Posted on 02/03/2007 8:08:29 PM PST by TexKat
Actually, Stalin had a secret nuclear program going well before there were spies in the Manhattan Project, but the information gleaned from the spying made it possible for Igor Kurchatov and his protogé Andrei Sakharov to verify and complete their nuclear weapon designs. Much of Sakharov's work in the early 1950's led to the true thermonuclear bombs the Soviets developed later in the decade.
Yeah but that was the only time -- and only then because the F-22 was out of missiles. It's good to know the F-22 can wax their asses down low too, though.
What Wehrmacht General was quoted as saying about tank warfare on the Eastern Front: "Each of our Tigers could kill six T-34s at a time. Problem is, each one kept meeting seven or more."?
"Don't get cocky, kid."
That isn't a MiG-35. That is a MiG-1.42/44 FLATPACK. The MiG-35 that is going to the airshow is an upgraded MiG-29 FULCRUM variant designated MiG-35.
I thought Russia got rid of the red star?
True, but that was 40 Years AGO!!
I love the bravado. I'm willing to bet that very few here know much about what an F-22, a MiG-29, MiG-35, or an F-35 can do beyond what they read.
We have mostly been in situations lately where we have had immediate air superiority. And we rarely have to find out if our missiles work as advertised or if the one being used at that moment will work at all. (Lessons from Vietnam) We have been able to rely on our satellites and superior situational awareness. But, if we fight an enemy that denies us these advantages, then what?
Every contest has the potential of becoming a visual contact, pilot vs pilot contest where the better pilot gets to land in his/her airplane and the other doesn't.
Bingo. Don't count the MiG35 out just yet. Sukhoi and MiG have been engineering some great stuff lately and cheaper to boot. If I remember correctly, even the USA was thinking about buying SU-27 airframes.
That's one opinion of a canard. Another is that they are a cost effective performance enhancement.
"The Mig-35 still doesn't have the stealth and supercruise features built into the F-22."
Don't need it. All you need is numbers and a knowledge of who you are fighting.
Only the US will field the F-22. It isn't for sale. Unless they decide to bring the Israelis in on the act.
40 years ago and almost halfway back to the invention of the aircraft. 80 years ago we were still flying a lot of aircraft made of wood spars, canvas skins, and wire supports.
"Dogfights are mostly a thing of the past, why bother?"
That's what the Brits said back in the 50's.
Most Russian units still fly the hammer and sickle along with a new Russian flag (Which is the "official one" but isn't used except in Moscow and St. Petersburg) . The Hammer and Sickle features prominatly in most units.
Nostalga runs deep in the Russian military...
//Nostalga runs deep in the Russian military...//
Just like it would/does in the US
Thanks to both of you for the info!
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