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To: NorseViking

Well between Ukrainian AA fire and Russia’s stellar record of aviation maintenance, the actual number of available airframes is probably half that…


13 posted on 08/27/2022 3:33:36 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

Read some expert opinions from former USAF members regarding the Russian operation in Syria.


16 posted on 08/27/2022 4:01:14 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: GreenLanternCorps

The Russian airforce:

* 40 year old planes
* Built by error prone Soviet factories
* Maintained by crews who pocket 80% of the budget
* Flown by pilots with more vodka than oxygen in their blood

For all these reasons the Russian air force has shown itself very poorly this war.


19 posted on 08/27/2022 5:14:02 AM PDT by Renfrew
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