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the S-400 in Syria, Russia's most advanced missile defense system that the US could go up against (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2018 OP
Didn't 59 out of 60 of our missles doc03 Apr 2018 #1
What are you talking about? LisaL Apr 2018 #3
When we struck Syria last year 59 out of 60 of our missiles doc03 Apr 2018 #4
Who says that system was used? LisaL Apr 2018 #5
Why wouldn't they have used them? I don't have much doc03 Apr 2018 #7
I don't have much faith in Russia building anything that works. mitch96 Apr 2018 #9
doc, you sound like the people who used to ridicule Japanese products. Nitram Apr 2018 #14
There are a great many US pilots from the Vietnam era who know a little bit about Still In Wisconsin Apr 2018 #10
Russian/Soviet missile systems gay texan Apr 2018 #11
Here's an idea for tRump. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #12
Russia probably moved them since t-rump gave them full notice Iliyah Apr 2018 #2
Bingo! SergeStorms Apr 2018 #8
AIRPLANES Crutchez_CuiBono Apr 2018 #6
This is how we test our weapons against their defenses. You can bet there will be a lot of jamming Nitram Apr 2018 #13

doc03

(35,378 posts)
7. Why wouldn't they have used them? I don't have much
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:17 PM
Apr 2018

faith in Russia building anything that works.

mitch96

(13,925 posts)
9. I don't have much faith in Russia building anything that works.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 11:10 PM
Apr 2018

ahh the AK 47 comes to mind.. And that rocket that goes to the space shuttle seems to work..
As for their air defense this would be a neat time to see if it works.
They claim it works and we do a little "performance" testing.. If it does work we need to go back to the drawing board. If it doesn't work we are OK.. yes?
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Nitram

(22,890 posts)
14. doc, you sound like the people who used to ridicule Japanese products.
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 09:11 AM
Apr 2018

Our astronauts get to the space station on Russian rockets and their capsules. They have ICBM's with multiple nuclear warheads capable of hitting multiple targets. Russia went through a rough time when the USSR broke up. They even lost a submarine. Putin has invested billions in upgrading their military since then, and you can bet it has some state-of-the-art equipment.

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
10. There are a great many US pilots from the Vietnam era who know a little bit about
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 11:51 PM
Apr 2018

the Russians' ability to build capable ground-based air defense systems. This is one of their most recent/advanced ones. My bet would be that it works.

gay texan

(2,476 posts)
11. Russian/Soviet missile systems
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 01:29 AM
Apr 2018

Are some of the most proliferated weapons in the world. They look like hell, built poorly, but they do exactly what they are supposed to do with a minimum amount of fuss.

They do know how to design stuff along with making it easy to use. Don't be fooled for one second about their reliability.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
12. Here's an idea for tRump.
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 01:34 AM
Apr 2018

Fire off around 100 fake missiles over Syria and let them burn up a few tens of millions of rubles in the Syrian desert, LOL.

Of course, Putin might just release a pee tape over that one.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Russia probably moved them since t-rump gave them full notice
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 09:48 PM
Apr 2018

the troops and personnel are going somewhere else. The residence are probably screwed.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
8. Bingo!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:52 PM
Apr 2018

Trump might as well have told Putin and Assad where each and every missile will be landing, and at what time. And that was NO "slip of the tongue" on Trump's part. He warned Putin last year when they put some potholes in an airfield, and he warned him this time as well. This is treasonous.

Nitram

(22,890 posts)
13. This is how we test our weapons against their defenses. You can bet there will be a lot of jamming
Thu Apr 12, 2018, 09:04 AM
Apr 2018

and other tactics used to test the resilience of Russia's missile defense system. You can also be sure part of the mission will be to take out these systems. Trump went in half-assed last time. This will be an entirely different attack. Btw, I love the Last Day's Armageddon-style sound track that accompanies this video.

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