SU-57 deployed to Syria

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by botsing » 05 Mar 2018, 18:18

mixelflick wrote:2 days does not make much of a "combat deployment".

Two days is more than enough to make the Su-57 a more viable hybrid warfare weapon.

A nice example of that you can already see a few posts above yours, where a person is already speculating that the Su-57 was involved with the shootdown of an Israeli F-16.
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by nutshell » 05 Mar 2018, 19:00

awsome wrote:I still wonder how long they were really there and if they had a hand in the downing of the Israeli F-16...


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by mixelflick » 07 Mar 2018, 15:53

botsing wrote:
mixelflick wrote:2 days does not make much of a "combat deployment".

Two days is more than enough to make the Su-57 a more viable hybrid warfare weapon.

A nice example of that you can already see a few posts above yours, where a person is already speculating that the Su-57 was involved with the shootdown of an Israeli F-16.


Other than wild speculation, what sources do these people have? Can't tell if you're serious here or not. And "hybrid warfare weapon"? What's that??


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by botsing » 07 Mar 2018, 18:40

mixelflick wrote:Other than wild speculation, what sources do these people have? Can't tell if you're serious here or not. And "hybrid warfare weapon"? What's that??

Mostly their sources are speculations based on half truths. These speculations are often repeated from different angles to make them look more legit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_warfare

The first sentence on that page sums it up nicely:
Wikipedia wrote:Hybrid warfare is a military strategy that employs political warfare and blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare and cyberwarfare with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy and foreign electoral intervention.


Sending the Su-57 to Syria can be used to make "speculative claims" about the status of the Su-57 project, Russia's technology level and Russia's goals in the middle east. As such it can be "weaponized" for hybrid warfare, just take a peek at sites like RT and Sputnik news to see what propaganda can be brewed from it.

While this might not be the main reason why the Su-57 was send to Syria, it is clear that Russia will use any "speculative claims" to their fullest ability.
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by viper12 » 07 Mar 2018, 19:48

botsing wrote:Sending the Su-57 to Syria can be used to make "speculative claims" about the status of the Su-57 project, Russia's technology level and Russia's goals in the middle east. As such it can be "weaponized" for hybrid warfare, just take a peek at sites like RT and Sputnik news to see what propaganda can be brewed from it.


Spot on. That's why I'd suggest any forum regular to NOT put any link to RT, Sputnik and the like, for even if one doesn't believe [s]an ounce[/s] an atomic mass unit of what they say, putting such a link effectively helps the Russian propaganda machine.
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by awsome » 08 Mar 2018, 01:23

viper12 wrote:
botsing wrote:Sending the Su-57 to Syria can be used to make "speculative claims" about the status of the Su-57 project, Russia's technology level and Russia's goals in the middle east. As such it can be "weaponized" for hybrid warfare, just take a peek at sites like RT and Sputnik news to see what propaganda can be brewed from it.


Spot on. That's why I'd suggest any forum regular to NOT put any link to RT, Sputnik and the like, for even if one doesn't believe [s]an ounce[/s] an atomic mass unit of what they say, putting such a link effectively helps the Russian propaganda machine.


So what is the alternative... hide here in your F-16.net/CNN echo chamber? In an environment where those who know know and everyone else is a spy, wild speculation is the only fun that is left.


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by white_lightning35 » 08 Mar 2018, 02:35

awsome wrote:
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botsing wrote:Sending the Su-57 to Syria can be used to make "speculative claims" about the status of the Su-57 project, Russia's technology level and Russia's goals in the middle east. As such it can be "weaponized" for hybrid warfare, just take a peek at sites like RT and Sputnik news to see what propaganda can be brewed from it.


Spot on. That's why I'd suggest any forum regular to NOT put any link to RT, Sputnik and the like, for even if one doesn't believe [s]an ounce[/s] an atomic mass unit of what they say, putting such a link effectively helps the Russian propaganda machine.


So what is the alternative... hide here in your F-16.net/CNN echo chamber? In an environment where those who know know and everyone else is a spy, wild speculation is the only fun that is left.


I don't recall f-16.net being listed as an affiliate to CNN, nor do I see many articles from CNN being posted here, so make of that what you will. And no, one does not have to engage in "wild speculation" when talking about these things, although sometimes it is fun. Many here actively cut through the misinformation on the internet, and attempt to share interesting knowledge with others. So avoiding giving RT and Sputnik extra clicks is a noble cause, for they peddle misinformation constantly, like many others.

Now, I am not the type to support the censorship of misinformation, because what is and isn't truth is whatever those with the most power say it is, in the eyes of too many. So I say let's make sure our side is the one with the most power.

Little off-topic at the end, but my point still stands.


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by element1loop » 08 Mar 2018, 02:50

awsome wrote: So what is the alternative... hide here in your F-16.net/CNN echo chamber?


You're being quite disingenuous, the 'news' fodder quoted in here, official or otherwise, is constantly challenged re facts, analysed and debated in annoying details. That's not what generally occurs within actual online 'echo chambers', where it's a mirrored consensus line, with nothing else tollerated.
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by mixelflick » 08 Mar 2018, 14:42

Why is it this board is seemingly the only one that can see the merits of the F-35?

