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Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

Whip Slagcheek posted:

In non-Ukraine news: Turkey shot down a Syrian jet that may or may not have been in their airspace.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/23/world/meast/syria-civil-war/

The jet was apparently a MiG-23, but all the pictures associated with the article (that aren't of Erdogan speechifying) seem to be an Su-27 in flames. I'm not sure who's mistake is being replicated at internet speeds.

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Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

Courthouse posted:

There is a explanation much more complex than 'Army Dumb' here, but at this point how long is the list of invaded countries that didn't collapse to insurgency after the US left? :smith:

What, starting with Mexico?

Madurai
Jun 26, 2012


Extra hilarity points awarded for them being ex-Iraqi units that were impounded in 2003.

Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

Bolow posted:

The SMAW has had thermobaric warheads for awhile now as well

Also, the M202 did the rocket flamethrower job for a while, when it wasn't being used in Eighties action movies.

Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

Obligatory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-JA1ffd5Ms

Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

chemosh6969 posted:

Were they flying in a no-fly zone, like the article says?



quote:

Four missile mounted on a tracked chassis
:spergin:

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Madurai
Jun 26, 2012

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

I want 50FA to come back and tell us bedtime stories about the good old days of the Cold War where all of the poo poo going on right now would have sparked WWIII several times over. It would make me feel a little better.

On the other hand, the Cold War air loss tally.

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