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Israel downed 2 Syrian MiGslast September over sea
www.worldtribune.com ^

Posted on 02/11/2005 10:50:28 AM PST by lnbchip

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To: Para-Ord.45

Answering myself, check this out:

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-1931-sid-359ef4274170957f79adb00787fa500b.html

seems to be cut in total number of planes, not program.


21 posted on 02/11/2005 11:55:34 AM PST by JewishRighter
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To: AppyPappy

How are we countering IR?


22 posted on 02/11/2005 1:12:18 PM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: Convert from ECUSA; Laffalot; SJackson; Alouette; SirLurkedalot; yonif; anotherview; dervish; ...
I was amazed with the article until I reached the following:

"This was the first engagement between Israeli and Syrian fighter-jets since the 1980s".

Sorry but thats not true. There were some later engagements, the last one occured in 2001 when two IAF F-15 shot downed two Syrian Mig-29.

This false info, together with the reason that I have never heard about that engagement, makes me believe that the story is a fake.
The source looks fishy too.


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23 posted on 02/11/2005 1:18:50 PM PST by IAF ThunderPilot (The basic point of the Israel Defense Forces: -Israel cannot afford to lose a single war.)
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To: bill1952

Flares


24 posted on 02/11/2005 1:19:53 PM PST by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

P.S,
The names of the Syrian pilots that were written in the article, are the same names of the Syrian pilots who were shot downed by the two IAF's F-15s in 2001.

A super fishy story!


25 posted on 02/11/2005 1:25:21 PM PST by IAF ThunderPilot (The basic point of the Israel Defense Forces: -Israel cannot afford to lose a single war.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Keep the pics commin'


26 posted on 02/11/2005 2:12:36 PM PST by Edgerunner (Proud to be an infidel.)
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To: BearWash
Here is a link that will let you access the pic MiG29 and F16
27 posted on 02/11/2005 2:30:48 PM PST by Optimist (I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot
It might be fishy, but the Israeli AF still kicks butt! I'd be happy to have an IDFAF F-15, F-16 or Kfir fly escort for me ANY day!

Keep checkin' six, light burners, and keep 'em flying!

28 posted on 02/11/2005 2:36:15 PM PST by Bombardier (USAF: When it absolutely, positively has to be blown up overnight.)
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To: Tommyjo

Either there is something fishy going on here or someone is better at telling tall tales than I am.


29 posted on 02/11/2005 2:40:31 PM PST by Stonewall Jackson (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. - John Adams)
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To: Tommyjo

Wow! Those same poor bastards have been doing interception for three years?

;)


30 posted on 02/11/2005 2:46:55 PM PST by papertyger (If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough.)
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To: Tommyjo

Is it really the case that nothing is as it seems coming from the Middle East?


31 posted on 02/11/2005 2:51:22 PM PST by Thebaddog (Dawgs off the coffee table.)
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To: Thebaddog

Blame World Tribune's dubious news sources. They claim that the info came from "The Washington-based Reform Party of Syria" I've e-mailed them with the original story that was on the web a couple of years back. Looks like one of their journalists needs to do some explaining to the editor!


32 posted on 02/11/2005 3:34:11 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: Edgerunner
The following are images of Polish MiG-29s in Israel. The Israelis borrowed Polish MiG-29s in the late 1990's for evaluation. If you look closely on the tail you will see a patch that once had the Polish national insignia. The MiGs were returned after the evaluation process.


33 posted on 02/11/2005 3:50:33 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: lnbchip

This could be true, but I should note that the Israeli pilots generally prefer using their cannon in dogfights.


34 posted on 02/11/2005 3:54:38 PM PST by Frumious Bandersnatch
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To: Frumious Bandersnatch

That was a long time ago with cannon kills. Think 67 and 73. With the advent of reliable all aspect AAMs the kills with cannon are rare. We are not talking practice air combat scenarios here. The last large use of cannon combat kills usage was during the Falklands war by Sea Harriers.


35 posted on 02/11/2005 4:10:04 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: Tommyjo

In the last Israeli-Syrian contretemps in the '80s, a surprising number of kills were done by cannon. It turns out, that even today, when engaging an enemy in a dogfight under three miles, cannon is the best. Missiles are generally best at the 7+ mile range, otherwise they have a tendency to overshoot.


36 posted on 02/11/2005 4:19:01 PM PST by Frumious Bandersnatch
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To: Frumious Bandersnatch
As with any research it is open to speculation. The number of confirmed missile kills exceeds gun kills in 82:

LINK

37 posted on 02/11/2005 4:52:56 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: Tommyjo
Your story is much more plausible than the original posting. At least there is a reality filter on this site.
38 posted on 02/11/2005 5:01:57 PM PST by Thebaddog (Dawgs off the coffee table.)
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To: Tommyjo

True, but an amazingly high number of kills were done with cannon. The Israeli designers originally wanted to do away with the cannon, considering it obsolete. However, the pilots insisted that it stay. Seems the pilots knew what they were talking about.


39 posted on 02/11/2005 9:05:52 PM PST by Frumious Bandersnatch
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To: Brad Cloven

Ah yes, a little tongue in cheek remark.


40 posted on 02/11/2005 9:49:26 PM PST by NY Attitude
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