Dariush the Great
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What happened to that large Russian column that was stuck just outside of Kiev? Were they ordered to retreat?I've always maintained that the Russians have been reactive instead of being proactive in their defensive approach of this war. I said that many months ago.
The Russians are treating this war as a special military operation and Putin & Lavrov keep reiterating that and they have serious reasons for keeping that narrative as I'm sure you know quite well. Problem is, that's created complacency within the entire command and operations. Lack of combined arms warfare & support in many situations, especially armored attacks without pre-softening of targets with enough air, artillery and armored infantry support. Disorganized attacks and retreats, leaving units stranded in open fields without protection and the list goes on. It has exposed their undisciplined planning and execution, not only in their offensive strategy, but their defensive one also.
To claim it as a special military operation is counter-productive since despite their lack of organized CAS in their offensive attacks, the initial tally of territory they captured was the size of the German offensive in Operation Barbarossa in total length from the north to the south. That's hardly a special operation. If they want to call it that then fine but treat it like a major war because that's what it is. They're failing at that.
Agreed. My issue wasn't with the cost of the missile vs the cost of the platform being destroyed. That's a no-brainer. It was the ability to detect the specific threat of small, cardboard drones carrying bomblets and making absurd claims the S-400 is junk. Why use something you're going to fire blindly? There are many other better & effective choices to use IF they can be tracked. It's not as simple as some here are trying to portray it as just to amp up the anti-Russian bashing without any objectivity.
And which exact Shahed did Ukraine reportedly down with a PAC-3 missile? The kamikaze loitering (aka Gerand-2) or the 129 UCAV? If it was anything like the 129 (which is what I figured you were talking about) then there is no comparison to tiny, bomblet carrying Phantom DJI carboard drones. The 129 is practically a replica of the predator, although smaller and most likely not as capable and probably lights up on radar.
And where is this report of the PAC-3 intercepting a Shahed 136? Can you source it?
According to the Russians, they've launched hundreds of Shahed kamikaze loitering drones quite effectively.
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And BTW, I have no issues with the capability of the PAC-3. But saying the S-400 is junk is laughable. Sorry, but can't take comments like that seriously.
If this...
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... or something similar, then the Russians need to start taking this threat much more seriously because these are very difficult to defend against, especially if they were launched within Russian territory.
Remind me to inform the Chinese, Indian, Turkish, Belarusian and Algerian militaries that they got scammed and to consult with you first from now on.
Still very difficult to detect and target. And when a simple, little bomblet lands on top of a transport AC like the IL-76, it's enough to penetrate the skin of the wings & fuselage and ignite the fuel. They don't have enough shelters for these large aircraft, making them quite vulnerable, exacerbated by the difficulty of spotting these drones.
Russia's actions have been very weird and yes they treat it as a special military operation because that is what NATO tolerates. If it is a total war then Russia would face bombardment 24/7 in its territory.
