The chart shows lower than normal as light blue, including across Ukraine. Belarus and the Baltics really catch it hard.
Likely to be with clear skies so a few Russian options could be opening up. Shame to let some hard ground go to waste
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Arkanghelsk wrote:
But what i think Russia should do, is use Mig31 to fire on E3 AWACS from Belarus
These things are patrolling close to Belarus border, and R37 has the range to hit at AWACS over Poland
As soon as they detect transmission over Link 16, it's time to bag one of those birds
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JohninMK wrote:Arkanghelsk wrote:
But what i think Russia should do, is use Mig31 to fire on E3 AWACS from Belarus
These things are patrolling close to Belarus border, and R37 has the range to hit at AWACS over Poland
As soon as they detect transmission over Link 16, it's time to bag one of those birds
Highly unlikely, hitting a manned aircraft is very, very different to hitting a drone. No way they would turn the other cheek like the Russians did back in Syria.
Note that the Iranians, who also know a bit about the limits of pulling the US's tail without getting a kick in the groin in return, carefully avoided the USN P-8 when it downed the big USN drone.
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JohninMK wrote:
Highly unlikely, hitting a manned aircraft is very, very different to hitting a drone. No way they would turn the other cheek like the Russians did back in Syria.
Note that the Iranians, who also know a bit about the limits of pulling the US's tail without getting a kick in the groin in return, carefully avoided the USN P-8 when it downed the big USN drone.
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Hole wrote:
Su-34 dropping four FAB-500 with UMPK modules.
https://t.me/fighter_bomber/14935
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Arkanghelsk wrote:On f16.net the main mod is talking about using HARM on f16 to go after S400
I think this shit is funny
They really pretend they will be flying lo-lo-lo and attacking S400 in an f16
They want to use MALD, and S125 to get S400 to work, and then use HARM from F16
I guess they don't think SHORADS or VSHORADS would be the primary systems working on them, not s400
They think the advantage of link16, would give their airpower more situational awareness because of E3 and Global Hawk
I do agree with that part, those F16 are not gonna be blind or reliant on ground radar, they're gonna have a full battle picture
But then again so do SU35 and Mig31, and what chance does an f16 have against R37 or R77 streaking down at max range? If VKS is dropping JDAMski at 70km+ they can definitely lob R77 and R37 at max range to F16 that Try to do some kind of SEAD on s400
Not only that, but if as the mod says, F16 won't fly at 30k meters waiting to get spiked, what will it do? It doesn't have range to fly from Lvov to Crimea and back with decent payload, it would have to take off from closer bases
And even if they somehow get range to fly from lvov , kinzhal will still **** their day up
Isos wrote:Again... no awacs has enough radar range to detect from Poland anything flying in eastern Ukrainian border.
Stop with this garbage idea.
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Arkanghelsk wrote:JohninMK wrote:
Highly unlikely, hitting a manned aircraft is very, very different to hitting a drone. No way they would turn the other cheek like the Russians did back in Syria.
Note that the Iranians, who also know a bit about the limits of pulling the US's tail without getting a kick in the groin in return, carefully avoided the USN P-8 when it downed the big USN drone.
The shoot-down of su24 by zmeiny might provoke a big response
IMO with the US cutting its involvement, the israel war, and Peace being forced on Kiev,
Russia could seek an escalation with minimum consequences
It could even help de-escalate even further
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They have made many stupid choices in this war and that's not up for debate, boot lick all you wanr
That was needed to show the public that a mobilisation was neccessary.
Not only that, but if as the mod says, F16 won't fly at 30k meters waiting to get spiked, what will it do? It doesn't have range to fly from Lvov to Crimea and back with decent payload, it would have to take off from closer bases
IMO it could be some f-35 + amraam operating from Bulgaria or Romania.
If the murkhans are stupid enough to use their AWACS to directly co-ord/control Ukrainian F-16s to attack Russian forces then they need to brought down and splashed all over the Polish countryside. These cnts need to learn some respect, with a good dollop of fear thrown in for good measure. Handling them with kid gloves is only taken as weakness, and NATO cannot be allowed to indulge themselves with these mistaken perceptions...
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The VKS reached that goal a few days ago in the Kherson area, according to Military Summary Channel.And that it goes up to 120 pcs a day.
AWACS can be jammed, Link16 can be jammed.AWACS to directly co-ord/control Ukrainian F-16s
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Hole wrote:While in Ukraine, since day one of the SMO, tens of thousands, now likely a million Ukies have fled to Europe.
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Regular commenter on Martyanovs site.Not quite sure about author's motives or background, but ...
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RTN wrote:RUSSIAN SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE UKRAINE
1. Grain export from Black Sea is not dependent on Turkey and UN mediated Grain Deal anymore
Russia dominates grain export, Ukraine has lost shipping from Odessa
2. Baltic sea has become a NATO lake after NATO enlargement. Finland closed its borders to Russian migrants.
Finland got a 500,000 man army waiting to expand past Karelia and decide on the statehood of the baltics
3. Russia is cut off from western tech and is pushed towards China and is now vulnerable to Chinese pressure to give steeper discounts on oil and gas ( check the latest on power of Siberia pipeline). Also Russia is vulnerable with its information systems infested with Huawei and is unable to complete previous weapons' orders and unable to enter new ones that require niche tech like chips.
The chip production has scaled to the point they can pump missiles in industrial amounts, they already have stockpiles exceeding the beginning of the war
4. Young, Urban Russians have left the country by millions.
there was a net gain of more than 5 millions alone from new regions and Ukrainian refugees, the number could be as high as 10 million, and those 800,000 liberal russians leaving means all pro western movements are shut down
5. Kazakhstan has joined western sanctions
the VDV already went to Almaty in 2020, after we finish off Kiev, they will be much more amicable
6. Uzbekistan forbade its citizens from joining the SMO
Uzbeks are a logistical node for import substitution, they are importing car parts, electronics, machine tools from other countries through Uzbekistan into Russian warehouses, its great
7. Serbia, Russian ally in the Balkans working faster to join the EU.
Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, and now the Netherlands are all vetoing the EU budget for aid to Ukraine demilitarization
8. Russia still not able to reduce the cost of oil extraction per barrel which remains one of the highest in the world.
the price of oil is great, 30 dollars above the price cap LOL
9. All Russia's efforts are directed at the war in Ukraine. Its black sea fleet is severely affected.
The black sea fleet has the greatest interception record of storm shadow, MALD, JDAM, ATACMS, no other force in the world can say the same
10. Europe is undergoing a structural paradigm shift to finally take its security requirements seriously and militarizing itself. Even if it cannot help Ukraine right away, it would change the security landscape for Europe forever.
you are right, after Kiev, Russia will be forced to settle the problems surrounding Transnistria, and access to Kaliningrad, for that 500,000 men are now facing Klaipeda, Riga, and Tallinn, the removal of NATO equipment to 1997 positions is still a demand of the foreign ministry to NATO, they just enlarged the army to 1.5 million men, I hope europe understands what is coming after Ukraine
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RTN wrote:...
7. Serbia, Russian ally in the Balkans working faster to join the EU...
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RTN wrote:RUSSIAN SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE UKRAINE
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