f-15eagle.bsky.social
Ex-Air Force F-15 Fighter Avionics Specialist, and an open minded Independent with conservative values but liberal views on most politics. I dont adhere to any one platform.
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I think the point of this video is that many Israelis are stranded in Cyprus because their connecting flights home cant be made because of conflict and most Israeli airports being closed. Other Israelis are choosing to leave temporarily till the conflict is over. Cyprus is hub for Israeli travel.
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He states the are the same people but directly contradicts that statement by saying "ours" as if the Russians are somehow the masters of the Ukrainians. Has he considered that maybe Russia belongs to Ukraine since the people are the "same"?
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Sounds like hes trying to get into Trumps head a bit. Hes putting the idea in there that Trump can take all the credit for the end of the war rather than the next guy if he just puts some pressure on Russia to come to the table.
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Trump has it in his mind that if he can achieve these major deals he can get a Nobel Peace Prize like Obama. Thats all he cares about. He'll even cause a war so he can broker peace if he thinks it makes him look good. lol
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The reason is clear. Trump is a narcissist didnt like the fact the original deal was made under Obama. He cancelled for the soul purpose of being able to renegotiate it (even if almost identical) and then claim victory by achieving peace with Iran. No different than he tried with Russia and Ukraine.
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I dont see it. Irans military will be so decimated in a few weeks it will be a decade before they can pose any type of threat. And Putin will likely come to the negotiating table soon seeing how I think hes realizing his countries on the verge of collapse.
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They have the right to defend themselves even if on the wrong side of history. It will be a losing battle however.
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If you slow the video down you can see it pass less than a foot behind his shoulder.. very very close one there. He is very lucky.
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Yes but I dont really see the need to "win a war". The goal is only the destruction of all nuclear capability.. not occupying their country. And obviously over time Iran will rebuild their military.. but that will happen regardless. The point is for the next 10 years they will not be a threat.
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China is calling for peace and Russia doesnt have the capability to assist with the quagmire they have with Ukraine currently.
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A quagmire would require a long drawn out war. With the air power of the US and Israel combined there will not be much left of Iran in a few weeks so I cant see it ever reaching that point. And honestly I dont understand your comment about Russia and China. They have no involvement and likely wont.
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Was targeted? Does that mean it was destroyed? What were the results?
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Regardless all the future delivers that tanker was to make are no more.
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Nothing is 100%.. but I see WWIII as highly unlikely. Check back with me in 6 months. If the world is not destroyed then my prediction was probably correct.
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Saying you support their rights.. and being in a Peace Pact or some form of Partnership where you are obligated to go to war for them are 2 different things. They are not even considered allies, just trading partners. Chinas only loyalty to Iran is through the fact they are benefited economically .
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I agree. China may have some economical problems for a while.. but Im sure they will weather the storm. And as you say we dont want warlords running rampant in China. At least there is stability with them on the world stage now.
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Definitely Russia.. but I dont think China is at risk of falling. They may have a harder time economically due to oil shortages but Im sure they will weather the storm. On the bright side if they are weakened I see it as a deterrent to a Taiwan invasion.
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China is not in any sort of pact with Iran such as Russia and Iran are.. and honestly China is not even an allie of Iran. They are no more than a trading partner. Furthermore they have no desire to get involved in an Israeli-Iranian conflict.. especially if the U.S. were involved.
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While I dont approve of the U.S. getting involved in the Israeli-Iranian conflict I also dont see this as leading to WWIII. If it comes to both Israel and U.S. taking out Iranian targets I dont think there will be much left of Iran to retaliate.. and Russia dont have the strength to support them.
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Usually the smoke is black.. the fact that it was brown makes me think there definitely was some chemical compounds burning.
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I see visions of my old Atari Missile Command game for some reason.
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I believe the higher flight path has contributed to the reduction in shoot downs.
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Im not very familiar with DKPRs version. Im curious about its engineering and if it will be anywhere as effective as the Iranian version.
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After intense research Ive come to discovery many of the parts that Russia uses to build their Shaheds (as well as fuel) come from factories in Iran that were recently hit. I have reconsidered and now believe this attack on Iran will have a large impact on Shahed attacks in Ukraine. My apologies.
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Furthest. No need to say furthest away strike.
