Soldato
Well its safe to say something of size came down, lots of footage of burning wreckage.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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Probably bits of Tsezar Kunikov returning from orbit.
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So they've only 6 in active service now, pretty costly for them
Massive holes now in coverage, can only be good news
Caporegime
Less if it was an A-50U, they might only have 2 left now.
You would have thought an AWACS plane would have had some warning.
Dunno if its true. But I saw the same posted in UKR telegram with a big fire
If they have, his has be friendly fire ....or f-16's are already operating with long range missiles of some description.
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The way it was chucking out chaff and flares, they definitely knew it was coming
Interesting to see flares causing one of the missiles to miss.
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That’s what they’re designed to do TBF
To actually see it in combat and work on video.
Well only one despite the numerous flares...
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Soldato
I'm no expert but isnt it flares for IR/thermal seeking and chaff for Radar seeking of which I believe Patriot are? Hopefully someone in the know can elaborate/correct me!
Then again you wouldnt likely see the chaff? only the flares, possible mixed load?
*lots of guess work and lots of questions
Not my domain of expertise...
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Never thought of the chaff, looking back it could have been that rather than flares but it's dark so will never know what deflected it.
Chaff and flares are usually deployed togetherI'm no expert but isnt it flares for IR/thermal seeking and chaff for Radar seeking of which I believe Patriot are? Hopefully someone in the know can elaborate/correct me!
Then again you wouldnt likely see the chaff? only the flares, possible mixed load?
*lots of guess work and lots of questions
It may have depleted its chaff and flares
Funny as ****, and if true that will leave massive holes in the air defence coverage and early warning, this could actually be a preemptive operation to a coming offensive with newly deployed F16’s
Caporegime
At this point it wouldn't be a shock to learn Ukraine are already operating F-16s and have been for a few weeks.
Soldato
I’m just picturing that scene from
Phoenix Nights, with the psychic after he’s had his nose bust, “See, if you were any good you’d have seen that coming!”
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