So much for the spirit of competition.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/w...ran-syria.html
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Iranian drone enters Israeli airspace, Israel bombs Syria, Syria downs Israeli f-16
So much for the spirit of competition.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/w...ran-syria.html
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
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This will be a test of trump diplomacy. Has potential to blow up bigly.
Kind of impressed Syria can shoot down an f16. Are they using Russian weapons or NATO?
Last edited by cwolff; 02-10-2018 at 07:59 AM.
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It certainly does not bode well going by these early reports.Originally Posted by cwolff
F-16 is a pretty old plane, I guess I'm more shocked that Israel is still using 70's and 80's era weaponry.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
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Wikipedia has syrian anti air weapons as all soviet or Chinese, LOL. If they're shooting soviet missiles I guess it was a fair fight
I don't think planes and tanks are their top dogs. Now their cyber warfare though...
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If I recall correctly, didn't Israel use a virus to basically destroy an Iranian reactor?
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
You are correct, their cyber warfare is awe inspiring
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I wonder what this means for Silvergate.
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Syria has a lot of modern anti-air weaponry due to both the Russians giving it to them and capturing stuff we've given their opponents. Filling the air up with flak is also a great way to shoot down anything.
The F-16 is still a great plane, hell, we still use it. And Israel has one of the best tanks on the planet.
Last edited by Gelston; 02-10-2018 at 10:32 AM.
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