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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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’
Jester is such a pussy though - he’s always punching out in perfectly recoverable situa-
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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
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Why are they all starting with an F ?
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”.