Give the Russians a break. At best their aircraft are using GLONASS for navigation, and at worse they’re using inertial navigation or even dead reckoning. They may drift a mile or two over a line on a map, simply because that’s about as precise their navigational systems are.
“They may drift a mile or two over a line on a map, simply because that’s about as precise their navigational systems are.”
Or about as much as they care about that border.
First of all....you don’t use your best because there is no anti-aircraft artillery set up. And maybe read up on their aircraft.
I don't think it's the nav equipment that is the issue on this specific incident..
The aircraft they were using here is a slower flying close air support craft. The Russians are well aware of the landmarks and this particular projection of Turkish land that sticks out like a isthmus.
They have been ignoring it since they started their campaign and were warned off many times..
There is a second issue and that is the targets they were pounding again on that day.
The Target was the "Turkmen". I say that because that is the area the Turkmen call home, and the Turkmen are closely aligned with the Turkish. So in effect, bombing them is akin to bombing Turkey and the Russians are fully aware of this. Yet they are a long way toward destroying the Turkmen for reasons I can only speculate upon since the US coalition has not been firing on them and in fact has been supplying them.
Add the two issues together and you will understand why the order to fire on the Russian planes was given.
If anything, maybe it will lead to what is called a "understanding".
Nonsense.