realitista@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoRussia shoots down its own Su-35 fighter jetdefence-blog.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down15
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkRussia shoots down its own Su-35 fighter jetdefence-blog.comrealitista@lemm.ee to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareHuddaBudda@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-21 year agoThe multi-million dollar jet? Easily replaceable with money. The pilot? That’s a hit. You don’t just trust anyone to fly that jet, you get your best and brightest, your most loyal, the most decorated pilot to fly that plane. In Pokemon terms, you just watched another country permanently delete a shiny Charizard to its own confusion. Edit: Thank you @Akareth!
minus-squareIntroversion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-21 year agoI actually doubt currently they can replace that jet easily, or perhaps at all? Seems like just finding parts to keep their modern equipment alive has become hard for them.
minus-squarewizzor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWay to use an audience relevant metaphor.
The multi-million dollar jet? Easily replaceable with money. The pilot? That’s a hit.
You don’t just trust anyone to fly that jet, you get your best and brightest, your most loyal, the most decorated pilot to fly that plane.
In Pokemon terms, you just watched another country permanently delete a shiny Charizard to its own confusion.
Edit: Thank you @Akareth!
I actually doubt currently they can replace that jet easily, or perhaps at all? Seems like just finding parts to keep their modern equipment alive has become hard for them.
Way to use an audience relevant metaphor.
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