Apparently one of the job interview questions at Raytheon now is now "do you play War Thunder". If they are seriously interested in an offer they'll even ask your friends, coworkers, and family members just to make sure.
There is maximum thrust and then there is maximum thrust that you routinely use in training. Supposedly Russian engines have a "training mode" that is used to preserve engine life in routine training. Wonder if something similar is used for WS-10.
It is from Yankeesama, who is a pretty legit source most of the time. Here is a photo of him receiving commendations from Northern Theater Command for doing a great live coverage of Tank Biathlon 2020.
Also do keep in mind that the article was written in 2018. J-16 has received at least...
People who claim that a war would've started had 8 additional planes been shot down clearly don't have a good understanding of how things work in the real life. Obviously they'll just claim that they shot down 18 Pakistanis jets, get a bunch of people to repeat it on Twitter nonstop for 10...