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re: Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska coast by USAF F-22 stealth fighters
Posted on 6/18/20 at 2:57 pm to goofball
Posted on 6/18/20 at 2:57 pm to goofball
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NORAD constantly monitors the northern approaches to our nations and our operations make it clear that we will conduct homeland defense efforts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.”
Except for two hours on 9/11
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 3:16 pm to The Boat
I don't think hijacking and ramming civilian aircraft was considered feasible even though it had been thought of and planned for and "demonstrated" in fiction.
And then even if it was, the cajones on the officer to make the call to shoot planes down. Gotta remember when the attack happened air traffic was normal. Everybody was in the sky. In the interior. Exterior threats are also going to be on different flight paths.
This is actually one of the things I wished they'd kept for The Boys TV show. As they shot down/boarded 3 of the planes and the 4th diverted to the Brooklyn Bridge and wasn't shot down because the conspiracy to promote superhero soldiers kicked in.
And then even if it was, the cajones on the officer to make the call to shoot planes down. Gotta remember when the attack happened air traffic was normal. Everybody was in the sky. In the interior. Exterior threats are also going to be on different flight paths.
This is actually one of the things I wished they'd kept for The Boys TV show. As they shot down/boarded 3 of the planes and the 4th diverted to the Brooklyn Bridge and wasn't shot down because the conspiracy to promote superhero soldiers kicked in.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 3:22 pm to goofball
These pilots probably know each other personally by now, as often As it occurs.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 3:30 pm to goofball
Posted on 6/18/20 at 3:47 pm to goofball
Lol at Russia for still using propeller powered bombers
Posted on 6/18/20 at 4:08 pm to TheHarahanian
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so they never even knew they were intercepted.
You mean besides looking out the window?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 4:09 pm to goofball
Love it when they start “flexing”
Posted on 6/18/20 at 4:26 pm to Winston Cup
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the last place in the world i think i would want to be is on a russian propeller plane and seeing an F-22 come hauling as for me
You’d never visually see the F-22 that killed you if you ever ran into one that was upset with you.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 8:11 pm to goofball
It's a 1956 era prop plane. Just throw stuff at them! 
Posted on 6/18/20 at 8:40 pm to goofball
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“The Russian military aircraft came within 32 nautical miles [37 miles] of Alaskan shores,” NORAD said in a tweet.
I really hate 2020. Why is NORAD tweeting anything?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:05 pm to lsudave1
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Lol at Russia for still using propeller powered bombers
Yeah that 65 knot difference in top speed that the B-52 has is killer.
Of course the Bear bombers can fly 500 miles farther while using 40% less fuel than our BUFF’s.....but what were those dumb Russkies thinking eh?
(Insert Eye roll emoji)
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:20 pm to DesScorp
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The Russians liked the design so much that they broke out the old tooling (which had been in storage)
They don't throw shite away.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:01 pm to goofball
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Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska coast by USAF F-22 stealth fighters
Did we get any return yardage?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 8:47 am to Shaken not Stirred
They were probably thinking that they don't have the same AR capability that we do
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