• HaleHirsute
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    4 months ago

    Damn 32 F-16s could fuck some shit up, godspeed guys, godspeed.

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      4 months ago

      Ukraine has stated they need 150-200 of them and I believe this commitment plus those from Denmark and the Netherlands will get them near 100.

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          They can only carry a few missiles at a time, ukraine is huge, and some will inevitably get shot down.

          200 sounds about right.

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          Not all of them will fly at the same time.
          Some will be unavailable for various repairs, some will be too far from the interception target to get in time, some will inevitably destroyed from time to time. 200 isn’t that far fetched.

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      4 months ago

      Will they be able to get 3 working ones from these wrecks though? If they were in good condition, they’d still be using them.

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      4 months ago

      If they’ve already had their most advanced pieces of hardware pulled out, its doubtful. Nevermind finding someone to actually pilot the damned things.

      What Ukraine needs more than anything right now is more young professionals capable of operating the hardware of war. What they’re getting is a military garage sale.

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        If nothing else, these can parts and trainers . That’s pretty important.