Sticky Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Its a tradeoff of risks. Pilots getting captured is always a risk. If you want to negate that risk to Zero percent you not have war jets nor choppers. :) The small risk to the pilot vs the expense of a 3 cruise missiles (there were 3 visible bombing runs on that airport)... Its an easy choice. And perhaps the wrong choice since one Tu22M was shot down during that bombing run. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My Sim/Game CV: Falcon 1,3,4. Gunship. A10 TankKiller. Fighter Bomber. Strike eagle 2&3. F19 Stealth Fighter. F117. Wings. F29 Retaliator. Jetfighter II. F16 Fighting Falcon. Strike Commander. F22 Raptor. F16MRF. ATF. EF2000. Longbow 1&2. TankKiller2 Silent Thunder. Hind. Apache Havoc. EECH. EAW. F22 ADF. TAW. Janes WW2,USAF,IAF,F15,F18. F18 Korea. F18 Super Hornet. B17 II. CFS 2. Flanker 2&2.5. BOB. Mig Alley. IL2. LOMAC. IL2FB. FC2. DCS:BS. DCS:A10C.
RIPTIDE Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 And perhaps the wrong choice since one Tu22M was shot down during that bombing run. My understanding was that it was a Tu-22MR. Recon platform. :smilewink: Also I understood that it was shot over Tblisi. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sticky Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 I had the wrong info then if that is the case. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] My Sim/Game CV: Falcon 1,3,4. Gunship. A10 TankKiller. Fighter Bomber. Strike eagle 2&3. F19 Stealth Fighter. F117. Wings. F29 Retaliator. Jetfighter II. F16 Fighting Falcon. Strike Commander. F22 Raptor. F16MRF. ATF. EF2000. Longbow 1&2. TankKiller2 Silent Thunder. Hind. Apache Havoc. EECH. EAW. F22 ADF. TAW. Janes WW2,USAF,IAF,F15,F18. F18 Korea. F18 Super Hornet. B17 II. CFS 2. Flanker 2&2.5. BOB. Mig Alley. IL2. LOMAC. IL2FB. FC2. DCS:BS. DCS:A10C.
RIPTIDE Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 I had the wrong info then if that is the case. Yep. Ironically it was those Sa-11 sites that they were hunting for. They found them alright... and came off the worse.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Its a tradeoff of risks. Pilots getting captured is always a risk. If you want to negate that risk to Zero percent you not have war jets nor choppers. :) The small risk to the pilot vs the expense of a 3 cruise missiles (there were 3 visible bombing runs on that airport)... Its an easy choice. manned airframes can't be ignored against moving targets but for static targets cruise missiles remain better . and lot of unmanned projects worldwide show that politics don't like much to have men in risky zones . remember that soldier in Somalia that was undressed and shown to all TV cameras included . it set the beginning of the end of the USA in Somalia . SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Ehm...guys terribly sorry but; War in Georgia, photo and video only [No discussion] To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
jpm1 Posted December 26, 2010 Posted December 26, 2010 according to that article the two lost SU-25 may have been shot down by friendly fire http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=35951&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=d99130318f SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RIPTIDE Posted December 26, 2010 Posted December 26, 2010 according to that article the two lost SU-25 may have been shot down by friendly fire http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=35951&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=d99130318f Nearly all of them were hit by local Ossetian Irregulars. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted December 26, 2010 Posted December 26, 2010 somebody knows were the russian SU-25 took off from SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Demokrator Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 somebody knows were the russian SU-25 took off from Mozdok, Maykop, Gudauta i guess.
jpm1 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 russian SU-25 hit by missile @ 3.09 SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
tflash Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 Doesn't seem to me that it was a hit, seems more a near miss. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Lulac Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 . . . pilot has spent to much time over target area . . . [sIGPIC]D:\avioni\razno\potpis 1 orao.jpg[/sIGPIC]
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