalks in front of the well-kept brownstones. Some of the black bags leaked brownish-gray liquid, others sat intermingled with discarded furniture. Several contained ragged holes in the sides, where they’d been chewed through by rats the night before.
This scene isn’t limited to certain parts of New York City. It occurs throughout the neighborhoods in the five boroughs, from the residential streets of the Bronx to the skyscraper-filled blocks of Midtown Manhattan. Every evening, before nightly trash collections, New Yorkers fling bags out onto the sidewalks to be picked up by sanitation crews. Colonies of rats scamper back and forth, chewing through the thin plastic and nestling inside to feast on the contents.
Did you see post #69 and read the article from Breaking Defense?
The Breaking Defense article at #69 has a lot more info on the why.
That’s a link. I didn’t ask for a link, I asked for a picture. It would help if it’s a recent picture.
>That’s a link. I didn’t ask for a link, I asked for a picture. It would help if it’s a recent picture.<
If you actually read my post, you would know that you have to click on the link to see the pix.
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