Russian special military operation in Ukraine #19

Ukraine has been pulling back on its use of Turkish Bayraktar drones (TB-2s), which were initially effective at stopping Russian armored advances in the Battle of Kyiv, but are now far less useful since Russia's defenses have come online. "They were very useful and important in the very first days, stopping those columns, but now that they’ve built up good air defenses, they’re almost useless," said one pilot, who goes by Moonfish.

Isos wrote:

Every now and then, you say something extremely stupid. This is such an example. Are you bipolar by any chance?

Anyway, a Drone, much like a cruise missile, flies low. Even if the radar sees it which most likely does at decent ranges (maybe 100km before it actually gets spotted), usually interception range is within the ~20km zone if that. So if the AD systems are not within said area, they cannot take down the drone unless the system moves

Nope bipolar just amazed by how stupid sometimes russians can be and how hyped they are with their AD.

100km away flying at 200km/h means you have 30min to send a mig-29 or su-30 to intercept it. Even ka-52 or mi-28 can destroy it.

It was flying above the front line. So it should have been easy to destroy.

They are spending too much money on AD and clearly not enough on the airforce which could have destroyed the airports this drone operated from. The use of kalibr and iskander missiles against any target in the rear of ukraine shows how they destroyed their air force.

They should have had at least 100 su-57 by now if they invested enough money in it instead of S-500 which has no real use in an atomic war.

Now they have to keep the few su-35 they have far away from danger because they don't have enough of them. Su-30 and su-34 don't seem to have any survivability against soviet made AD systems with their huge rcs.

Isos wrote:

Every now and then, you say something extremely stupid. This is such an example. Are you bipolar by any chance?

Anyway, a Drone, much like a cruise missile, flies low. Even if the radar sees it which most likely does at decent ranges (maybe 100km before it actually gets spotted), usually interception range is within the ~20km zone if that. So if the AD systems are not within said area, they cannot take down the drone unless the system moves

Nope bipolar just amazed by how stupid sometimes russians can be and how hyped they are with their AD.

100km away flying at 200km/h means you have 30min to send a mig-29 or su-30 to intercept it. Even ka-52 or mi-28 can destroy it.

It was flying above the front line. So it should have been easy to destroy.

They are spending too much money on AD and clearly not enough on the airforce which could have destroyed the airports this drone operated from. The use of kalibr and iskander missiles against any target in the rear of ukraine shows how they destroyed their air force.

They should have had at least 100 su-57 by now if they invested enough money in it instead of S-500 which has no real use in an atomic war.

Now they have to keep the few su-35 they have far away from danger because they don't have enough of them. Su-30 and su-34 don't seem to have any survivability against soviet made AD systems with their huge rcs

Isos wrote:

Every now and then, you say something extremely stupid. This is such an example. Are you bipolar by any chance?

Anyway, a Drone, much like a cruise missile, flies low. Even if the radar sees it which most likely does at decent ranges (maybe 100km before it actually gets spotted), usually interception range is within the ~20km zone if that. So if the AD systems are not within said area, they cannot take down the drone unless the system moves

Nope bipolar just amazed by how stupid sometimes russians can be and how hyped they are with their AD.

100km away flying at 200km/h means you have 30min to send a mig-29 or su-30 to intercept it. Even ka-52 or mi-28 can destroy it.

It was flying above the front line. So it should have been easy to destroy.

They are spending too much money on AD and clearly not enough on the airforce which could have destroyed the airports this drone operated from. The use of kalibr and iskander missiles against any target in the rear of ukraine shows how they destroyed their air force.

They should have had at least 100 su-57 by now if they invested enough money in it instead of S-500 which has no real use in an atomic war.

Now they have to keep the few su-35 they have far away from danger because they don't have enough of them. Su-30 and su-34 don't seem to have any survivability against soviet made AD systems with their huge rcs.

Backman wrote:Russia had zero interest in the Baltics and had no interest in attacking them. So what does this US do ? The one thing that would cause Russia to attack the baltics

Lithuania ready to expand Kaliningrad blockade – president

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ludovicense wrote:

I think the S500 has anti ICBM and anti satellite capability. Not just against aircraft.

I also think Russia should have at least 300 SU 35 which is what is possible now. Su 57 will only have production cadence when the new engine has been completed.

Isos wrote:

Every now and then, you say something extremely stupid. This is such an example. Are you bipolar by any chance?

Anyway, a Drone, much like a cruise missile, flies low. Even if the radar sees it which most likely does at decent ranges (maybe 100km before it actually gets spotted), usually interception range is within the ~20km zone if that. So if the AD systems are not within said area, they cannot take down the drone unless the system moves

Nope bipolar just amazed by how stupid sometimes russians can be and how hyped they are with their AD.

100km away flying at 200km/h means you have 30min to send a mig-29 or su-30 to intercept it. Even ka-52 or mi-28 can destroy it.

It was flying above the front line. So it should have been easy to destroy.

They are spending too much money on AD and clearly not enough on the airforce which could have destroyed the airports this drone operated from. The use of kalibr and iskander missiles against any target in the rear of ukraine shows how they destroyed their air force.

They should have had at least 100 su-57 by now if they invested enough money in it instead of S-500 which has no real use in an atomic war.

Now they have to keep the few su-35 they have far away from danger because they don't have enough of them. Su-30 and su-34 don't seem to have any survivability against soviet made AD systems with their huge rcs.

Backman wrote:Reddit larpers dead or in custody

Backman wrote:Russia gave the Ukraine military a chance to stand back before the war. Then during the first 2 week. And then one more chance to avoid certain death before phase 2.
Zero sympathy.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Wednesday, after a junior partner in his tenuous ruling coalition joined the opposition. The Harvard graduate and former Canadian citizen denounced his critics as Russian agents

Backman wrote:If you look at the videos that Ukraine forces are sending in protest though Airbornwolf, they are asking for more ammo and equipment. Or food or something. They aren't trying to surrender.

If they put half the effort into surrendering as they do begging for more bullets , they would be safe and sound.

They are the same kinds of guys that are in this clip. If they are that stupid then they just have to die.

Erk wrote:
What sort of a country elects someone that is not born in that country as a Prime Minister?

caveat emptor wrote:

Erk wrote:
What sort of a country elects someone that is not born in that country as a Prime Minister?

He is born in Bulgaria, and moved to Canada as a teenager. It was expected he will be staunchly pro-West giving his background.

dionis wrote:Does anyone on the ground in Russia know which laws related to the calling this conflict a SMO vs. a war were passed? Or any other related laws? And their enforcement?

I can't tell what is bullshit and what is real anymore.

The BBC is temporarily suspending its journalists' work in Russia, in response to a new law which threatens to jail anyone Russia deems to have spread "fake" news on the armed forces.