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  • November 6, 2004 at 8:34 am in reply to: Tu-160 Blackjack #2616842
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    both, they are finishing the ones that didnt leave the assembly line and upgrading the old ones.

    i’ve heard rumours of something called the R-77M .. any ideas?

    Also something like the K-30 A2A ARH Missile?

    November 6, 2004 at 8:18 am in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2054278
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    The Backfires could be escorted by Mig-31s or Su-27SMs, Mig-29SMTs, and what not.

    Russia should be actively operating all atleast 3 Kirovs within the next 2-3 years. Nakhimov (certain) and Lazarev (half certain) are slated for repair (I could have gotten them mixed up), and I heard something about the Duma and Ushakov .. about funding, but I am not sure where that all went. Pyort Velikiy has been cruising around quite a bit with Admiral Kuznetsov.

    The Oscar II’s are in excellent shape and very active.

    Also, what happen to ATGMs? AT-11, AT-14/15 and especially the Vikhr-M (AT-16) and Shturm.

    November 5, 2004 at 7:06 am in reply to: Tu-160 Blackjack #2617582
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    where is all this info about the AA-12/R-77 being inferior to the AIM-120 AMRAAM coming from?

    November 4, 2004 at 7:19 pm in reply to: Su-27SM program #2617800
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    first world enough to put anyone in the stone age 😉

    November 4, 2004 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Su-27SM program #2617815
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    the russians said ALL of their Su-27s will be upgraded to Su-27SM status by NO LATER than 2007

    people should get a clue here, the russian economy is growing the fastest for any 1st world country, and their defense budget had been getting larger steadily over the last 4 years. Putin is putting the armed forces back into shape, thumbs up to him 🙂

    November 3, 2004 at 7:12 pm in reply to: Su-27SM program #2618296
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    umm, supposedly there have already been Mig-29SMT and Su-27SM deliveries, search the models in http://www.yahoo.com and see what you come up with. MANY sources state deliveries begun in the last couple years.

    November 2, 2004 at 7:11 pm in reply to: Su-27SM program #2618744
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    i think we deem the Su-27SM a secret fighter 😛

    considering no one replied and most sites state different things about it 😛

    where is the truth in all this?

    November 2, 2004 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2054739
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    and where does it say that?

    November 2, 2004 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2054762
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    when the soviets first tested their “old and outdated” Kh-29s (laser guided) in afghanistan… 34/36 hit perfectly and the other 2 hit too, just a little off the mark. 300KG warhead? off the mark wont make the enemy feel anymore secure..

    i recall reading this somewhere in an essay on soviet guided munitions (something related to Su-25s too)

    October 31, 2004 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Su-27SM program #2619674
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    and the engines?

    October 31, 2004 at 8:00 am in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2054957
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    and how is the Kh-29 inferior to US weapons? it’s got a warhead 3x to 6x the power of the maverick!

    October 31, 2004 at 7:59 am in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2054961
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    russians have those KAB 500/1000 with laser and TV guidance… aren’t those quite good?

    October 29, 2004 at 9:20 pm in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2055008
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    dont forget the AS-16 (Kh-15) Kickback Mach 5 missile.. very much something that would put a carrier down (150KG penetrator warhead)

    (imagine it armed with a 200kt nuke)

    October 28, 2004 at 7:45 am in reply to: Russian attack capabilities #2055078
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    the Kh-22 is something older. The Kh-22M is an improved version, and has a very high flight profile (40,000m), with a range of 550Km. Couple Backfires carrying 3 each can do some damage.

    It’s the 1000Kg impact I’m interested about. nothing short of a carrier won’t sink to an impact that massive.

    October 27, 2004 at 5:13 pm in reply to: Neutron Bomb #2055127
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    and do you know how many reserves the russians can muster? take a guess

    the americans might have plenty of hardware and plenty of guns, but how is the american GI Joe’s GUT when it comes to *real* fighting?

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