There is an urgent need to beef up the short-range close-in systems like the Pantsir-S1 and Tungushka-M1 from the Russian stocks as these are better to deal with cruise missile. It would be a waste to use the S-300/400 or Buk on cruise missiles, unless its beyond the range of these guys and in a critical situation.

A-50s need to be in the air 24×7 to reduce any such surprises and provided there is enough reaction time in situations like these, even fighters armed with R-60/R-73 or simply their cannons will be able to take out such cruise missiles.

India’s Nirbay cruise missile being in flight.

Remains of the old tony in Tartous countryside which went offcourse. It looks like the warhead.

An earlier one from 2014 when it landed in IS controlled areas.

Scar,
Don’t waste your energy and time on the faithfools. I mostly try replying twice or maybe thrice to such hardcore followers, after that I leave it coz there is absolutely no use wasting time and energy talking to bricks. It doesn’t bother me anymore after that.

How do you really know that only 23 out of 59 hit the target? You are relying on the claims of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Do you not think that is their job to discredit the attack and muddy the waters?

How do you really know that 59 of the 59 hit the target? You are relying on the claims of the US military. Do you not think that is their job to portray every attack as 100% on target?

MIC rules the states and its their reputation at stake.

Russian MoD has finally come up with the factual figures. As expected, of the 59 cruise missiles fired only 23 managed to reach its target. 36 of those cruise missiles were either shot down by the very limited Syrian AD, most probably by Pantsir-S1 (Turks have already tasted it once), or malfunctioned.

https://www.facebook.com/1492252324350852/videos/1904852983090782/

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
1 hr
Statement of the Russian Defence Ministry spokesman on the missile strike carried out by the US Navy against the Shayrat Air Base in Syria

“On April 7, from 3.42 to 3.56 (MSK), two destroyers of the US Navy (USS Ross and USS Porter) made a massive strike with 59 cruise Tomahawk missiles from the area near Crete Island against the Syrian Shayrat Air Base (Homs province).

According to the objective monitoring data, 23 missiles reached the Syrian Air Base.

As a result, an equipment depot, a training building, a mess, six MiG-23 aircraft in repairing hangars as well as a radar station were destroyed.

The runway, taxiways and aircraft of the Syrian Air Force at parking places were not damaged.

According to the information received from the Air Base Command, two Syrian servicemen are missing, 4 were killed and 6 got burning wounds during firefighting.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the American massive missile strike on the Syrian Air Base is extremely low. 😀

These actions of the American party are considered as a serious violation of the Memorandum on prevention of incidents and providing security during operations in the air space of Syria signed in 2015.
The Russian Defence Ministry suspends the cooperation with the Pentagon within this Memorandum.

All the accusations against Damascus that it had violated the Chemical Weapons Convention of 2013 given by the USA as reasons for the strike are groundless.

The Russian Defence Ministry has repeatedly explained that the Syrian troops had not used chemical weapons. The Russian military department is looking forward to receiving explanations from the USA concerning the existence of irrefutable proof that the Syrian army had used chemical weapons in Khan Sheikhoun.

It is to be stressed that in the years 2013-2016 the Syrian government undertook all measures to eliminate chemical weapons, its delivery systems, production facilities. All chemical weapons stocks have been eliminated. The components for their production have been transported from the Syrian Arab Republic to the enterprises of the United States, Finland, Great Britain, and Germany where they have been destroyed.

The US administrations have changed but the methods for unleashing wars have remained the same since bombardments of Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Libya. Allegations, falsifications, grandstand playing with photos and test-tubes with pseudo results in international organizations became the reason for aggression initiation instead of an objective investigation.

It is to be stressed that a large-scale offensive of the ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra armed formations has been launched right after the massive missile strike against the Syrian Air Base.

The Russian Defence Ministry hopes that the activities of the insurgents had not been coordinated with the American party.

Today it is obvious that the American cruise missile strike had been planned long before this event.
It is necessary to conduct reconnaissance operations, to plan and prepare the missile flight paths, and put them on full combat alert.

It is clear for any specialist that the decision for the missile strike on Syria had been made well in advance of the events in Khan Sheikhoun, which have become just a formal reason for the attack, while the demonstration of military power has been dictated only by reasons of internal policy.

