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  1. pmaitra

    Air Combat in Syria

    Pardon the off-topic post. The last one has an air intake and missile tip just like the Nirbhay.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Russian bombers fly around Europe to strike Syria in 8,000 mile show of strength RAF Typhoon jets scrambled to meet the Blackjack bombers who went on to strike Syria Russian air force Tu-160 bomber flies a combat mission as part of a Russian air campaign against targets in Syria Photo: AP...
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Tupolev-95 called Sebastopol. Makes sense. Crimea is now back to Russia. :clap2:
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Nope. It was not about being poor. The remaining ones were transferred to Russia and Russia deducted the price for gas debt. That could have been done for all the Tupolev-160s. That it was not done was because Yeltsin did not act fast enough. He was more interested in doling out state property...
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    Air Combat in Syria

    What do you mean by re-cycled? They were cut apart in exchange for money which Ukraine received from the US.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Yeah, but some others were scrapped, and the US paid for the scrapping. Putin is right - the collapse of the USSR was a catastrophe.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Viktor Korotayev/Reuters David Axe SHOCK & AWESKI 11.17.155:35 PM ET Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Ukraine inherited a bunch of Tupolev-160s, didn't it? Shouldn't have scrapped them.
  9. pmaitra

    Air Combat in Syria

    Have you been reading Ivan Turgenev? :) Personally, I think Tupolev-160 > Tupolev-22M > Sukhoi-24 > MiG-27.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    So these planes took off from Saratov? In the second part of the video, I heard that they took off from Mozdok in Ossetia.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Spacibo Tovarish! I am thoroughly impressed. I would love to see this over Saudi Arabia, the ATM of all this mess and bloodshed.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Related posts: http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/russian-involvement-in-syrian-crisis.70000/page-63#post-1103008 http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/russian-involvement-in-syrian-crisis.70000/page-63#post-1103230...
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Russian Mil Mi-24 "Hind" in Syria
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Russia in Syria Hit ISIS Building in Idlib
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Syrian Army's Mil-24/35 Hind launching rockets from low altitude. Russia in Syria RUSSIAN MI 24 HIND ATTACK HELICOPTERS ASSIST SAA FORCES Some more videos, but not as dramatic as above: And some more:
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Ok guys, please post on topic now. We are going off topic.
  17. pmaitra

    Air Combat in Syria

    This means you are not a military guy. Speak softly, carry a big stick, and land an aircraft on the highway. :)
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    Air Combat in Syria

    One minor nitpick. In essence, your post is correct.
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Spaciba. I found this video. Save for the obligatory poke at the end of the video, rest of it is a good technical explanation. Syria's Dirty Dozen: The ODAB-500 PM
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    Air Combat in Syria

    Russian jets hit 263 terror targets in Syria in 2 days Russia started to use 3 times more powerful bombs in Syria laser guided KAB 1500
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