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Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades
Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:13 am
Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:13 am
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The Russian air force just pulled off one of the biggest and most complex heavy bomber missions in modern history—sending no fewer than 25 Backfire, Bear, and Blackjack bombers on a coordinated, long-range air raid against alleged ISIS forces in Syria.
The Tuesday mission, which launched under the cover of darkness from a base in Ossetia in southern Russia, signaled a significant escalation of Moscow’s air war in Syria—and heralded the rebirth of Russian heavy bomber squadrons that once had withered from a lack of funding.
Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia’s general staff, announced the raid on Tuesday, calling it part of “a new plan [for] the air campaign.”
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The Russian Defense Ministry released a video depicting three types of Russian bombers arming, taking off, dropping munitions, and then returning to base, escorted along their flight paths by Su-27 fighters.
The swing-wing, jet-propelled Tu-22M Backfires apparently carried unguided “dumb” bombs. The video depicts airmen loading clusters of cruise missiles in the bomb bays of the propeller-driven Tu-95 Bears and the huge, swing-wing Tu-160 Blackjack jets, which at 177 feet long are the biggest combat planes ever built.
All three models of bomber can fly thousands of miles while hauling no less than 20 tons of weaponry. Only China and the United States possess similar heavy warplanes.
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:18 am to Street Hawk
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:19 am to Street Hawk
About time he hits Raqqa
Keep hitting them, turn that place into a parking lot.
Keep hitting them, turn that place into a parking lot.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:22 am to Street Hawk
It was pretty dumb for ISIS to piss off Mother Russia when Putin wasn't even going after them.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 1:28 am to The Boat
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It was pretty dumb for ISIS to piss off Mother Russia when Putin wasn't even going after them.
Isn't the first time blind ideology and insanity has led someone to attack Russia prematurely
Posted on 11/18/15 at 4:28 am to The Boat
Feels weird rooting for Assad and Putin, but I hope they wipe these frickers out.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:33 am to tankyank13
I hate to break it to you but this has a lot more to do with demonstrating/practicing capabilities than destroying ISIS. You think those high altitude bombers need fighter escorts from ISIS fighter jets?
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 5:36 am
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:56 am to tankyank13
I hope they slip a little baby Hiroshima nuke in them!
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:02 am to armytiger16
Agreed. A big "secondary" purpose of this adventure is to let the West know the Bear still has some teeth.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:05 am to armytiger16
They need them due to the other aircraft in the AOR...
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:09 am to BRgetthenet
Not that there is anything wrong with black women
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:13 am to BRgetthenet
Not really. We already knew that. This is about having one of their planes getting blown up and not being ashamed to handle their business, because they don't have a homosexual from Africa running their country.
We basically have a black woman running ours.
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We basically have a black woman running ours.
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Exactly
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:13 am to armytiger16
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I hate to break it to you but this has a lot more to do with demonstrating/practicing capabilities than destroying ISIS.
Not sure why you're being downvoted for this. This is basically a return to proxy war but we are claiming to be on the same side. Putin just wants his dick measured.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:19 am to Teddy Ruxpin
It does have the feel of a "world war" brewing up. I know that "WWIII" carries a certain stigma behind it because we all assumed it would be the apocalypse.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:24 am to Street Hawk
When you choose to take on the world you better have allies. ISIS waswas.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:41 am to northshorebamaman
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Putin just wants his dick measured
Better than Obama showing off his yeast infection to the public like he did a couple days ago.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:45 am to Street Hawk
I've been trying to tell folks on here for a while now that Russia has a stronger, far more capable military than some want to believe. The weak and broke Russia of the 90's is gone. Russia has rearmed and are once again a global power capable of projecting devastating power on a global level. It's time for the U.S. And Europe to wake up and realize this.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:45 am to BugAC
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Better than Obama showing off his yeast infection to the public like he did a couple days ago.
Agreed. Doesn't make my comment less correct.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 6:50 am to The Boat
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It was pretty dumb for ISIS to piss off Mother Russia when Putin wasn't even going after them.
ISIS wants wars. They are getting what they want.
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