For USA it's enough to slip under the radar a few dozen ATACMS and provide the exact coordonates of some desired targets...
The difference is the geographical area the reaper drone was flying in is an active war zone. Again, don’t want your drones shot down? Don’t fly them in war zones 8000 miles away.
Besides, it’s not like the US will retaliate anyway they’re too chickenshit to start something with Russia.
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What Mearsheimer said 8 years ago in this video is EXACTLY what is happening now.
What was kage69 saying about Ukraine/Russia conflict 8 years ago? Oh right, absolutely nothing.
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It was probably just leaking.Interesting note in the BBC article about this:
'Several times before the collision the Su-27 fighter jets dumped fuel on the drone in a "reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner". '
Were they trying to dump fuel on it and light it with their afterburners? Or just playing TopGun and hotdogging?
Not gonna lie...neat trick, lol. I wasn't aware the pilots could dump small amounts of fuel like that from the fuel tanks.
Seems to be unclear if the Su-27 made it back. Possibly not.
“As a result of sharp maneuvers around 9:30am Moscow time, the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into uncontrolled flight, lost altitude, and collided with the water surface. The Russian fighters did not use weapons, did not come into contact with the UAV, and returned safely to their home base,” the defense ministry said in a statement.
Thanks for that copy-pasta from your chosen Russkie propaganda outlet.The guy piloting the drone likely panicked when he saw the Russian jets, shit his pants and lost control of the UAV.
They did.
The guy piloting the drone likely panicked when he saw the Russian jets, shit his pants and lost control of the UAV.
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Have you considered that the Russian government may be lying here, just like how they lie about everything else?They did.
The guy piloting the drone likely panicked when he saw the Russian jets, shit his pants and lost control of the UAV.
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They did.
The guy piloting the drone likely panicked when he saw the Russian jets, shit his pants and lost control of the UAV.
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Any chance any of the three from the last wave were part of the first wave? Seems they took the survivors, threw in another 100 (80 in one instance) and send them back out.
If this happens again the US should start patrols in that region to defend our assets in international waters. If Russia wants to escalate from there they do so at their own peril and nobody outside of maybe @Young Grasshopper has any illusions as to how that will turn out.I think if this happens again that the drone pilot should drive the drone into the jet intake of the Orc plane.
Ooops I got shook-up by the plane getting too close.
Assuming the video validates the US depiction, which I suspect it will, I’m sure our friend will come back and admit Russia lied about this and will be less credulous of them in the future.
Now you're baiting the U.S.? I don't think that was part of Pooh Bear's instructions. You need to get your ego out of the game and follow directions.The difference is the geographical area the reaper drone was flying in is an active war zone. Again, don’t want your drones shot down? Don’t fly them in war zones 8000 miles away.
Besides, it’s not like the US will retaliate anyway they’re too chickenshit to start something with Russia.
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The difference is the geographical area the reaper drone was flying in is an active war zone. Again, don’t want your drones shot down? Don’t fly them in war zones 8000 miles away.
Besides, it’s not like the US will retaliate anyway they’re too chickenshit to start something with Russia.
There is no active war zone in international waters
Besides, it’s not like the US will retaliate anyway they’re too chickenshit to start something with Russia.
The difference is the geographical area the reaper drone was flying in is an active war zone. Again, don’t want your drones shot down? Don’t fly them in war zones 8000 miles away.
Besides, it’s not like the US will retaliate anyway they’re too chickenshit to start something with Russia.
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I guess we are about to find out if the warhawks really want a war with Russia. Is Quid Pro going to do something or sit back and let yet another country slap us?Russia downs a US drone.
Is it time for .... W A R?
I must say, I find your analysis of the situation wanting.I guess we are about to find out if the warhawks really want a war with Russia. Is Quid Pro going to do something or sit back and let yet another country slap us?