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@carkawalakhatulistiwa

Жыл бұрын

using Soviet Union aircraft that are no longer in production against Russia. what could go wrong but holding on

@Darko-kn6il

Жыл бұрын

dude are you delusional? how does that counteroffensive helped? they are still getting defeated by Russia have you not seen maps of that russia Ukraine war? bakhmut is a few hours away of falling against Wagner mercenaries that's a fucking mercenaries kicking NATO troops at bakhmut lol🤣

@Darko-kn6il

Жыл бұрын

update bakhmut has already fallen according to neutral youtube sites.

@sinisajakus3602

Жыл бұрын

mig29 hahahahah

@TheRezro

Жыл бұрын

It is not well known fact. But at least Polish MiG-29 are in NATO standard, what mean that they can launch at least some Western munitions. Most likely HARM, MALD and AMRAAM. Possibly, but I'm not sure also the Storm Shadow (some claim those are launched from modified Su-25, so hard to say?). That was BTW reason for the delays. As result of misunderstanding NATO civilian leaders though that those are standard models, but Poland needed certification of the USA for the missiles. Which lead to infamous delay.

29'S are air supieriority fighters and both Polish and Slovakian machines are upgraded to carry Nato armaments, StormShadows baby ;)

@varun2250

Жыл бұрын

How well do these Mig29's fare in the A2A department?

@UnmenschgebliebenerMann67

Жыл бұрын

No they arent upgraded for Nato arms.

@voidtempering8700

Жыл бұрын

​@@varun2250Not well. They are far inferior to the jets Russia is currently flying.

@jjjr.1186

Жыл бұрын

@@UnmenschgebliebenerMann67 yes. Every nation in NATO updated all Soviet arms to meet NATO commitments. It's how harm and sidewinders are being launched from mig29.

@UnmenschgebliebenerMann67

Жыл бұрын

@@jjjr.1186 Harm was integrated just recently. And have you one source or picture of a Mig firing sidewinders? It never happened.

I remember during the first Gulf War, F-16s often engaged in "tank plinking", dropping unguided 500 pound bombs on Iraqi tanks. Apparently their targeting systems were good enough even back then to place unguided bombs on armored vehicles from an altitude high enough to avoid ground fire. That would seem to be a useful capability in this war. Now they should be able to drop guided munitions from altitudes above the range of manpads.

@Harry._.Thompson

Жыл бұрын

@@fatdaddy1996 probably quite well, because Russian AA is too busy shooting their own aircraft down to notice the f-16

@rubenlopez3364

Жыл бұрын

I do that all the time in Ace Combat

@smyers820gm

Жыл бұрын

@@fatdaddy1996 it’ll work just fine goober. They launch storm shadows to flatten every as site within 500 miles 😂

@hellboystein2926

Жыл бұрын

Manpads are overvalued in by the public opinion in this war anyway, the real problem are the numerous Buk, Kup, NASAMS,.. systems and the long range systems like S-300, Patriot. In Irak this systems where taken out by wild weasels or at least sanatized by loads of HARMs, thats what ukraine needs to, F-16 is a good choice since its the USes most potent one in the Wild Weasel role.

@jirka4344

Жыл бұрын

@@rubenlopez3364 ahh yes ace combat the most realistic flightsim

Polish MIG 29 are something between standard MIG 29 and F16. Since 10-15 years facilities in Bydgoszcz city working on integration of MIG 29 with some NATO arnament. This is how Ukrainian MIG 29 suddenly starts to use AGM-88 HARM ;)

@blechtic

Жыл бұрын

I think they're only using the mode where it seeks the target independently, so they don't really get to point the HARM at a target.

History note -- the MiG29 was designed to fight the F16, after the F16 entered service. That gave the MiG an advantage. However, the F16 production line never closed and is still turning out absolutely modern models to many nations, most based on NATO standards.

@quartersquishy5312

9 ай бұрын

Only by 2.5 years when both planes were almost completely designed, also today's migs and f16s have been upgraded so much that that doesn't matter much.

@jimmiller5600

9 ай бұрын

@@quartersquishy5312 These planes have been around so long MiG rebranded the -29 as a -35 to give it that new jet smell. Lockheed tried to change the -16 to -21 for the same reason.

@quartersquishy5312

9 ай бұрын

@@jimmiller5600 ok, I don't see your point?

@goldenhate6649

9 ай бұрын

@@jimmiller5600 While yes, that is a marketing ploy to sell the jets. The modern variants of both of these jets are so different from the originals that they basically are completely new planes just using the same chasis. It would be like dropping a modern V8 supercharged engine into a 1969 Mustang and having a modern radio, bluetooth, drive by wire and digital speed dial in the cabin. Their original use and performance characteristics aren't really relevant anymore.

I saw an interview with a Ukrainian artilleryman who went from using the Soviet-era 2S7 to being retrained on the PzH2000. He said it was like going from a Lada to a Mercedes, and that it was so easy, it felt like everything was being done for him. I suspect you might hear a similar thing coming out of Ukrainian pilots once they get retrained to fly the F-16.

@Frankon81

Жыл бұрын

@srfriso94 you canot say the same about the ground crew...

@piotrmalewski8178

Жыл бұрын

Using a jet fighter is more complicated than using a tank or SPG. There were plenty of Polish pilots retrained from MiG-29 to F-16 and their training took years. They said learning to use all the switched without thinking about takes months alone.

@patriotenfield3276

Жыл бұрын

2S7 and PZH2000 serves different purposes. He actually meant switching from 2S19 to PZH 2000. Both unlike M109, use semi auto loading with Bonus for PZH 2000 , they actually use fully automated loading .

@patriotenfield3276

Жыл бұрын

@lazarus921 the same goes for PZH 2000 too.