In the near future, the effectiveness of the Syrian Armed Forces air defence system will be improved in order to cover the most important objects of the Syrian infrastructure.“

Some of the Russian response since that strike are –
1) 11356 Admiral Grigorivich is on its way back to the Mediterranean just after returning from deployment 9 days back.
2) Suspended the memo of understanding for deconflict which almost guaranteed safe flight of US aircrafts over Syrian skies.
3) Finally, Russia has come to the senses and said, there is a need and its going to supply Syria with the long due AD systems.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8zg-oyXYAA9Z-q.jpg:large

^ This map is just to give an idea about the location of the airbase and not to forward the speculative path taken by the missiles or the location of the murican ships, as represented in the map.

To secure Damascus and airbases inside Syria, Russia needs to deploy its AD systems in Lebanon. No two ways about it. That Lebanese airspace is open and anyone can get through it.

To the stupid Russian fanboys if there is any left who still believe this was a strike coordinated with the Russians, then I have to disagree and say No. It wasn’t. The statement put out by the murican department was just a pyso to convey that Russia colluded with murica to backstab Syria. Instead, it was a surprise even to the Russians but with the available short duration of warning which was made available, the Russian and Syrian forces probably managed to do whatever they could do to face such a saturated attack.

You are way over exaggerating. This always, always always happens in this war. The Syrian and Russian side hits a snag and everyone exclaims that there is something wrong with the Rus/SAA plan. Everyone is always predicting that momentum will turn against them. Then they gather up and start overrunning the terrorists again.

The su 24 shoot down was supposed to be a momentum changer. Then the convoy attack. Then the ceasefire. Then the grand daddy of them all, Turkeys entry into the war, was supposed to be the game changer. But nope.

And about your other reply claiming that Russia isn’t defending good enough and needs drones. I think you are forgetting about all the rotary wing aircraft out there.

We are not taking about momentum, but having to loose precious manpower and life due to non availability of combat assets to defend and strike.

Regarding the Russian assets, I believe it is highly inadequate to service all fronts. Since you believe otherwise (?), can you let me know how you will be deploying/distributing the following assets. I’m not sure about the number of Russian helo gunships currently deployed. But lets take it as 24 and below is the approx number of fixed wing aircraft available.

Now how would you distribute those limited aircraft + 24 gunships (approx speculative nos) for the currently very active fronts like Palmyra, Hama, Deir-Ez-Zor, North-East Aleppo? I’m leaving out other fronts inside Damascus and southern areas bordering Jordan and Israel. Also what would be their availability and frequency for combat support?

http://eagle-rost.livejournal.com/701626.html

22350M frigates are planned to be about 1,100 tons heavier than the current ships, though it also quotes the 22350 displacement as 5,300 tons; most sources to date indicated it was about 4,500 tons.
If so this will be in size true replacements for the current destroyers, and confirms Leader will be a small cruiser sized ship, whenever it appears.

I wish those new modification which is said to result in higher displacement include a new section fore of the hanger for additional VL missiles or just a xerox of the front VLS arrangement.

There is no need to take Idlib there would be lot of blood bath.

Russians haven’t yet thought about putting the Syrians in taking back Idlib. They were probably thinking the moderate jihadi’s and their masters will play as per Russian plan. The current crisis in Idlib and countryside is due to the Jihadi’s opening up new fronts to pressure the Syrian/Russian forces. The Jihadi’s and their masters know perfectly well that Russia does not have enough assets in Syria to service all the active fronts. This is exactly what they are taking advantage of. Rather than making Russia concentrate their assets onto one place/frontline, pressure/force them to disperse their limited assets and in the process make them utterly ineffective!

All Russian MOD needs to say that they know there are Chemical Weapons materials/factories in Idlib and it reserves the right to hit those based on intelligence report and it need to share those either before hitting the target or just post strike to UN/US and all stake holders.

It is task better done by RuAF then by SyAF.

The problem though is it is not difficult to make such weapon if the ingredient is available , They the rebels can stage a CW attack every second day

Sharing such critical the info with moderate terrorists supporters? By assigning the safety of your locker to a thief would be foolish and the results likely wont be what one desired.

