Ok,i might have been wrong about the number of Mig-21s that flew out of it cause i just gave an estimate.I said 20 or so,i ment less.Slatina was attacked frequently together with other airports in Serbia. Those 11+1 mig-21s were the only airworthy migs that were there.The migs shown on sattelite pictures as destroyed outside were the old and not servicable models.All the others were inside,well protected.
Maybe its a cluster bomb or fuel air explosive bomb?
I dont like complaints
Sorry skythe,i did not understand you well.
Here is the only picture of Lebanese Mirages i have found so far but i will ask around for more!:)
Lebanese Mirages are not anymore in flying conditions,since the civil war actually.
Haleyoneshoemak there was already a thread about underground airflieds and bases so searc for it for more information.
I do not think that existence of these justifies the development on mini nukes. Nukes are nukes,mini or not. And US would not dare to attack China with nukes cause china has nukes itself though not so many as US has of course. Radiation would be a great problem and imagine if these bases are next to cities or villages?Is that acceptable collateral damage?No.
It is true that GBU-28 cannot penetrate these hangars,it was tried before in 1999 when F-15s attacked many times Slatina AB next to Pristina and at the end of hostilities,the 20 or so Mig-21s that were based there just got out of the hangers and flew for some other bases in Serbia.
I was refering to more modern dance styles:)
I was refering to more modern dance styles:)
Hey!I am good at dancing and i am slavic!
Come on guys,no politics and country comparissons here,not in that way at least!
Regards,
Hey!I am good at dancing and i am slavic!
Come on guys,no politics and country comparissons here,not in that way at least!
Regards,
SS-24
But my favourite ICBM is SS-24:)
Here are some other links about DF-41:
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/icbm/df-41.htm
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wmd/ballistic/ballistic/df-41-01.htm
Well Phantom II ,i was refering to,as frank and google wrote in the posts below to these low threat environments in which the Specte/Spooky were deployed.If there was no threat to MANPAD’s why didnt they fly over lets say Iraq now or even better over Kosovo,where even the Apaches couldn’t go in due to threat of MANPAD’s.
I am aware that US can bomb the hell out of a place too,but i was refering to russians using their rocket artillery for the tasks maby the US air force would use AC-130.
I am not sure at what altitudes does the Spectre fly at while attacking but it can’t be to high so therefore i think it is vunerable from portable SAMS ? It is not that fast and manouverable so it would make an easy target.
I think the Russians rely on their Rocket Artillery at this case and attack aviation like Su-25s and Su-24s. I do not see why they would need any Gunship,which would be expensive to make,ie. t convert an Il-76 or some other aircraft. The Russians just bomb the hell out of a place and its done:)