@alexseguin5245

Жыл бұрын

@@piotrmalewski8178 It's different for highly motivated troops, I'm sure Ukrainian could do it faster.

the upgraded Polish MiGs they gave to Ukraine gained the ability to use NATO aviation weapons, including compatibility with the US AGM-88 HARM high-velocity anti-radar missiles, AIM-9 short-range infrared homing air-to-air missiles, and early modifications of missiles from medium-range air-to-air class AIM-120 with a target engagement range of up to 70 km. In addition, Polish upgraded MiG-29 fighters can use American JDAM and JDAM-ER-guided bombs

@clutteredchicagogarage2720

Жыл бұрын

It seems like Poland did a great job in the past 20 years of figuring out how to upgrade and improve its stock of old Soviet weapons. I absolutely believe that the Polish MiG-29s will give Ukraine a huge boost. So will Poland's PT-91 Twardy upgrade of the Soviet T72 tank. Meanwhile, Poland has also given Ukraine some of its newer post-Soviet weapons like its Krab self-propelled howitzers. I've also seen multiple videos of Ukrainians using Polish Piorun missiles to take down Russian jets and helicopters. Poland has done an incredible job in the past 20 years of assembling weapons systems that combine effective technologies from the USA, other parts of Europe, the former Soviet Union, Poland's existing industry, and South Korea.

@perunshogun7276

Жыл бұрын

@@clutteredchicagogarage2720 Krab is absolutely modern and western howitzer combined from AHS and K9 but developed and tested in Poland. By Ukrainians proven better then PH2000 even loaded by human not automat. Topaz BMS, drones (Fly Eye dedicated for Krab) and command vehicle created SYSTEM - not only howitzer - and this system helps other Ukrainian artillery be better, more precise, and less expensive (according to ammunition) then ruzzist. It's still not enough - to defeat Russia - they need more planes like F-16 or 15 but that's political level, not technical or economical. I am afraid that this war will take other 10 years and will cost democratic world much more if we do nothing.

@fallinginthed33p

Жыл бұрын

I thought Indian and Malaysian Mig-29 variants also had integration with western systems and weapons. The expertise is out there. Better to have a rustbucket Mig conducting combat missions than a sportscar F-16 stuck in the garage.

@volodymyrbuchak1852

Жыл бұрын

@@perunshogun7276 A democratic world. 😂😂

@pertpesc7058

Жыл бұрын

But still It's to old. Not stealt, not fast. It's like a race betwin a sports car from 1985 and one made in 2020. Who whould you put your money on ??

I REALLY ENJOY ENJOY YOUR POSTS... THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE, BUT REALLY HILARIOUS. GREAT WORK.

I'm a recently retired F-15C pilot, I can add some anecdotal context. F-16s are the wrong aircraft for Ukraine. While the F-16 has far better SEAD capability than Mig-29s, it's in the same boat when it comes to being preyed upon by Mig-31 and Su-35. The F-16 is a multirole fighter for a reason, and that reason is because it's ineffective at long range combat, and with Russia launching R-37 air to air missiles at Ukrainian jets from 100 miles out, the F-16 has nothing to counter that threat. Why? Small airframe aircraft such as the F-16 and F-35 struggle with radar output cooling, there just isn't enough physical heat sink area and fuel stores to run cooling lines through to match the radar output of an F-15 or Su-35, which means large frame aircraft can launch on smaller jets from much farther out on radar power alone. I flew Red Air for a while at Red Flag and a flight of 4 F-15Cs routinely downs 12-18 F-16 / F-18 with no losses in real scenarios, its not even fair. The correct aircraft for Ukraine are French Rafael (with the fancy electronics package) or EA-18G because ECM and ECCM are equalizers when it comes to leveling a BVR disparate battlefield. The Rafael or Growler might still not be able to pressure the Mig-31 or Su-35 in air-to-air, but the jamming pods can give Ukrainian pilots the ability to get close enough to the front line to employ HARMs or air to ground munitions while frustrating both ground based and air based Russian radars and missiles, giving much better survivability than an F-16. The Rafael has 14 hard points vs F-16's 9 so the Rafael can also shoot down more drones and cruise missiles if needed. The F-16 really requires F-15 or F-22 mission support in combat Vs. Russian latest variant aircraft. The F-35 doesn't have the range for mission effectiveness so they generally are in the back lines as support and situation awareness assets.

@ChucksSEADnDEAD

Жыл бұрын

MiG-31s have to take long range potshots. Attack helicopters and Su-25s have to get within a few miles of the frontline. AMRAAM races R-37, but one has to travel 5 miles and the other 100. Which one reaches the target first?

@Michael_OBrian

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome insight about jet capabilities!

@_Dibbler_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for you insight, that's very interesting. My little take on this: Ukraine cant operate their Migs forever, Airframes suffer fatigue, western states run out of replacement Migs. So at one point in time they need something to at least protect their airspace roundabout what they can do now or a little better. I dont think anyone expects Ukraine to gain air superiority, not completely losing it is more the target. Besides, the F-16 can use Aim120s and has at least a better radar than the Mig29, so this would already put some more pressure on the Russians and keep them further away. As you mentioned the R-37, as far as I know its a anti AWACs and anti Bomber missile and doesnt maneuver very well, so I dont know if its really a great BVR missile compared with the Aim120 when it comes to intercepting fighters (but I dont really know much about it, just what I read)

@agentorange9867

Жыл бұрын

Sir, im not a pilot, thanks for your insight, but Ukraine is not getting F-15, they are US only, and US is already running out of approved funds for Ukraine. And you know politics of your country much better than me, populists will never let Joe Biden make a dramatic increase on the new package. Because in order to supply both new artillery, new ground vehicles,new ammunition, ammo, SAM'S(that have notoriously expensive missles), and thing as expensive as NATO jets, congress will need to pass a 150 billion package for the next half of the year. The 60 billion one that was approved at the beginning of the year is ALREADY running out.

@downinla4076

Жыл бұрын

Zero perfect chance the French will give Rafael to Ukraine. They won’t even give MBT. Macron has way too much domestic issues going on to concentrate on helping the Ukrainians.

Another aspect that was brought up in a interview with Ukrainian pilot is that F16s will be much safer for the pilots due to long range radars and availability of missiles/radar that does not require constant lock a target . It’s true that most losses is from surface to air missiles but with current MiGs they simply can’t counter russian bombers protected by some newer russian jets operating in Russian airspace.

