cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2665723
Russian Air Force Has Lost 10 Percent of Fleet in Ukraine
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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Level_Ruin_9729 on 2024-04-15 06:25:11.
There’s a thing called organizational death spiral. You don’t have to down 100% of aircraft to cripple the Russian Air Force.
The less planes they have, the more they have to use the same aircraft, the more airframe stress that accumulates on those airframes, the fewer aircraft they have to rotate in during repairs and maintenance.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/29/shooting-down-11-russian-jets-in-11-days-ukraine-nudges-the-russian-air-force-closer-to-an-organizational-death-spiral/
Also:
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/russias-air-force-eating-into-aircraft-lifespans-with-no-easy-solution/
Inject this straight into my veins