Yankee F-18 hot shot gets medal for shooting down Syria air force Su-22 ground attack plane in 2018

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1039287038699360258

 

[Beny Karachun]

What do you mean by "Hotshot"?

 

[TopCat]

Shooting an SU-22
How about shooting a hawk next time?

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Shooting an SU-22
How about shooting a hawk next time?

Su-22 has no radar. AIM-9X didn't even work on flares. Had to use M61 auto cannon.

 

[T-Rex]

US top gun in action! The Russians are cowards. They are very brave against the civilians in Idlib but helpless against the top bully.

 

[Kompromat]

Yeah congrats dude, you shot down a rusty ol plane with no radar.

 

[gambit]

Yeah congrats dude, you shot down a rusty ol plane with no radar.

So what? If the jet was good enough to fly in inventory, it was good enough to be shot down.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Yeah congrats dude, you shot down a rusty ol plane with no radar.

Quite better than shooting down weather balloons which our neighbor mastered.

 

[Kompromat]

Come on man. Its an overkill.

So what? If the jet was good enough to fly in inventory, it was good enough to be shot down.

 

[gambit]

Come on man. Its an overkill.

Soooo...

If a man comes at you with a knife, you will drop your pistol and attempt to subdue him with your knife?

Your criticism of US was emotional and childish. I dare you to propose it to any Pakistani pilot and see what happens.

 

[Kompromat]

I understand the military pov. But still man, this bird was not worth a shot.

Soooo...

If a man comes at you with a knife, you will drop your pistol and attempt to subdue him with your knife?

Your criticism of US was emotional and childish. I dare you to propose it to any Pakistani pilot and see what happens.

 

[Metanoia]

So what? If the jet was good enough to fly in inventory, it was good enough to be shot down.

Correct, but not at all worth the hoo ha.

 

[Trango Towers]

US top gun in action! The Russians are cowards. They are very brave against the civilians in Idlib but helpless against the top bully.

They are all cowards....russians americans british....they only murder unarmed of poorly armed nations

 

[Metanoia]

If a man comes at you with a knife, you will drop your pistol and attempt to subdue him with your knife?

Of course not. Also, I think this is a completely wrong parable to use in this scenario.

For starters, the Su-22 did not come at the F-18 or the US forces.

 

[gambit]

Of course not. Also, I think this is a completely wrong parable to use in this scenario.

For starters, the Su-22 did not come at the F-18 or the US forces.

It is appropriate.

In air combat, the first attempt is ALWAYS to surprise your opponent. You sneak up on him no matter what he is and/or what he carries. His mission is to deliver what he carries or make an influence from his presence. Your mission is to deny him his mission and to replace him with you. It is irrelevant what are his technical capabilities against yours.