@MrSumone

Жыл бұрын

Giving them f16s would require NATO forces in ukraine to help with maintenance. No thanks. How about we push for peace instead of insisting on the deaths of what is left of the Ukrainian population. At least 1/4 of the population has left the country and many of them will not return once the conflict is over because the countries they ran to are much better to live in than the most corrupt country in Europe. We are aiding in the destruction of the Ukrainian state and will be footing the bill for years to come. After the US has tired of their current play thing and move onto playing with their next toy: Taiwan, Ukraine will be a failed state. Imagine Libya except with white people, which will be why the media will cover Ukraine much more. They had no interest in how we destroyed the lives of the Libyan population and led to open slave markets. But if that happens in ukraine it will be all you see on cable news.

@deadshot4245

Жыл бұрын

You talking tws mode or the fact that they are not firing fox-3’s

@harrythej9683

Жыл бұрын

I remember that as well. The Ukrainians said that they avoid Air to Air combat since the more modern Russian planes can just fir and forget at them outside of their own radar range, while the Ukrainians need to be closer and have to face the Russian planes. Mig 29s sounded almost helpless in this explanation.

@recon17

Жыл бұрын

Its not the plane, its the weapons. Mig-29s can fire those same russian (and western) missiles. Ukraine just doesn't have them.

@harrythej9683

Жыл бұрын

@@recon17 It is the plane, since western planes could also equip western weapons without having to modify the Mig29 like for the HARM missiles. Many western countries could then send munitions for those planes.

Love your videos, man, really informative and fun to watch

outstanding info and presentation. glad your our infantryman. thumbs up

What's most important about the F16 isn't it's flying abilities but it's ability to interface with NATO missles. Sure, they've hacked HARMs and etc onto migs but only with limited capabilities (preprogrammed launches). Yes, other NATO planes would work too but the F16 is one of the most common military jets on the planet and the other abilities you mention are nice too.

@sicKlown86

Жыл бұрын

Not only that, but since it's such a widely produced platform in service with friendly nations any needs for replacements and/or maintenance is much easier than trying to source ever fewer Mig parts.

@jg3000

Жыл бұрын

F-16 is bad ass. But can't take off from unprepared runways. MIG 29 wins.

@WulfgarOpenthroat

Жыл бұрын

I think the most important thing about the F-16 is the availability of airframes and parts; it's been built in massive numbers, and a number of countries are in the process of replacing it with the F-35, so it should be possible to source a large number of them and replace losses over the long haul.

@smyers820gm

Жыл бұрын

@@jg3000 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ok. Drink that copium

@lamlam2750

Жыл бұрын

@@jg3000 If everyone thought like you, surgeries would be done with hammers, not scalpels

You can say what you want but the Mig-29 is a beautiful plane.

@john_in_phoenix

Жыл бұрын

It's an excellent airplane, but 30 years out of date with regards to radar and missiles.

@oleh.kachynskyi

Жыл бұрын

Just for a showout - true, for the current situation in Ukraine - 50/50

@one-metallica4156

Жыл бұрын

For sure. Russia does create some excellent looking jets.

@gdheib0430

Жыл бұрын

Basically the Russian version of the F-14 tomcat...very iconic.

@djkinetic2020

Жыл бұрын

@@john_in_phoenix It's Ukraine, Ukraine is 90 years behind every country in Europe. Now that it's been destroyed it's 100 years behind now. Poorest country in Europe and it's occupied, corrupt and NOT SAFE. It's not a country anymore but a warzone.

Great work! Simple and understanding for something so difficult👍

It's really a trip to go back to the early 1950s and the Korean war and see the first jet powered mig in action: the Mig15. It was tiny but fast and manueverable and sported 2X23mm and 1X37mm cannons. It was designed primarily to go after our B-29 bombers.

Love the videos. Could I see something about EMP in relation to new fighters with all the electronics please?

I love how DCS is such a good looking game that it can be used for footage like this.

@lioneddy

Жыл бұрын

I was genuinely confused what is real footage and in-game footage.

Another advantage of the MiG-29 over the F-16 is its rough field capabilities. The MiG-29 has a far more robust landing gear and wheels than the Falcon. Also it can close its engine inlets and suck air through louvers on the top of the inlets to feed the engines while landing and taking off avoiding FOD. This means that Ukraine can close off a section of road and use that for a landing strip. Or even use a dirt or grass runway to base its Fulcrums from.

@AHalz

Жыл бұрын

What collosal bs this is. Your typical road is not suited for landing of fighter aircraft, this is common knowledge. Airways and civilian roads are built to completely different standards, and while a certain section of a highway might be capable of hosting fighter aircraft, this is far from the norm. The only aircraft on this planet that can operate on larger sections of civilian roads are the Gripen, not Mig-29s

@umbra6772

Жыл бұрын

I like to call that individual piece of Soviet engineering philosophy we see of that nature the "Fallout" angle. Individual adhoc units in a nuclear wasteland battlefield was a real theory both the U.S. and USSR cashed in on in different ways. The USSR styled things to be smaller in locale akin to bandit mentality while the U.S. doubled down on interoperability to find missing links of it's units to coalesce forces again

@Humbulla93

Жыл бұрын

​@@AHalz gripen is able to do that because it isn't that wide like a mig-29 which would certainely Crash into a light pole. Except If the UA has a 6 lanes Autobahn then it could be possible as the MiG is only 5 tons heavier at max. And If the Highway can sustain tanks which are several times heavier, such a Fighter wouldn't pose a problem

@oleh.kachynskyi

Жыл бұрын

@@AHalz That's true to some degree, there're videos of Ukrainian MIGs taking of from a highways in Ukraine, and it's a known fact that MIGs landing gears are more stronger comparing to F-16. That's actually one of the points against giving F-16 to us, cause our landing bases are soviet-made basically, made from concrete plates, which are not suitable for F-16. But yes, you're right, common roads are not suitable at all.

@crawlmanjrable

Жыл бұрын

@@umbra6772 Interesting thought. Something to research my next day off.

