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.

    • @Hawke
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      95 months ago

      What would be your preferred terminology?

      “Close air support aircraft” is a bit awkward.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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        65 months ago

        Jet warplane is correct and broad enough to be accurate. Light bomber is still closer if they want to be specific.

        Calling it a fighter is what made the Russian lies about the airliner they shot down sound plausible.

      • @[email protected]
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        05 months ago

        For players of strategy games, CAS suffices. No idea if militaries do it differently. Saying you’re going to an automatic teller machine would be awkward to say as well.

        • @Hawke
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          65 months ago

          Journalism is only rarely directed at strategy game players though. CAS is not a common abbreviation for the public like ATM is.

        • BombOmOm
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          35 months ago

          “Attacker” is also used commonly for CAS aircraft and is very brief. Fighter, attacker, bomber.

        • @bouh
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          25 months ago

          In supreme commander it’s Air Superiority Fighter, ASF. Acronyms are a plague if you intend any non specialist to understand anything though.

    • @lemming741
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      25 months ago

      Like when journalists call with anything with a barrel and a trigger an “assault rifle”

      • BombOmOm
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        45 months ago

        Ah, yeah. Reminds me of this oldie:

    • k_rol
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      25 months ago

      What would you call it for the general population?