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Ukrainian troops have dramatically downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as an oil depot was set ablaze by a drone strike more than 100 miles away in Russia.

The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed “Frogfoot” by Nato, was downed over Kramatorsk, Donetsk, as it fired on Ukrainian troops.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Some of the DCS (military aircraft sim) aircraft have a second seat that is filled with an AI to manage weapons, help with dog fights (F-4, F-14). It's always amusing when you have them paired with a Mig-15 and you hear your WSO yell something like 'We got a fagot on our tail!'. Gets a chuckle from me every time.

Also, MiG-15s turn really, really well. Getting into a turning fight with one is a bad idea. Luckily the two aircraft I just mentioned are much faster than them, so you generally want to just punch it and do quick passes. 'Boom and zoom'

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jester is such a pussy though - he’s always punching out in perfectly recoverable situa-

BAP

killed in action

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah........

He also keeps bitching about his spinal surgery that is due after every one of my perfectly cromulent landings. I refuse to believe this is a skill issue. ;p

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks!

Why are they all starting with an F ?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

They are not call signs, they are reporting names. Russians don't call it the Frogfoot, it's a name NATO uses to talk about it that's easier to remember than numbers. All fighters start with F, bombers with B, helis with H and if I remember correctly, air to air missiles with A.

The actual nickname the Russians have for the Su-25 is Grach, meaning Rook.

Because they’re all fighters.

All the non-western bomber NATO reporting names start with “B”.