Another key feature of the MIG-29 is the ability to jump out in mid flight, fire a rocket launcher at the enemy, and then press F to enter the cockpit again.

@h4l0g3n

10 ай бұрын

I don't believe I saw anything mentioned in this video regarding the RendeZook; I agree with you that it more than likely would benefit the Ukrainian pilots tremendously.

Just wanna say I love your channel. Ive watched it grow at a ridiculous rate and I'm really happy for you. You put out great content Cappy. Thank you

Romania just retired Mig-21 last week. Croatia still flies them but also close to retirment. Both countries switching to F-16. (India is keeping their Mig-21 a while longer). Not sure if it would be worthwhile to transfer those museum pieces from Romania and Croatia to Ukraine. They would get killed anywhere near the front. But could be useful as trainers and to shoot down Iranian drones. Their use could free up the relatively more advanced Mig-29 for other duties.

@michalandrejmolnar3715

Жыл бұрын

Isn't Croatia buying Rafales?

@erf3176

Жыл бұрын

@@michalandrejmolnar3715 Actually, I think you are right about that.

@vortex4705

Жыл бұрын

Here in India those are called widow makers and that's not even an exaggeration so yeah maybe retiring them would be best

@_Kbinks

Жыл бұрын

@@michalandrejmolnar3715 yup Croatia is getting 12 Rafales.

@eddybulich3309

Жыл бұрын

@@michalandrejmolnar3715 Purchased 12 - first ones due in Croatia in June this year.

Its a stop gap but a baldly needed one.

Nice to see the DCS spotlight, we always welcome more virtual pilots, it's a fun hobby and an informative one

Great report T&P

Air combat is so much more fun in the virtual world.

The actual main advantage of these MiG-29 assets is their ability to carry HARM anti-radiation missiles. Cappy mentions this at around 16:45. However, with the MiG, these are not fully integrated, so the missile has to use pre-programed mode. With F-16, you have full interoperability, so you can use HARM in a Wild Weasel role. Basically, with the MiG, you can take out a radar site if you know where it is before you take off. With the F-16, you can go hunting.

@razor1uk610

10 ай бұрын

I would imagine the HARM/Super-Shrike whilst going to pre-identified target positions, will be able to be an set to a passive or semi-active mode on the ground, mission & intel dependant, where should an electronic emission be emitted from a pre-specified selection of target emissions, that it will direct itself to it/them & the to an object in the close vicinity of that emission should it have 'gone silent'/dark and shut itself down.

'Don't drink the cannon water'. Sounds like a challenge to me. If you bottled the old cannon water, that would sell better than coca cola man.

@Taskandpurpose

Жыл бұрын

glug glug glug, cannon water isn't that bad

@markholub97

4 ай бұрын

Let’s be real. We live in a world where people can sell bath water. There’s definitely a market for cannon water.

Love the Burrito analogy 😂🎉

Task and Purpose is one of my favorite channels. It’s informative, funny, and I really entertaining.

MiG was responsible for the ADM-169 so i can see them still playing a role when F-16 arrives

@viewer-of-content

Жыл бұрын

They should definitely currently have more trained mig29 pilots and trained maintenance crews. Planes also have limited lifetime flight hours and continuous flight hours possible, so cycling pilot through planes maintenance cycles will probably improve availability and lifespan.

@king_kiff3969

Жыл бұрын

F16 won't bae arriving...

@andersgrassman6583

Жыл бұрын

@@king_kiff3969 They'll arrive by end of September.

In m opinion, the best part about the videos done on this channel is all the actual military footage he digs up! Love it!!😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅👍👍

Hitting the big time on the nfcu sponsorship

Jesus thanks for reminding me I'm older than MIG-29.

@ericdpeerik3928

Жыл бұрын

New rule: if you're MIG-29 age or older, you get transfered to Ukraine 🤪

@AgentX2006

Жыл бұрын

@@ericdpeerik3928 I hope you mean hardware and not people. 142 million Americans might have something to say about being forcefully conscripted into the Ukrainian army.

The thing about the f16 that wasn’t covered is the blocks. Yes, the MiG 29 and f16 are comparable but you need to compare the specific block f16. Simply put, the f16 has had more investment and upgrading over the year’s comparatively, the the latest MiG 29 variant which is probably as good as the f16 block 60 with an aesa radar of its own isn’t in full production. It should be pointed out tbag a lot of the F16 in US service are kinda shit when compared go the top US aircraft flying, and that’s simply because they ARE old. The US hasn’t received a new f16 in over a decade. Many of the f16 flying are f16 block 40 or 50 which radar isn’t that great, using a mechanically scanned pulse Doppler radar rather than an aesa radar like the apg 80 on the block 60 or apg 83 on the block 70. F16 block 50s are better than the modem MiG 29 in Ukrainian service and can fire better munitions, that being the aim 120. Ukraine doesn’t have r77-1 which are the Russian equivalent to aim 120 c-5 which outrange r27 and the most important thing is the r27 is sahr rather than arh(semi-a five radar homing vs active radar homing) and that can be important when you need to go defensive and lose a lock on the target, the missile can then use its own radar rather than searching for the radar beam.

@fatdaddy1996

Жыл бұрын

Well said. The chances of us giving late model versions of F16 are super slim!

@pogo1140

Жыл бұрын

​@@fatdaddy1996 problem with the mig-29 is the lack of missiles

@DonVigaDeFierro

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, great points. This comment should be higher.

@lordphullautosear

Жыл бұрын

I saw an Ukrainian military channel interview in which the F-16 MLU was discussed. Not as good at the latest upgrade, but good enough to seriously vex the enemy.

@pogo1140

Жыл бұрын

@@lordphullautosear They just need that targeting and Navigation pod and the AN/ASQ-213 HARM targeting system to make best use of it, along with the AIM-120C, now if they can incorporate the Meteor missile .....

thx

Your Information is amazing. And your sense of humor.

Really digging the shift to a slightly more serious tone that this channel has taken recently. Striking a great balance between solid info and the occasional quip. Carry on.

