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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 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 6:45 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 7:07 am to Street Hawk
Why, after we and others have been fighting ISIS for a year, do they all of a sudden have such a target rich environment to bomb in the days post Paris? Should we have already bombed these obvious ISiS targets last year?.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 7:59 am to Street Hawk
ISIS played right into Putin's hand. He gets to flex his muscles without violating any treaties and shite.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 8:21 am to Street Hawk
Never thought I'd be cheering for the Ruskies.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:19 am to Street Hawk
Russia wouldn't even consider launching such an airstrike if the airspace over Syria were contested. The aircraft and munitions being used are seriously inferior to those possessed and operated by the U.S. The effectiveness of the airstrike is nothing more than evidence of the national commitment to the cause.
Russia is committed, the U.S. not so much.
Russia is committed, the U.S. not so much.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:21 am to Street Hawk
frick yeah now thats what im talking about. The way I see it is that Obama is like Les Miles he never puts his foot on the throat of an opponent. Putin is like Saban. Take no prisoners.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:57 am to Street Hawk
No footage of the ordinance drop.
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