Beny Karachun
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Serbia isn't a 3rd world country moron.The US lost 2 Apaches, F-16, F-117 over Kosovo a third worlder with hardly any military. What's your point?
Russia lost 2 MiG 29s over NO country, in less than a month.
Why are you bragging about the F-117 then?That doesn't count. That was an ambush, not a combat.
Dozens of Russian aircraft got shot down over Afghanistan and Georgia, dozens more if you count crashes due to crappy Russian qualityTested against who? Lots of them were shot down by third worlders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...tates_military_aircraft_since_the_Vietnam_War
Only 1 Russia plane was ever shot down in combat since Afghanistan when anti Assad army shot down a Su-25 earlier this year.
The end justifies the means. Russia eradicated anti Assad army in all of Syria except Greater Idlib, for now. America can't even control 50% of the land in Afghanistan.
Only 1 Russia jet was downed by MANPAD in Syria. A Su-25.
In Syria they are.
One glaring weakness is the lack of an advanced targeting pod for the Russian aircraft. Or any targeting pod at all. Russian aircraft currently flying in Syria do not use targeting pods like those carried by the U.S. and Western militaries. American and Western aircraft have been flying with targeting pods for decades and these systems have provided an incredible advantage during combat operations. Only recently was the newest version of the MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ -the MiG-35S – sighted with the T220 targeting pod while Russian aircraft in Syria performed with a mix of organic optical systems that limited performance and prevented a full range of targets from being prosecuted. India has purchased the Su-30MKI fighter jet from Russia and managed to incorporate the Litening targeting pod with its Flankers, and has done so for nearly ten years now. Malaysia is another customer who purchased a version of the Flanker - the Su-30MKM – and has adopted the French Damocles for use. Russia’s inability to produce a targeting pod comparable to Western pods is an extremely limiting factor in their aircraft’s effectiveness and targeting flexibility.
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russia-s-involvement-in-syria-proves-that-its-far-behin-1794966734
Targeting pods is the west's best talk about Russia planes weakness. They don't understand Russia combat philosophy. Dedicated Russia attack jets like Su-25 and Su-24 and Su-34 don't carry targeting pods. The have fuselage mounted EO targeting systems like F-117's targeting system. Su-25 has SOLT-25. Su-24 has Kaira-24. Su-34 has Platan. T220 targeting pod is developed from Platan. Targeting pods take up a hard point and adds weight. Also, satellite guided bombs have great range, all weather capability, and they don't need targeting pods to be used, they need GPS to be used.