@BroDuke1

Жыл бұрын

It was better with the jokes

@DrVesuvius70

Жыл бұрын

​@@BroDuke1 Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

So happy to see Growling Sidewinder and Longshot featured

@taskandpurpose - Perhaps I overlooked the link, but where's your merch shop? That shirt's awesome

Ukraine should definitely currently have more trained mig29 pilots and trained maintenance crews. Planes also have limited lifetime flight hours and limited continuous flight hours possible, so cycling pilot through planes maintenance cycles will probably improve availability and lifespan.

@piotrd.4850

Жыл бұрын

They had only 240 of them so....

@pogo1140

Жыл бұрын

@@piotrd.4850 They had less than 50 MiG-29's on Feb 24 2022

@carlyar5281

Жыл бұрын

More aircraft will definitely help the pilot get more flights and relieve pressure on the maintenance crews by increasing operationally available aircraft. Which will be especially helpful because it sounds like the mig 29 is a pretty maintenance intense aircraft.

@king_kiff3969

Жыл бұрын

Ukraine has virtually no jet aircraft left what so ever. The levels of copium for deluded Americans is insane.

@user-ki3yn6ef7e

Жыл бұрын

@@king_kiff3969 ukrainian army does not exist, all ukrainian sams have been destroyed, they have no tanks left, 25 patriot sams have been destroyed by 0.02 Kinzhal etc etc etc. Your profile pic says it all.

Note: Polish MiGs were upgraded to carry NATO missiles when it joined NATO.

@johnridout6540

Жыл бұрын

They also got new avionics, radar, navigation, comms, etc.

@piotrd.4850

Жыл бұрын

No and no. Avionics was lmited to communication and sacling instruments in imperial. No Western integraiton.

@alexnderrrthewoke4479

Жыл бұрын

​@@piotrd.4850 Exactly these NAfo bots love spreading misinformation

@yaqppl

Жыл бұрын

No such thing happened. In fact they were mainly in poor condition due to the lack of spare parts produced - who would guess - in mother russia. But still it's better than nothing.

@johnridout6540

Жыл бұрын

@@yaqppl Polish MIG92s were extensively modernised some time ago. I don't know about the old East German ones.

The burrito cut was perfect.

Congrats on a million subscribers

@Taskandpurpose

Жыл бұрын

thank you really appreciate the kind words!

I think Ukraine could use F-16 as a quick and highly manoeuvrable AWACS with their radar. If it has a datalink connection to a Patriot or IRIS-T battery it could early detect cruise missiles or shahed drones.

@terryluckhurst4114

Жыл бұрын

So F16s will be on standing patrol mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Will they have AAR? I don't think so. Also my experience back in mid 1990s was its costly maintenance costs and tendency to change out either the PW F100-229 or GE F110-119 enines as line replaceable units (LRUs).....$$$$$$$$ and how many power plants will they provide for support or will they soon reach many holes in aircraft. For the long term within NATO the F16 in UKR makes sense but in this war theatre it might prove a logistic nightmare.

@gearfacts1273

Жыл бұрын

​@@terryluckhurst4114 Ukrainians can use own AWACS , they have own projects such An-72P and An-74 with radars.

@jul1anuhd

Жыл бұрын

@@terryluckhurst4114 So, you're right about the logistics and maintenance nightmare. F-16s aren't toys and they do come with their baggage. But let's not forget, we're in a war scenario here, and desperate times call for desperate measures. The focus on engines, I get it, but with NATO's help and some smart engineering, we might be able to extend the life of these engines. I've heard of some innovative approaches like predictive maintenance using AI that can optimize how we service these engines. NATO military personnel in Ukraine seems very unrealistic, but for repair the planes could be flown back to Poland or to the west of Ukraine, where "NATO volunteers" could help to repair them. And about AAR - yeah, that's likely off the table. But that doesn't mean F-16s can't do their job. Their range and endurance are sufficient for several operational scenarios, even without mid-air refueling. An F-16 could be in the air for about 2-3 hours and then be rotated with another F-16. And let's not forget the real gem here, the radar system. With the right tweaks, it could be a game-changer in detecting threats early. The F-16’s radar, in combination with ground-based systems like Patriot or IRIS-T batteries, could offer a significant early-warning advantage. I'm not sure if the US would allow their latest and greatest AESA radar in Ukraine (in case of losses), but even 20 year old models would be better than anything they've had so far. So, yes, it won't be easy, but in war, what is? I still believe F-16s could be a valuable asset for Ukraine.

@jacksonteller1337

Жыл бұрын

They probably will be used this way to combat the Shahed, they will intercept the cruise missiles and aircraft themselves. It is easy to maintain for the Ukrainian aircraft we will deliver the F-16MLU with spares and aircraft that will be cannibalised by the Ukrainian ground crews. The Ukrainian ground crews are already involved in reactivating the stored F-16MLU and taking apart the ones that have spent airframes. By this summer they will have a lot of highly trained air and ground crews.

@lqr824

Жыл бұрын

There's no need to, though. They have actual AWACS and similar flying just to the west of Ukraine I think pretty much 24/7, giving Ukraine all the eyes they need. "Quick" isn't a plus because you can see the whole airspace from a few slow planes. "Highly maneuverable" would be nice in some wars but in this, Russia cannot attack AWACS over third countries without going to war basically with NATO, and it already has bit off more than it can chew in Ukraine.

I absolutely love watching your videos! You and your son really go above and beyond to bring us, the viewers, incredible relics and locations! Keep bringing the history to life!

Loving the content as always, but your shaving regiment always gets me, soldier, baby face, soldier, baby face, soldier, i get it tho haha

This one is for you Cappy: 👍👍

I agree, the pilot makes an aircraft better, in a fight. What he knows, and how he uses the it to its pluses, and using your head on not being pulled into ab bad situation trying to beat your enemy, will end up killing you.😊

@Thulgore

Жыл бұрын

In essence.......everything that is wrong with the current russian military.

I am an armchair analyst, I have no idea what the answer is. I think we find your videos entertaining.

