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At a time when the Soviet Union and China have nothing in the air to challenge the F-15
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umm, negative.
Su-30MK
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In May 2002 it was reported that studies in a Boeing simulator complex show that the Su-30MK can defeat an F-15C ?every time? by using a combination beyond visual range (BVR) attack with an AA-12, followed by a close approach and attack with an IR-guided AA-11. The Su-30 penetrates the F-15?s Doppler radar net because it can rapidly dump speed to zero relative to the F-15, then attack from below and accelerate away.
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Mikoyan MiG-29 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In joint USAF-Luftwaffe exercises, the MiG-29 that the Luftwaffe fielded defeated the F-16 in close combat almost every time using its highly practical IRST sensor and helmet-mounted sight, together with the Vympel R-73 (NATO: AA-11 'Archer') missile.
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the f-15 and f-16 are NOT the end all be all of air to air combat.
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when the war we are fighting is centered on the ground and on a people-to-people basis,
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nearly all wars are centered on the ground on a people to people basis.
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when the enemy has no air assets
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they have no air assests because we either shot them down or they didn't have the balls to challenge us in the air. either way, thats a reason to continue to progress in the air to air arena. not to stop.
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Originally Posted by cincibuck
Experts quoted during the Soviet May Day parade stated that modern Russian equipment, to include the 35, is well behind our current equipment... across the board. Not hard to believe. the two wars in the desert and the recent bombing of Syrian nuke facility by Israel taught us a great deal about Russian equipment.
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im curious, outside of stealth (ie the b-2 and f-22) and better trained pilots. what do you think we have on the rest of the world exactly?
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The military is in a real mess, (as is the economy, the politics... ) corruption is rampant, so is alcoholism, investigations into the beastly treatment of young conscripts and the failure to consistently pay the full time NCOs and officers, their equipment, never known for reliabilty in the first place, remains in the shop more often than a Jaguar sedan.
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russian military equipment isn't known for its reliability?
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If it weren't for the huge gas and oil deposits the whole place would be ripe for a new revolution, up [censored] creek without means of propulsion.
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agreed.