This blows my mind. A plane intercepting a missile.
ProbablySatan420 on
Wait how?
HSTRY1987 on
>”Out of 35 cruise missiles, 34 were shot down, mainly by F-16 aircraft intercepting these missiles, for which we thank our brave pilots.”
thats seriously impressive
Matut0 on
Ok, 34 out 35 cruise missiles were intercepted, that’s a 97% interception rate, but somehow several regions are out of eletriticty in Ukraine. So, what hit the energy infrastructure?
9447044 on
Cruise missles can fly for several hours at a time. I bet its the coolest target practice these pilots will ever see
SoHumongousBig on
Volunteering in Kyiv atm and am eternally grateful for the protection provided by the UAF. It’s an honor just to be amongst the Ukrainian defenders to be honest
Interesting_Pen_167 on
Ok stupid question time – what would happen if one of these planes opened up with their cannons on a cruise missile. Would the rounds do anything? I used to do this in video games and they always blew up so I am really hoping those game developers didn’t steer me wrong here.
TvTreeHanger on
A few things:
That article is poorly written, and there was some clarifications issues by the AFU. They mention Kinzhal, and infer that it was 34 of 35 of them shot down. They make it seem like it was all Kinzhals, which is impossible. A F-16 is not shooting down a Ballistic missile in its terminal phase. Thats not a capability that exists, even for top of the line U.S. A2A weapons. Another article that the AFU put out says it was 38 missiles, of which 35 were cruise missiles (Kalibr) and 3 were Kinzhals. F-16’s shooting down Kalibrs is totally possible and well within the capability of what they have. My guess is other systems took down those Kinzhals, like Patriot.
So, on to math, which I always find fascinating. They launched 38 Missiles, and 678 attack drones. Back of the napkin math here..
35 Kalibrs – $1M each or so.
3 Kinzhals – $10M each
678 Attack Drones – Don’t know the models here, but assuming Geran 2, cost is around $80k or so for each drone.
35M + 30M + $54M = $119M.
Russia likely spent $100M+ in one nights worth of attacks.
Calm-Professional103 on
Olympic Javelin catching.
StealthTai on
The world becomes more like Ace Combat every day apparently.
dutchie1966 on
I’m very happy to see our (former) F16’s are being put to good use.
Now get more missiles to Ukrain.
McG0788 on
This is probably possible thanks to all the anti air targeting this year. Hopefully we see more of this as it continues getting wrecked. Fuck Putin
Wojciech1M on
That’s why stealth cruise missiles gives you such advantage. Harder to detect by radars, harder to hit by heat-seeking missiles. Good attack force is a combination of cheap missiles and high-end stealth missiles.
Kmondal80 on
34 out of 35 cruise missiles downed – almost entirely by F-16 pilots.
Ukrainian aviators just pulled off one of the most impressive air defense performances of the entire war. Flying Western jets they’ve only had for a year, against a barrage meant to cripple infrastructure on Christmas Eve.
Absolute legends. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦✈️
A7V- on
Materiel put to good use. Rather than collecting dust, it’s saving lives. Those pilots are heroes. Obligatory fuck Putin and his oligarch buddies.
UnarmedRobonaut on
I’m worried about the Shaheds carrying air2air missiles.
machinist828 on
The real questions is, is Russia winning or losing the war?
New_Selection_4986 on
Geno smith
Spirited_Comedian225 on
Paper Bear
Obvious_Mix4140 on
Slava ukraine!
omahaknight71 on
Pretty impressive considering the F-16 was introduced almost 50 years ago.
beardedsawyer on
My question is why do Ukrainian F-16’s not go after the bombers themselves?
DutchProv on
So happy our old f-16 are doing worthwhile work over there.
ACiD_80 on
Good news! But isnt that insanely expensive compared to the cost of the missile?
Reddit_2_2024 on
Well done Ukraine pilots! Good hunting!
Puzzled_Worth_4287 on
Stay strong and keep defending your land and freedom.
🇨🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI !
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This blows my mind. A plane intercepting a missile.
Wait how?
>”Out of 35 cruise missiles, 34 were shot down, mainly by F-16 aircraft intercepting these missiles, for which we thank our brave pilots.”
thats seriously impressive
Ok, 34 out 35 cruise missiles were intercepted, that’s a 97% interception rate, but somehow several regions are out of eletriticty in Ukraine. So, what hit the energy infrastructure?
Cruise missles can fly for several hours at a time. I bet its the coolest target practice these pilots will ever see
Volunteering in Kyiv atm and am eternally grateful for the protection provided by the UAF. It’s an honor just to be amongst the Ukrainian defenders to be honest
Ok stupid question time – what would happen if one of these planes opened up with their cannons on a cruise missile. Would the rounds do anything? I used to do this in video games and they always blew up so I am really hoping those game developers didn’t steer me wrong here.
A few things:
That article is poorly written, and there was some clarifications issues by the AFU. They mention Kinzhal, and infer that it was 34 of 35 of them shot down. They make it seem like it was all Kinzhals, which is impossible. A F-16 is not shooting down a Ballistic missile in its terminal phase. Thats not a capability that exists, even for top of the line U.S. A2A weapons. Another article that the AFU put out says it was 38 missiles, of which 35 were cruise missiles (Kalibr) and 3 were Kinzhals. F-16’s shooting down Kalibrs is totally possible and well within the capability of what they have. My guess is other systems took down those Kinzhals, like Patriot.
So, on to math, which I always find fascinating. They launched 38 Missiles, and 678 attack drones. Back of the napkin math here..
35 Kalibrs – $1M each or so.
3 Kinzhals – $10M each
678 Attack Drones – Don’t know the models here, but assuming Geran 2, cost is around $80k or so for each drone.
35M + 30M + $54M = $119M.
Russia likely spent $100M+ in one nights worth of attacks.
Olympic Javelin catching.
The world becomes more like Ace Combat every day apparently.
I’m very happy to see our (former) F16’s are being put to good use.
Now get more missiles to Ukrain.
This is probably possible thanks to all the anti air targeting this year. Hopefully we see more of this as it continues getting wrecked. Fuck Putin
That’s why stealth cruise missiles gives you such advantage. Harder to detect by radars, harder to hit by heat-seeking missiles. Good attack force is a combination of cheap missiles and high-end stealth missiles.
34 out of 35 cruise missiles downed – almost entirely by F-16 pilots.
Ukrainian aviators just pulled off one of the most impressive air defense performances of the entire war. Flying Western jets they’ve only had for a year, against a barrage meant to cripple infrastructure on Christmas Eve.
Absolute legends. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦✈️
Materiel put to good use. Rather than collecting dust, it’s saving lives. Those pilots are heroes. Obligatory fuck Putin and his oligarch buddies.
I’m worried about the Shaheds carrying air2air missiles.
The real questions is, is Russia winning or losing the war?
Geno smith
Paper Bear
Slava ukraine!
Pretty impressive considering the F-16 was introduced almost 50 years ago.
My question is why do Ukrainian F-16’s not go after the bombers themselves?
So happy our old f-16 are doing worthwhile work over there.
Good news! But isnt that insanely expensive compared to the cost of the missile?
Well done Ukraine pilots! Good hunting!
Stay strong and keep defending your land and freedom.
🇨🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI !
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“This is AWACS Long Caster of the LRSSG, an IRBM launch has been detected, Strider Squadron intercept before they leave this airspace”