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The bridge kill op will be a massive affair of hundreds of drones and fake missiles to overwhelm Russian radar and soak up Russian SAMS, combined with huge electronic jamming and subterfuge, all to distract from the half dozen inbound ATACMS.the problem is that in anticipation of the bridge being attacked the Russians have put in every conceivable protection they can think of which no doubt includes sonar to listen for the approaching marine craft.
Look how extensive their air defences of the bridge are - almost nothing gets close. Same applies to marine craft.
INS, dead reckoning, or a camera.If a drone is not controlled via gps, how does the controller operator it beyond line of sight transmissions?
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsn4iwNXGQ
The bridge kill op will be a massive affair of hundreds of drones and fake missiles to overwhelm Russian radar and soak up Russian SAMS, combined with huge electronic jamming and subterfuge, all to distract from the half dozen inbound ATACMS.
How does the camera work, through cell towers or a satellite phone?INS, dead reckoning, or a camera.
It would be a wicked inaugural strike for the newly arrived F-16s armed with Storm Shadows, like this one below. Imagine ACTACMS and Storm Shadows approaching the Kerch bridge from all directions. You'd want a massive ECM effort alongside to keep the Vipers safe - is there a MiG-29 or Su-27 Wild Weasel spec? We can also expect a heavily-escorted NATO E-3 Sentry presence just outside the combat zone relaying airops to the UAF.I wouldn't be surprised to see Ukrainian air assets deployed for such an important target.
OR..leave it standing. Putin will saturate the area with defenses to protect his crown jewel. Defenses protecting a possibly compromised bridge, Defensive assets that might have been used to counter expected Ukrainian assaults. I am the most brilliant strategist I ever met but those guys President Zelenskyy has working for him seem pretty smart.The bridge kill op will be a massive affair of hundreds of drones and fake missiles to overwhelm Russian radar and soak up Russian SAMS, combined with huge electronic jamming and subterfuge, all to distract from the half dozen inbound ATACMS.
Sometimes, it feels like a bunch of Cessna 172's could've got to Ukraine faster.Netherlands Plans to Start Delivering F-16 Jets to Ukraine in Autumn
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The US and NATO dithering throughout 2023 and into 2024 on support to Ukraine has added an additional year at least to this war. By summer 2025 Ukraine will have the military capability that had it possessed in summer 2023 would have stomped Russia. Now 2024 is going to be about slowing and stopping Russia's advance, 2025 will be about incremental Ukrainian gains, while 2026 and 2027 will now be about pushing Russia out of Ukraine, including Crimea, with total victory likely now not possible until 2028 or even 2030. If he lives, Putin will be about 78 years old then.Netherlands Plans to Start Delivering F-16 Jets to Ukraine in Autumn
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Ukrainian air assets deployed for such an important target.