Posted on 02/27/2024 2:55:45 PM PST by marcusmaximus
The Ukrainian air force claimed it has shot down 10 Russian warplanes in 10 days: nine of the Russian air force’s best Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-35 fighter-bombers and also a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane.
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The Ukrainian defense ministry announced this month’s ninth and tenth shoot-downs—both involving Su-34s—on Tuesday. “Oops, we did it again!” the ministry quipped. “And now it's 10 destroyed Russian planes in 10 days!”
How the Ukrainians are shooting down so many jets is unclear. It’s possible the Ukrainian air force has assigned some of its American-made Patriot missile launchers to mobile air-defense groups that move quickly in close proximity to the 600-mile front line of Russia’s two-year wider war on Ukraine, ambushing Russian jets with 90-mile-range PAC-2 missiles then swiftly relocating to avoid counterattack.
But the distance at which the Ukrainians shot down that A-50 on Friday—120 miles or so—hints that a longer-range missile system was involved. Perhaps a Cold War-vintage S-200 that the Ukrainian air force pulled out of long-term storage.
It also is apparent the Ukrainians have moved some of their two-dozen or so 25-mile-range NASAMS surface-to-air missile batteries closer to the front line.
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Two years ago, Russia was supposed to conquer Kyiv in 3 days.
I believe the Russians are trying to destroy the Ukrainian army as their main goal.
If they launch a long-range offensive they will destroy much of Ukraine. When Russians take a city, all they get is rubble.
The Russians want a victory without bringing war to much of Ukraine, which would stir up far deeper and broader Ukrainian hatred of Russia.
The Russians I suspect have gone to manned aircraft because bigger explosive blasts are needed to knock out Ukrainian pillboxes.
Russia has been failing for over 2 years. Not a single major Ukrainian city taken by Russia since the invasion started.
Once I was vectored to a grid thad a USAF pilot was on the ground being advanced upon buy VC... I had no ordnance left so I went into a number of Very high speed super sonic passes over the gooks.....until the Jollys came in and got him...He still owes me a case of JB..LOL
bttt
Doesn’t really matter as Russia has a history of just winning through attrition. Look at WW II , Russia lost over 8.5 million troops vs Germany’s 5 million (and that 5 million was on all fronts)
I’m sure a location with a population of 32,000+ will rest easy knowing that you think they don’t qualify as major after being hyped as a fortress for two years.
“Mutually Assured Destruction is actually a thing. They would be committing suicide.”
You said it, Brother! That’s just what WE ARE DOING.
"Life Threatening"? - every single day. I finally got hit in May'67 and spent 7 months in various hospitals - and when that blessed Medevac helicopter got to us, a kept an M26 frag grenade in my hand in case we went down.
Like I said, it was a bad area to be captured.
Most of those were being flown by John McCain at the time though.
That must have been rough for him. I can't stand Jane Fonda. How dare she did what she did and continues to do.
Just gotta have superior EW.
Two countries do. Russia isn’t one of them.
[Once I was vectored to a grid thad a USAF pilot was on the ground being advanced upon buy VC... I had no ordnance left so I went into a number of Very high speed super sonic passes over the gooks.....until the Jollys came in and got him...He still owes me a case of JB..LOL]
[”Life Threatening”? - every single day. I finally got hit in May’67 and spent 7 months in various hospitals - and when that blessed Medevac helicopter got to us, a kept an M26 frag grenade in my hand in case we went down.
Like I said, it was a bad area to be captured.]
That didn’t show up in Afghanistan, though.
Well, my relatives in a city of ~300k don’t think of themselves as a major city...
It’s certainly not great for them, but Ukraine can afford to lose another Avdiivka. Can Russia afford to lose 2 more A-50’s?
You may be describing another branch of service, but Marine CAS always came in very hot, accurate, and did not miss.
[You may be describing another branch of service, but Marine CAS always came in very hot, accurate, and did not miss.]
Don’t recall any A-50’s being described as impenetrable fortresses, but okay.
Just gotta have superior EW.
Two countries do. Russia isn’t one of them.
You need to tell the Pentagon. Because they think they are behind.
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