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Admiral Beez said:
Nice! Has any Soviet/Russian designed fighter ever bested a F-14, F-15, F-16 or F-18?
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I am not sure, I know at least 4 Iranian F-14's were shot down during the Iran/Iraq war, but I do not know what A/C type shot them down.

But I do know that a F/A-18 was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 during Desert Storm, so yes at least 1
 
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cammerjeff said:
I am not sure, I know at least 4 Iranian F-14's were shot down during the Iran/Iraq was, but I do not know what A/C type shot them down.

But I do know that a F/A-18 was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 during Desert Storm, so yes at least 1
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At least one Iranian F-14 was shoot down by Iraqi MiG-23MLs, but I wouldn't consider that a fair combat. The Iranian F-14 was attempting to defect to Iraq and was mistakenly shot down by a pair of Iraqi MiG-23MLs. The Iraqi pilots were not aware the aircraft was defecting; they locked onto it and fired an R-24T missile, which destroyed the Tomcat.

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The story of the Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger that mistakenly shot down an Iranian F-14 Tomcat that was defecting to Iraq - The Aviation Geek Club

The story of the Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger that mistakenly shot down an Iranian F-14 Tomcat that was defecting to Iraq
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A few other Iranian F-14 loses have been attributed to Iraqi MiG-23, but as far as I know not confirmed. Confirmed Iranian Tomcat losses in fair combat came from specialized tactical traps or encounters with French-built Iraqi Mirage F1s.
 
RogerdeLluria said:
At least one Iranian F-14 was shoot down by Iraqi MiG-23MLs, but I wouldn't consider that a fair combat. The Iranian F-14 was attempting to defect to Iraq and was mistakenly shot down by a pair of Iraqi MiG-23MLs. The Iraqi pilots were not aware the aircraft was defecting; they locked onto it and fired an R-24T missile, which destroyed the Tomcat.
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How were the Iraqi pilots to know? I've read that the universal signal to surrender is to lower your landing gear. But that only works if the Iraqis bothered to make a visual ID.
 
SaparotRob said:
I understand that Wildberries stock and advertise military gear as well as drones and drone components. Like for drones to be able to drop bombs.
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Rob, I have not doen any indepth researce, but besides drone parts, I understand they sell body armor, knifes and uniforms, . Does the Russian military purchase these from them?
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Admiral Beez said:
What's the connection between Wildberries ecom and the Russian military? Are there drone or missile components stored there?
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1) Revenge for atacking similar Ukrainian installations, especially postal service sorting centers
2) Many sellers there, maybe even WB itself, offer drone parts up to complete kits and protective gear/armored vests.
3) Ukraine claims they are basically delivering this stuff to the front area.
 
Admiral Beez said:
What's the connection between Wildberries ecom and the Russian military? Are there drone or missile components stored there?
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I have seen some detailed analysis showing the sorts of things but can't find it at present - will do more digging and find it as it was from only this last week. The basic gist was that Wildberries is supplying all sorts of equipment to the Russian soldiers because the Military itself cannot. Everything from helmets and body armour to night vision equipment to drones.

For now though:

www.bbc.com

Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online giant retailer Wildberries

Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight.
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