Tovarisch! User ID: 9248724 United States 11/18/2015 10:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing Launching 25 bombers on one mission is an impressive undertaking. Russia possesses just 70 Backfires, 58 Bears, and 13 Blackjacks. The 14 Backfires, six Bears, and five Blackjacks that reportedly struck Syria represent a significant portion of the overall fleet. The massive raid is evidence of improving readiness on the part of the Russian air force, which in the 1990s and early 2000s grounded most of its aircraft because it couldn’t afford to fuel them or pay their pilots. By comparison, on any given day 57 of the U.S. Air Force’s 77 B-52s, 35 of its 60 B-1s, and nine of its 20 B-2 stealth bombers are even flyable, according to statistics from 2013. [ link to www.thedailybeast.com] Putin means business. Russia don't have a pussy Congress to endlessly debate things. Putin ACTS! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70839294 United States 11/18/2015 10:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing B-52 were used in Tora Bora bombings. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70839294 United States 11/18/2015 10:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22058955 Canada 11/18/2015 10:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing Out of curiosity how many bombers does the US have mothballed, that could possibly be reactivated quickly? I would say it is a very large amount, in the hundreds at least if not more. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 12815146 United States 11/18/2015 10:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70341874 United States 11/18/2015 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Russia sends 25 heavy bombers to attack ISIS at once - more than USAF is even capable of doing Putin is really trying to start WW3 with the West. |