Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

KOS Review Day 805:

Ukrainian Invasion Day 805: "RU unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield" (ISW)

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down two Russian Kh-59/69 cruise missiles over Odesa Oblast during the day on May 7.[65] Russia will hold drills that include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons, days after top...

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[Kompany Car]

Unfortunately, there is no weapon that can do that.

Hmm not quite. MBDA (SAAB) Meteor is a beyond visual range air to air missile. Quoted to have a range of 100km but likely more. The problem is Ukraine don’t have a platform they can launch it from. They would need a minimum of a Typhoon to launch it.

 

[Dage]

Yes but even a 100 km range is not enough. The Russian glide bombs have 60+ km range and are aimed mostly at the Ukranian front line. This means those jets can savely drop their bombs from around 60 km behind the front. The Russian air defense is probably 50 to 100 km behind the front lines. Even with the meteor and a platform that is able to launch them you need to fly them literally right at the frontline to get a chance of downing the Russian jets. That's why in every air strike the air defense gets destroyed first. Then you can allow your air superiority jets to do their jobs. With the few F16 jets they get, they just can't do that. The Russians pressed hard the last 2 months to get a breakthrough and thus lost several of their bombers and jets due to the exact same reasons.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Yes but even a 100 km range is not enough. The Russian glide bombs have 60+ km range and are aimed mostly at the Ukranian front line. This means those jets can savely drop their bombs from around 60 km behind the front. The Russian air defense is probably 50 to 100 km behind the front lines. Even with the meteor and a platform that is able to launch them you need to fly them literally right at the frontline to get a chance of downing the Russian jets. That's why in every air strike the air defense gets destroyed first. Then you can allow your air superiority jets to do their jobs. With the few F16 jets they get, they just can't do that. The Russians pressed hard the last 2 months to get a breakthrough and thus lost several of their bombers and jets due to the exact same reasons.

One of the A-50 Aircraft was shot down at +200km.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[mrcunny]

One of the A-50 Aircraft was shot down at +200km.

Slava Ukraini.

I dropped it with my new catapult..

 

[Dage]

One of the A-50 Aircraft was shot down at +200km.

Slava Ukraini.

But not from an air to air missile. That's actually the point. Even 200 km distance to a anti air battery isn't enough sometimes.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

 

[SPIDERBOY]

But not from an air to air missile. That's actually the point. Even 200 km distance to a anti air battery isn't enough sometimes.

It does not matter,IMO....200km is 200km,wether it is air to air or ground to air...Ukraine have the distance...and more.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

I dropped it with my new catapult..

KM is Kilometers mate,not Kitchen to Mum.

Heroyam Slava.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]