Awesome work as always, keep it up, you make my day, and a lot of others peoples days, better, when you upload, keep it up God bless you.♥🙏

Love how in the red circle just stands red circle

Its an interesting comparison between the MiG-29 and the F-16. Both aircraft are "fourth generation". The Fulcrum actually IOCed 6 years after the F-16A. (F-16C and later variants are what remain today). They have similar flight capabilities. The MiG-29 was conceived as a fighter to fill a similar role. But the major difference is the F-16 has received numerous upgrades to its radar, fire control systems, and datalink systems while Russia decided to put all of its eggs into the Su-27 line of fighters by continually upgrading them and deriving newer variants like the Su-30, Su-33, and Su-35.

There is nothing cooler and more chilled 😎 as flying an F-15 Eagle in a racetrack holding pattern 😅.

Loving that you and i are not quite as dumb as we look/talk/act but merely so close as to evade much attention and proficient at working in the margins.

As this war continues to push back and forth, it shows the need for a country to stay on top of their military preparation. Trade and Stem skills should have a higher priority in society in order to keep advancing and not be a target for world bullys.

@themc.kennyshow6585

Жыл бұрын

That is where the West shines: we`ve been focusing on our economies and education. We have great universities, great technology, varied (to some extent) trade routes. Ie better able to prosecute a war in that regard.

@anhconroy6172

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you

I think you're a bit rusty on those fractions. A thrust to weight ratio of 1.07 means every pound of force has to move .93 (=1/1.07) pounds. If it only had to move .07 lbs it would have 1/.07 = 14 thrust to weight ratio. (to get the weight to thrust ratio you just invert the thrust to weight ratio).

F-16 would no change anything, they would get older variants, those planes would either be blown on the ground, or shot down by MiG-31 from 300 km away, or S-300/400, BUK, etc.. Also, good luck maintaining F-16 in field conditions on improvised runways.

You are joking with the water tank drinking, but soviet airplanes had deicing tanks full of high quality, pure alcohol. And it was a massive issue, because everyone was stealing that alcohol and drinking it. One of issues was, that the rations were usually calculated for Siberia, so if you had airplane in lets say in summer in Poland, it still had to get so much alcohol even if it barely used any. It was so abundant, that from one of the ex military teacher I heard that in villages around the air bases, all homes had windows cleaned with that alcohol, it was so plenty.

Excellent description of this complex component of modern conflict… slightly dumbed down so I can understand.

Samuel Hidermov was a hero! RIP Ghost of Kiev 😭😇🙏

Nice photo from Battlefield V Iwo Jima map :)

Cappy your a good SOB.

Well, one thing that came out of this conflict is that the world once again has flying aces. I don't know if that's _good_ necessarily, but it happened.

What will become of the Mig-21 Lancers that are retiring from the Romanian Air Force?

@byzulescku

Жыл бұрын

All of them will be desmembered,the radars and all equipment wich still be usefull will be kept but the airframes are done.

Thanks

Still can't get over how sexy the Mig-29 looks

The MIG 29 is younger than the F-16

No but the F-16 that might mysteriously show up could.

@jaytrock3217

Жыл бұрын

Just like no boots on the ground other than those ex SF operators working for the US state department.

@tbyte007

Жыл бұрын

It wont be mysterious. G7 agreed to provide F-16s

@bilalbaig8586

Жыл бұрын

F16 supply was approved today.

Lol, the burrito comparison was hilarious.

i love the missle guidance system..❤

As a ground pounder, I don't know much about airplane. But as a ground pounder, I'll duck if there is any in the air. I see this as a way for the Ukrainian to have more air missions while pushing the more advance plane on harder op. It'll also allow more pilots to have more hand on exp flying and complex air op.

@carlyar5281

Жыл бұрын

As an Air Force vet who has been involved in operational planning, I will tell that you are correct.

Any aircraft is better than no aircraft, especially when, with a little effort, you can launch certain NATO munitions from them. The two listed have already had an impact on the war - AGM-88 and Stormshadow. The latter of which pretty much just requires an aircraft with a hard point. However, the west needs to decide if they want Ukraine to win, or become Afghanistan in Europe. If we want them to actually win, they need something better than the MIG 29, and the F-16 is a good choice. Right now, I get the feeling the west is trying to turn Ukraine into a stalemate, where Russia increasingly gets ground down over months/years of continuous, non-stop combat - with Ukraine suffering all the casualties in place of NATO. I hope I'm wrong about that, but the fact that we are even arguing over supplying modern aircraft and systems is kind of telling. The only time we up the ante is when the lines start to get static, or Ukraine gets pushed back a bit.

@brandonlevy8680

Жыл бұрын

obviously, I am not in the loop, but it is pretty obvious that the world (Washington) doesn't want, Ukraine to win. At least not in the short term. For pennies on the dollar, the west is destroying modern, Russia and the longer it goes on, the deeper the grave they are in. Not only has, Russia's military been set back by at least a decade, but Russia has lost close to a Million (give or take) able body men (through casualties and leaving the country). Their economy has been hammered into oblivion. Not just by sanctions but in arms sales and lack of able body workers AND the fact that the educated ones who could afford to do so have left the country. Now, Russia has lit a fire under NATO which is now larger and despite their "friendship" with, China, they now have to worry about losing a LARGE and profitable part of their country to, China (Eastern Russia, parts of Siberia and their only, Pacific port, Vladivostok). The longer this drags on, then the more, Russia will be broken. Ukraine is using hand me down equipment to chew away at a former superpower that until 18 months ago had the World's second most powerful army. Throw on top of all that, the longer this war goes on, then the more unstable the Russian Regime gets. The replacement might not be better, but he will be left with a destroyed economy, a gutted military and a reputation that will linger for a long time which will prevent foreign investors. Their only meaningful Ally, (China) who is helping them the most, benefits because it has the opportunity to get the territory to make it energy independent (oil and natural gas in eastern and northern, Russia). Russia's reputation as a arms supplier and business partner is shot to shit now. So, yeah. The west is not looking for, Ukraine to curb stomp, Russia. This is ALL about money. Supplying, Ukraine what it needs would cost exponentially more. This way, they can pay a fraction of the cost and still achieve the objective (destroy, Russia). Everyone seems to forget... Besides natural resources and it's women, Ukraine was a shit hole before the invasion. Run by mafia, corrupt politicians and most importantly, it wasn't a NATO member. If the west actually cared about, Ukraine, it would have done something in 2014. They didn't. So, Russia invading gave them all an excuse to finally get rid of the boogie man at a discount.

