maporita@unilem.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoUkrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomberwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down15file-text
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A Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed a Russian TU-22 long range bomber at an air base south of St Petersburg
minus-squareRubiksIsocahedron@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·2 years agoRatioed. At least Ruble-wise - that bomber was expensive.
minus-squareseverien@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 years agoThe bad news is that Russia still has ~60 of those. The good news is that they can’t replace the losses, the production line was scrapped 30 years ago. The supposed successor, PAK DA, continues being a vaporware.
minus-squarecarl_dungeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years agoI’d be surprised if more than 30 can actually fly right? I mean, only a fraction of their working tanks were real.
minus-squareSlwh47696@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 years agoThey have 30 sets of spare parts
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe shitty bomber of Theseus
minus-squareThales@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoAnd how many of those have all their parts and are capable of getting airborne?
minus-squareRubiksIsocahedron@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoSo, the question is how cheap are those drones to make?
minus-squarebrianorca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoThis was a short range drone with a small explosive attached. It was launched from only a few miles away. It’s a cheap drone.
Ratioed. At least Ruble-wise - that bomber was expensive.
The bad news is that Russia still has ~60 of those. The good news is that they can’t replace the losses, the production line was scrapped 30 years ago. The supposed successor, PAK DA, continues being a vaporware.
I’d be surprised if more than 30 can actually fly right? I mean, only a fraction of their working tanks were real.
They have 30 sets of spare parts
The shitty bomber of Theseus
And how many of those have all their parts and are capable of getting airborne?
So, the question is how cheap are those drones to make?
This was a short range drone with a small explosive attached. It was launched from only a few miles away. It’s a cheap drone.