Re: Something on forthcoming Russia's big military exercise

[Krztalizer]

>This year
>strategic exercise will be on smaller scale than that of 1982, but the
>biggest one since that time.

What, *three* bombers?

[Dave Kearton]

"Krztalizer" > wrote in message
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| >This year
| >strategic exercise will be on smaller scale than that of 1982, but the
| >biggest one since that time.
|
| What, *three* bombers?




How can they spare them at the height of the Russian crop spraying season ?








Cheers


Dave Kearton

[B2431]

>From: "Dave Kearton"

>
>"Krztalizer" > wrote in message
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>| >This year
>| >strategic exercise will be on smaller scale than that of 1982, but the
>| >biggest one since that time.
>|
>| What, *three* bombers?
>
>
>
>
>How can they spare them at the height of the Russian crop spraying season ?
>
>Cheers
>
>Dave Kearton
>
They have to move them so the Chechans won't make soda cans out of them. Look
at the bright side, if they can only afford to do this once every twentyfive
years as comrad petukhov says they may be able to get one or two of them
flyable in time for the next exercise.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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Hmm. 25 years ago would be 1979. 1982 is only 22 years. What other
'facts' aren't straight?

[Krztalizer]

>
>Who had a bet on the missiles sinking?
>

LOL

"Russian media have billed the exercises as the largest show of military muscle
in more than 20 years with numerous missile launches and flights by strategic
bombers."

Sounds like they pulled a muscle instead.

This was, after all NOT the largest show of military muscle in more than 20
years - it was the largest RUSSIAN show. Big difference. Sounds like the
annual Miramar Airshow is more spectacular than this grand "exercise".

Gordon

<====(A+C====>
USN SAR

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[BUFDRVR]

>This is not really a problem. When Russia goes to war, it will only fire
>nukes at targets that do not require the missile to fly more than 90 seconds
>of flight time.

Nahh, Chechnya is further away than that ;)

The exercise was originally billed as an anti-terrorist exercise no?


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"