http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...B-14-dead.html
Oops - a third world war moment? We are so focused on the battle of the tribal idiots of the GOP/Dems that we ignore the rest of the world.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...B-14-dead.html
Oops - a third world war moment? We are so focused on the battle of the tribal idiots of the GOP/Dems that we ignore the rest of the world.
Not likely.
Israel warned that they would target any targeting if their assets. I can look for the article.
Israel probably did what they said they would do.
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Here is an article that opens the above-stated possibility.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/m...f-used-against
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It's possible the Israelis uses the Il-20 as a distraction/cover for a raid against Syrian anti-aircraft missiles, but it's a stretch. From other sources I'm reading that the IAF gave the Russians only one minute's warning of their raid, instead of more time. The Russians blame that short time on their inability to get the Il-20 clear of the hot zone. In order to use the departing Il-20 as cover the IAF would have had to plan to know exactly where it would be when it heard from Russian command and precisely its flight path away from where it might be at the time. It's possible, but I think it's unlikely the IAF could count on it as cover.
Disclaimer: not an ADA guy or pilot. Looking up the system, the S200/SA5 is a pretty old SAM system, unlike the S400 system the Russians have in country. I wonder if the Syrian operators realized they were under attack, panicked, and just happened to light up the first thing flying that they could lock onto.
It certainly looks better from the Russian perspective to claim that it was a cowardly trick employed by the Israelis rather than an admission that their client state is incompetent and just engaged the first thing they could.
Last edited by Moshjath; 09-18-2018 at 07:36 PM.
An incompetent military (and I use that word loosely) shot down an allied Russian plane with Russian designed equipment. Heh.
Last edited by Peally; 09-18-2018 at 08:45 PM.
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