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Warns Iran their regime is in danger.. yet dont recognize Russia's regime is in danger.
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In what way did Trump veto it? I dont think Israel cares what Trump wants honestly.
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I dont deny that. However I feel we're getting off the original point. To keep it as simple as possible(and to my original point), I still dont think that the recent Iran bombings will have a huge impact on reducing the Shahed attacks in Ukraine due to Russia and China's manufacturing abilities now.
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Id like to believe your insinuation that Russia will no longer have access to Shaheds due to recent strikes in Iran.. but I dont think that is the case. Honestly Id be glad if you were correct however.
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I understand how they sanctions avoidance works.. but again that is off topic. Once again the point is Russia has been producing their own Shaheds for two years now and has greatly ramped up production in the last 6 months. In addition most the engines are produced in China at this point.
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The king of Jordan fell in love with an American woman (of Arabic decent), they were married and she has been the queen of Jordan since 1978. Jordan has very strong ties to the U.S. partially to this relationship.
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Jordan is 80% a barren desert. Other than the capital (which is on the opposite side as Iran) there are pretty much zero cities anywhere within the country. Just a few little villages spread out in thousands thousands of miles desert. If you shot down 10,000 drones odds are nothing would get hit.
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Totally missing the point is also unnecessary. The point was NOT that the Shahead are not available.. but more so that it is not IRAN supplying them these days. Therefore to the original point the attack on Iran will likely have little impact on Russian Shahead supplies.
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They dont get stock from Iran anymore. They started producing their own Shaheds a few years ago. They were however still importing the engines from Iran till a while ago.. however now China makes the engines for Russian Shaheds.
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Russia cant spare their Shaheds. They are losing so many planes, fuel depots, and ammunition stockpiles, that the Shaheds are the only thing they have to keep the pressure on Ukraine daily. I dont see them giving up their Shaheds. Although in the future they plan to drastically increase production.
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I dont know how accurate this is but maybe it will have some impact even if not a lot. bsky.app/profile/anto...
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They may run out of tanks and BMPs.. and maybe even planes.. but they pretty much have unlimited manpower and ammunition. They have 35 million men of fighting age and have only lost 1 million so far. And North Korea, Iran and China have no issues providing any ammunition they cant make themselves.
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Takeoff is more dangerous than landing in the sense the fuel tanks are full. This jet had a fuel capacity of 102 tons. Jumbo jets are only capable of dumping 1-2 tons of fuel per minute max. It would likely taken over an hour to have jettisoned all the fuel to avoid an explosion.
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Looks like the HIMARS directly hit the white roofed building nextdoor.. wonder if that was intentional? Maybe thats where they were moving the equipment?
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Unlikely those bombers will be used to bomb from their distant location. More likely they were moved there for safety and they will be rotated in and out of service with other closer aircraft as maintenance is needed.
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You may be right.. at the time of the election it was closer to an even split.. but hes lost many of his supporters in the last 5 months.
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Its an insurance write off at that point. Id donate it to the troops. Gotta be good for something.
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To be clear only 50% of America are idiots.. the other 50% cant stand the orange turd.
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I noticed quite a few of the drones didnt make to the airfield and appeared to have went down on the way. I wonder if they were shot down somehow or if they lost their signal or malfunctioned in some way?
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So if Elon donates money to the candidate of his choice in a free Democratic country he will be punished?🤔
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I was thinking the same. If a small airplane flew over releasing cluster causing all the tanks to leak, and then a second drone could attack with an explosive charge then it would quickly spread. However I dont know how thick the tanks are so Im not sure if cluster bomblets would actually penetrate?
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I wondered this also.. but I researched cluster munitions and I see the ATACMS that deliver them only have a range of 100 miles.. which is far to short for most targets in Russia so they are mainly used on the front lines. Maybe a drone plane could be adapted in the future somehow drop clusters? :-)
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I like the word covert. Theres a lot of surveillance and deep planing going on to enable these new attacks.
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The thing he said that struck me was that this was even a more audacious strike than Mossad's strike dealing with the electronic pagers. Ive been thinking the same the last several days.
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I would think some would. Others may not. But regardless of the motivation history doesnt look well upon those who do such things. I dont think Id brag of such things. It tends to push away support rather than bring it. Even if you think such things I would not say them aloud.