@ryanwoodlock

Жыл бұрын

If the west wanted a stalemate they would have laid a mine field across the country’s border like in Korea, the west doesn’t want politicians who are remarkably untrustworthy and weak to wage a political war for the purpose of trying to get re-elected

@obi-ron

9 ай бұрын

It's not a matter of letting Ukrainians suffer the casualties in place of the populationbof NATO countries, its a matter of not turning the Russian caused war into a global disaster. Putin facing NATO would give him the option to claim he has no choice but to use nukes and actually carry through the threat. The little dictator is unstable, untrustworthy and incapable of accepting the consequences of invading a sovereign nation. Providing materiel to the Ukrainians is preventing radiation poisoning across the planet because it robs the pallid potato of the excuse to show what a big man he wants people to believe he is.

@brandonlevy8680

9 ай бұрын

funny how, China's new map shows part of Russia as its own. Almost like, I knew what, I was talking about. Shocking.

@brandonlevy8680

24 күн бұрын

As a married man, I love being right once in a blue moon...

"Always remember to send in your weapons in small numbers spaced over a long period of time." - Zapp Brannigan

I know it's self deprecating humor, but you shouldn't call yourself a dummy. These are some of the smartest videos on KZread.

Twelve F-16s, a lightweight multirole fighter class that first entered service in 1978, are being acquired for $4.21 billion - meaning each airframe and its associated weaponry, spare parts and maintenance equipment will set the Jordanian defence budget back a little over $350 million.23 Jan 2023.

“It’s not the plane it’s the pilot”

@rogerwood5228

Жыл бұрын

Avionics

@kameronjones7139

Жыл бұрын

The plane still matters a lot

@alexfortin7209

Жыл бұрын

What about F-15’s of 104 and 0. We’re talking of 104 consécutives kills without a loss - it can’t be the pilot alone even if they were 10 times better.

@falconplays4170

Жыл бұрын

@@alexfortin7209 Top gun reference

@mauriciosolano9342

Жыл бұрын

Billy compared 0 to 100... Its not 0 to 100 Probably 60-70 to 90 points of difference

I wonder if they can carry jdam or laser-guided Hydra pods that would come in handy if they can integrate both weapons

Hit by “de breeze.” Yes, it’s pretty windy up at altitude.

I am from Warsaw and I want to warmly thanks our western allies. Family from Kyiv which live in my family' home can now safely return to their city because of quantity and quality of western AA systems. Patriot, Iris-T, NASAMS and others. Thank You.

@georgepantazis141

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting up a Ukrainian family 🇺🇦I have so much respect and thanks for Poland 🇵🇱 giving the Ukrainian Refugees a safe place for Ukrainian women and children to stay in your home's,says it all Poland 🇵🇱 are the best neighbours in the world 🌍.🇦🇺🇧🇧🇺🇦🇵🇱👍🙉🙈🙊

If they could launch a counter attack into Russian territory the F16 would be a great help in dealing with Russian fighters

@AHalz

Жыл бұрын

Except the Ukrainians have no counter to the extensive Russian air defense systems such as Buk and S-400. So no, this isn’t an option either

@oleh.kachynskyi

Жыл бұрын

@@AHalz HARMs are perfect for that, but I can tell for sure that we cannot launch an attack on russian territory, and that's not only because of an enemy air defense, but due to political implications. Regarding the air defense, our pilots still manage to get into russian radars zone, but due to low altitude flies, and timing counter measures, we didn't lost too many of our birds to those. Also, don't forget, russia can't close fully their sky, just watch constant "careless smokings" on whole russian territory 🤔

@ericdpeerik3928

Жыл бұрын

We wouldn't allow them to counter attack in to Russia, using our weapons. We just want the Russians to go home.

@dannydanny2789

Жыл бұрын

If f-16 enter russian airspace, it would be a very bad time for both Ukraine and it's allies. Even the tanks were leased to Ukraine with the condition of not operating on russian territory.

@nutritionfacts8871

Жыл бұрын

What a joke😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Btw the main reason why modern jets tend to sit a round mach 1.2-1.6 (on average) is statistics taken in combat situations and I think it was 98% of all total time in the air was well under mach 2 so the need of such insane speeds wasn't there, attaining such speed also came at the cost of huge fuel drinking and the airframe having to be heavily designed around such a speed usually resulting in far less capability in one key area be it payload, fuel capacity or maneuverability the trade offs were not worth it anymore with how advanced jets are these days

I think the Navy fed sponsorship is cool. Glad they’re in touch with us lol

It’s been announced that western countries will start training on F16 now, and the USA will allow export to Ukraine. Anticipated arrival time is fall 2023. This is not a silver bullet, but will help keep Russian planes from entering Ukrainian controlled territory and help intercept drones and cruise missiles. Given losses to the Ukrainian air fleet, replacement by western planes is necessary. F16 needs good airfields however, I don’t know how they are going to solve that problem.

@michaeldiaz4942

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I think the issue of the Ukrainians not being able to keep up the conditions of the airfields is becoming less and less of a problem as each day goes by. There are plenty of large airfields in the far west of Ukraine that are long enough to handle the F16. The main danger to them is strikes by Russian long range missiles and drones, but as proven lately, the modern anti-air equipment the Ukrainians are getting is able to quite effectively neuter those threats.

@ericdpeerik3928

Жыл бұрын

The way to resolve that is to use motorways (highways) as extra runways. Many small European countries have this as part of their emergency plan. Lessons learned from WW2.

The Swedish J35 Draken did the cobra way before the Russians did

@eddybulich3309

Жыл бұрын

people forget that fact.

Like they got any air bases left to fly from..

Another issue is that the HARM missle's cababilities are limited on the Mig

For all the war lovers here: Remember that the threat of nuclear war is very much on the table should NATO and the US continue to push this war.