No word on the latest chemical attack?

Who is RT blaming?

Couple of very very basic info for faithfool followers of the mainstream propaganda, stupid fanboys and dumbos alike!

1) Since the start of the Syrian crisis the Syrian army’s weapons stockpile was captured by the moderate terrorists who overran the bases/depots in a meticulously planned manner. Those armaments ranged from light arms to heavy armor and chemical/weapons.

2) Military overthrow of the Libyan Govt back in 2011 also saw chemical/weapons reaching the hands of the moderate terrorists as it was shipped out of Libya to aid the moderate revolution in Syria.

3) Syrian chemical weapons stock was completely destroyed/neutralized as per Russia-Syria/US agreement back in 2013. This is a confirmed event!

4) The chemical/weapons which were captured by the moderate terrorists from Syrian stocks were not touched or destroyed by any international agency and has been and still continue to be outside the control of the Syrian Govt/military. The responsibility/liability of these chemical agents lies on the French/Turkish/British/Israel/US among others who control and support the moderate terrorists against the Syrian military.

As for what RT reported quoting Russian MoD here it is….for a change try using you head instead.

Rebel warehouse with chem weapons hit by Syrian airstrike in Idlib – Russian MOD
https://www.rt.com/news/383522-syria-idlib-warehouse-strike-chemical/

The Syrian Air Force has destroyed a warehouse in Idlib province, where ammunition dump containing chemical weapons was being produced by militants before being delivered to Iraq, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman has said.

The strike, which was launched midday Tuesday, targeted a major rebel ammunition depot east of the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

The warehouse was used to both produce and store shells containing toxic gas, Konashenkov said. The shells were delivered to Iraq and repeatedly used there, he added, pointing out that both Iraq and international organizations have confirmed the use of such weapons by militants.

The same chemical munitions were used by militants in Aleppo, where Russian military experts took samples in late 2016, Konashenkov said.

The Defense Ministry has confirmed this information as “fully objective and verified,” Konashenkov added.

According to the statement, Khan Sheikhoun civilians, who recently suffered a chemical attack, displayed identical symptoms to those of Aleppo chemical attack victims.

At least 58 people, including 11 children, reportedly died and scores were injured after a hospital in Khan Sheikhoun was targeted in a suspected gas attack on Tuesday morning, Reuters reported, citing medics and rebel activists. Soon after a missile allegedly hit the facility, people started showing symptoms of chemical poisoning, such as choking and fainting. The victims were reportedly also seen with foam coming out of their mouths. While the major Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, and other pro-rebel groups put the blame on the attack onto President Bashar Assad’s government, the Syrian military dismissed all allegations as propaganda by the rebels.

We deny completely the use of any chemical or toxic material in Khan Sheikhoun town today and the army has not used nor will use in any place or time, neither in past or in future,” the Syrian army said in a statement.

The Russian military stated it did not carry out any airstrike in the area either.

However, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, commenting on the incident, was quick to point to the Syrian government as a culprit, saying that it bears responsibility for the “awful” attack.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson echoed Mogherini, accusing the Syrian government of perpetrating the attack calling it “brutal, unabashed barbarism.” He argued, that besides the Syrian authorities, Iran and Russia should also bear “moral responsibility” for it.

What, did he? Oh I missed that.

But to be honest I’m long past caring whose bombs are dropping on which civilians in either Syria or Iraq – not, hopefully, out of any personal feeling of heartlessness, hopefully, rather out of a feeling of hopelessness.

Can we have the same emotions and tears for the chemical warfare used in Vietnam from you. Its never too late to shed some tears. Go ahead.

Wait, the US strike hit the IS SBVIED which was attacking Iraqi forces and unfortunately the powerful blast brought down neighboring buildings. If you’re going to rate this the same as Syrian regime’s intentional terror bombings of civilian areas in rebel held territory, what’s the point in discussing this any further?

US regime struck unintentionally? How about the strikes carried out by Rafale’s of the French regime last year which killed nearly/over 200 in Syria? You are really exceptional mr.expert.