Every other board I've been on trashes it. Sure, there are problems. But there are problems with any new weapons system. I heard the same BS about the F-15 back in the day. It's too big, too complex, won't work, is too expensive etc.. Today, it's far and away the most successful air to air machine in the world (based on combat record - the only record that matters).

I read a lot, and have yet to find another aircraft that can do ALL of these simultaneously..

1.) Carry a 5,000lb weapons load internally
2.) Pull 9 g's
3.) Fly at up to 50 degrees AOA
4.) Achieve mach 1.6
5.) Have superior SA to everything else flying - including the Raptor
6.) Make everything else around it that much more effective
7.) Has a 600+ mile combat radius
8.) Can carry a whopping 18,000lbs of weapons externally when the situation calls for it
9.) Comes in CTOL, STOVL configurations
10.) Carrier capable
11.) Has the VLO/stealth switch..

Did I miss any? This is a mighty impressive list, and it's only getting longer when new, more powerful and fuel efficient engines get here. Best of all, it's comparable in price (if not cheaper!) than so called 4++ gen Western jets. Russian Flankers are cheaper, but can't perform half of the functions I listed.

Why is this so hard for others to see? Nationalism??


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by swiss » 08 Mar 2018, 18:16

white_lightning35 wrote:Many here actively cut through the misinformation on the internet, and attempt to share interesting knowledge with others. So avoiding giving RT and Sputnik extra clicks is a noble cause, for they peddle misinformation constantly, like many others.


Good point. I learned here more than in the last decade about military aviation. And its really hard to decide who is right, the US or Russian e.g. when you try to get information in the net as a non expert. You hear all this fancy things about su-35, ibris-e or R-77. And then you see the official site of the manufacturer, and you realize most of it is BS. So its nice to have place were people with real knowledge are willing to share this with others.


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by white_lightning35 » 08 Mar 2018, 23:01

mixelflick wrote:
I read a lot, and have yet to find another aircraft that can do ALL of these simultaneously..

1.) Carry a 5,000lb weapons load internally
2.) Pull 9 g's
3.) Fly at up to 50 degrees AOA
4.) Achieve mach 1.6
5.) Have superior SA to everything else flying - including the Raptor
6.) Make everything else around it that much more effective
7.) Has a 600+ mile combat radius
8.) Can carry a whopping 18,000lbs of weapons externally when the situation calls for it
9.) Comes in CTOL, STOVL configurations
10.) Carrier capable
11.) Has the VLO/stealth switch..



I guarantee that no f-35 will ever pull 9g's, achieve mach 1.6, carry 18,000lbs of weapons, and be carrier capable simultaneously. 8)


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by SpudmanWP » 09 Mar 2018, 00:03

To be fair, the F-35 cannot do "all" of that simultaneously either.

It can only reach 9G,Mach 1.6, and a 600+ mile radius with internal weapons (5k for A/C and 3k for the B).
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by hornetfinn » 09 Mar 2018, 14:00

mixelflick wrote:Why is it this board is seemingly the only one that can see the merits of the F-35?

Every other board I've been on trashes it. Sure, there are problems. But there are problems with any new weapons system. I heard the same BS about the F-15 back in the day. It's too big, too complex, won't work, is too expensive etc.. Today, it's far and away the most successful air to air machine in the world (based on combat record - the only record that matters).


I think it's simple herd mentality. There were some very vocal people calling F-35 a failure and that still lives on as other vocal people are trying to sound intelligent and knowledgeable (and failing miserably).


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by hornetfinn » 09 Mar 2018, 14:23

white_lightning35 wrote:I guarantee that no f-35 will ever pull 9g's, achieve mach 1.6, carry 18,000lbs of weapons, and be carrier capable simultaneously. 8)


In APA world Su-27 derivatives can fly at Mach 1.8+, 50,000ft+ and carry 12 AAMs while simultaneously doing Cobras and Kulbits, so why not F-35... :P


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by mixelflick » 09 Mar 2018, 14:56

white_lightning35 wrote:
mixelflick wrote:
I read a lot, and have yet to find another aircraft that can do ALL of these simultaneously..

1.) Carry a 5,000lb weapons load internally
2.) Pull 9 g's
3.) Fly at up to 50 degrees AOA
4.) Achieve mach 1.6
5.) Have superior SA to everything else flying - including the Raptor
6.) Make everything else around it that much more effective
7.) Has a 600+ mile combat radius
8.) Can carry a whopping 18,000lbs of weapons externally when the situation calls for it
9.) Comes in CTOL, STOVL configurations
10.) Carrier capable
11.) Has the VLO/stealth switch..



I guarantee that no f-35 will ever pull 9g's, achieve mach 1.6, carry 18,000lbs of weapons, and be carrier capable simultaneously. 8)


Yes, I shouldn't have used the word simultaneously so broadly :)


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