@andersgrassman6583

Жыл бұрын

Well, I don't think Putin is completely irrational. He doesn't want to wipe Russia off the map for eternety. Nuclear weapons are in reality only useful when NOT used.

i can't belive you still on that GHOST OF KIEV LIE

@hiteshadhikari

Жыл бұрын

It's a propaganda channel too bud, just that cappy knows his audience and wants too keep them on his side

@Walter-wf8kd

Жыл бұрын

@@hiteshadhikari just sitting in a windowless room, typing stupid comments must be hell for you😢.

@hiteshadhikari

Жыл бұрын

@@Walter-wf8kd battle of bakhmut has ended bud, guess who won?

Finally a good sponsor

Love the Navy Fed ad. I have been using them for the past 5 years and will never leave them. Also the new block 70 F-16s being built now for Slovakia, Taiwan, and Bahrain are even more capable than the current USAF variants made in the 80s and 90s

NFCU is awesome, been with them for 25 years. Also, love how eventually Ukraine will have BOTH MiG-29s and F-16s. Though probably one of the reasons that the F-16 is seen as feasible now is because the Ukrainians have proven that they can effectively use the Western air defense assets they have received even when hard-pressed, making the F-16s safer on the ground when they get them.

Mig29 is about 10 years younger when it comes to the airframe itself than the f16. And airframes are what the Soviets excel at, especially towards the end of their existance. And Ukrainian pilots are familiar with migs, some of them veterans since day one. This will not win the war tomorrow, it's essentially 33 pieces of 1st grade equipment being delivered, and they can use NATO ordinance. This is definitely not nothing, and I bet they will get more and better stuff soon.

@prasakmanitou4925

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, you are not correct. Upgrades on Slovakian Migs are useless for Ukraine. Only avionics have been switched from metric units to imperial. And NATO friend-foe (removed before donation). The armament is still only old R-29 missiles. I'm thinking if Czech Republic... On 11 May, Czech President Petr Pavel, in a radio interview, offered the Areo L-159 to Ukraine. Subject to a decision by the Czech government, President Pavel said “It is worth considering whether we could provide Ukraine with our L-159 aircraft. As direct combat support aircraft, (the planes) could also help Ukraine significantly in the counteroffensive”. They also carry an array of western weapons such as: “AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-65 Maverick, and GBU-12 Paveway II and GBU-16 Paveway II laser-guided bombs.” They also are a Czech aircraft, approval from other countries isn’t required. It is also an upgrade from the Aero L-39 Albatros that the Ukraine Air Force uses.

@burlatsdemontaigne6147

Жыл бұрын

The F16's being offered are not old planes. No one is still flying the actual planes that entered service when the F16 was first introduced.

@brothergrimaldus3836

Жыл бұрын

The reason they had to bump it to the Mig 31 was that the Mig 29's air frame life was only 2500 hours. So, no, they don't do airframes.

@HalIOfFamer

Жыл бұрын

@@brothergrimaldus3836 if it were true then any mig 29 in service of a post communist county would have fallen apart years ago. But they clearly did not do that so either it was a quirk of early fulcrums or a complete lie to begin with.

@prasakmanitou4925

Жыл бұрын

​@@brothergrimaldus3836 Argee, Mig 29 is just an excellent product of philosophy "nuclear missiles like sausages". Short airframe, engine lifespan = any massive upgrade doesn't make big sense

"Don't drink the cannon water" Literally 1984.

I fucking love this channel. Keep up the good work kappy

Unless the F-16s sent to Ukraine have a counter capability to Russian fire control radar and the associated Air-to-Air LONG RANGE R-37 missiles launched from over Russia, from 100nm out, the F-16s will be shot down easily. You need better air-to-air countermeasures than what the F-16 has. Maybe certain blocks do, but that's not clear currently.

I feel like the main issue of using the F-16s will be the time that it's going to take in order to train the ukrainian pilots for them to use the F-16, this is not like changing from a Ford to a Chevrolett or an Ak to an AR rifle, these sort of training takes months, and they don't have the time for that. So the best solution at the moment, is sending all the avaible Fulcrums that any of the ex-soviet countries has for spare to Ukraine, even though, most are in worse conditions than the Ukranian Fulcrums. And the biggest drawback that the Fulcrum has is how outdated the platform is in comparason with the Russian counterparts.

@alandoak5146

Жыл бұрын

Russia is prepared to fight a Forever War, throwing another quarter million men into the bonfire, and another half million after that, expecting that the west will eventually lose interest. It won't be over this year. Delay and timidity from the west will prolong this conflict.

@CtesiC

Жыл бұрын

It’ll take 4 months according to last reports.

@ChucksSEADnDEAD

Жыл бұрын

Well they're not going to send pilots to the trenches so them getting a few months of training is better than have them sitting in an airbase with no aircraft to fly.

@badasstasticusbadass4908

Жыл бұрын

@@CtesiC I would say... maybe from 8 to 10 months, i mean this is not just the pilot training, but also training the crew that will be in charge of the repairs and overall maintainencent of the aircraft, and there's a pletora of logistical issues that needs be addressed as well, such as supply of ammo, bombs and missiles, does the the U.S will provide all that? Or they will be willing to provide the means to the Ukrainians to produce them? How much cash it is going to be expent? And many more things that we can't take in consideration due the lack of Information. Unless if the Ukranians somehow could be capable of improving the Fulcrums with modern tech to make them on pair with the russian counterparts, because, The Fulcrum is an incredible frame, the issue is how outdated the weapons systems is.

@piotrd.4850

Жыл бұрын

@@badasstasticusbadass4908 small matter of integrating with domestic IFFs..... other aircraft....

The burrito reference killed me lmao

I was chasing Walt Flannigan's dog and saw you halfway to Buy Me Toys.

Those mig 29 jets are the ones delivering Storm Shadow missiles to Russian forces in past couple days.

@blockx8607

Жыл бұрын

SS is too heavy for Mig. They launch them from Su-24

@pete49327

Жыл бұрын

@@blockx8607 I can live with that, thanks for info.