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dchill
(38,484 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)Along with thousands of other Ukrainians.
Tetrachloride
(7,839 posts)Plenty of targets
captain queeg
(10,188 posts)Making it sound like he didnt think hed survive. As to the paratroop plane, do armies still use paratroopers? Always seems like helicopters are better, and I know Russia has a lot of helicopters. Ive read of several Russian planes being shot down.
ColinC
(8,291 posts)When I was in the military a couple years back, our paratroopers would be seen training jumping out of planes regularly at the base I drilled at.
Cognitive_Resonance
(1,546 posts)ColinC
(8,291 posts)Could have been equipment instead of people.
GregariousGroundhog
(7,521 posts)Helicopters fly lower and slower than planes, and so they are easier to shoot down with man-portable anti aircraft weapons. The United States provided Stinger missiles to the Afghan's in the 1980s and the Afghans gave the Soviet helicopters a lot of grief using them.
ForgedCrank
(1,779 posts)is true, that could be major. That is a very large, heavy lift aircraft. If it was loaded with troops, the numbers will be pretty high.
ColinC
(8,291 posts)At this rate, their entire invading force will be wiped out in a few months if Ukraine can hold it's ground.