• @psmgx
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    912 hours ago

    Why pay money for SAA gear when the Ukrainians handed over trophy captures for years now. They got a Pantsir and a bunch of EW gear

    • @[email protected]
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      511 hours ago

      And a buttload of live-fire data from actual combat to boot. The CIA jacking a Hind-D was chill to research its flight profile limitations, radar signature, weaknesses, etc, but seeing how it’s used in practice and deviation from doctrine is key.

      The Ka-52s had their feast of the counteroffensive’s battlefield when first committed, until we figured out their limitations and counter-meta. They haven’t had so much fun lately.