Ha heard the same, had a few mates and colleagues who served down there. The stories of our various air defences were hilarious, Rapier seems very **** but so did most the ship based missiles too
Russian SU-24 - Shot Down by Turkey
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Ha heard the same, had a few mates and colleagues who served down there. The stories of our various air defences were hilarious, Rapier seems very **** but so did most the ship based missiles too
Soldato
oh the stories I can tell you!
yeah it wasn't until the kit I used that it was *sort of* reliable ; blowpipe? couldn't hit a stationary barn door!
yeah it wasn't until the kit I used that it was *sort of* reliable ; blowpipe? couldn't hit a stationary barn door!
Don
I saw it an army power day probably 20 years ago, and it nailed two fast looking drones pretty quickly 
I was impressed, I also got a chance to see a fire for effect from light guns at the FOO point (as well as at the guns earlier in the day), I could hear the rounds fizzing over my head..
I was impressed, I also got a chance to see a fire for effect from light guns at the FOO point (as well as at the guns earlier in the day), I could hear the rounds fizzing over my head..
it very likely was a mistake, granted Putin is a **** but he isn't *that* much of a ****...
I saw it an army power day probably 20 years ago, and it nailed two fast looking drones pretty quickly
I was impressed, I also got a chance to see a fire for effect from light guns at the FOO point (as well as at the guns earlier in the day), I could hear the rounds fizzing over my head..
They needed the Falklands to give them a place to start again and fix it. Amazing how much crap weaponry systems we had back then.
The Russian President IS a villain, literally. He is a murderous dictator, he fits perfectly in the definition.
Soldato
The Turkish President is a villain, literally. He is a murderous dictator, he fits perfectly in the definition.
More speculation, there is no evidence Russians downed that aircraft.
it is highly likely that either they or the rebels did it
and by 'rebels' I mean: off duty Russian soldiers who are trained in using said equipment and have 'volunteered' to serve with the rebels during their leave
Erdogan is no angel but he is not a murderer and Turkey has not devolved into a dictatorship, yet.
Soldato
Turkey IS a dictatorship for like, 30 years. Try to post anything that goes against Kemal or Erdogan and watch how quickly youre thrown in jail.
Where's my thank you for getting your account back?
Ha heard the same, had a few mates and colleagues who served down there. The stories of our various air defences were hilarious, Rapier seems very **** but so did most the ship based missiles too
Historically, the vast majority of munitions never find a target.
If they did, battles (Indeed, Wars) would be over within the first minute or two!
(This is, of course, why Nuclear weapons are so scary, they are so damn powerful that they cannot miss! That's why nobody really wants to use them!)
Caporegime
Vietnam estimates were 50,000 rounds fired by the US marines per kill.
Soldato
Turkey is not a dictatorship LOL
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-turkey-europe-press-migrants-idUSKBN0TH09220151128
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-turkey-europe-press-migrants-idUSKBN0TH09220151128
But that figure is fudged, iirc that included training rounds.
well that journalist just got arrested for reporting that turkey was smuggling weapons to Syria.
only because they didn't want to kill and often fired over the heads of the enemy, also vietnam was like a jungle probably not easy to see what your shooting at