Could Ukrainian Jets Penetrate Crimea And Bomb The Kerch Bridge? (WarGames 50) | DCS

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Ukraine-Russia Series:
Fulcrum/Flanker vs Foxbat/Super Flanker: • Mig-29 & Su-27 vs Su-3...
NASAMS vs Russian Cruise Missiles: • Could US-Supplied NASA...
Russian KH-47M2 vs Polish Air Force: • Could Russian Air-Laun...
Su-27 & Drone vs Snake Island: • Could Ukrainian Su-27s...
Su-25s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: • Could Su-25s Penetrate...
NATO Eurofighters vs Crimean AWACS: • Could NATO Eurofighter...
Patriot, Gepard & Gripen vs KH-65: • Could Patriot, Gepard ...
A-10s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: • Could A-10s Penetrate ...
USN Tomahawk Strike Kerch Bridge: • Could Russian Su-35, S...
USAF Stealth Strike Kerch Bridge: • Could USAF Strike Pene...
Ukrainian Jets Strike Kerch Bridge: • Could Ukrainian Jets P...
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[@grimreapers]

Ukraine-Russia Series: Fulcrum/Flanker vs Foxbat/Super Flanker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJm7l6uZbpl9d7c NASAMS vs Russian Cruise Missiles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnuskJVvas-tps0 Russian KH-47M2 vs Polish Air Force: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ_Vh6ungZqkb9k Su-27 & Drone vs Snake Island: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipDSg6KLZ6asnNE Su-25s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKq5Z2iYiq-tqNk NATO Eurofighters vs Crimean AWACS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5qtY5d8h81sa8k Patriot, Gepard & Gripen vs KH-65: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJnblaWEn86aZ8k A-10s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGHXi6KlZdp_npY USN Tomahawk Strike Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqfTmmuud96ajJo USAF Stealth Strike Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3vFl2x4mN2hrZI Ukrainian Jets Strike Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2mppqCrj7eYeJY F-22 Raptors vs Russian Fighters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaDQg5ajp9x9jc0 Raptor/Eagle vs Super Flanker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZbUiqCriKqiY5o USAF Bombers vs Mariupol Defenses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3TWk6KFfJWEi5Y Ukraine Bombs Snake Island: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eImZammDgMmemJo Stealth Fighters vs Russian Bombers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrQamOgo7Z3qaM Sinking Of Moskva #3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHrNoKx_nsqCsLs Sinking Of Moskva #2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ_Nl5WglKqqjZY Sinking Of Moskva #1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKnamWmDfLF9hMU Russia Nukes Britain: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvOZWiIe7aqd5o Ukraine Uses Danish F-16s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2izmp6opZWEl7s Ukraine Uses Polish Mig-29s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTMZad3ft-ohbc Russian-Britain Missile Attack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKiseJmXl9utfqM Ghost Of Kyiv: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6PGpWuMadNkY7c Belgorod Raid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LcnIeuqZuZqtk Eurofighter/Fulcrum vs Super Flanker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Hcepymes2aiJI US Strike vs Odessa kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZbMgHudr86WbLs Russian Helo Rocket Lob: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2KbeJp9o7WSqa8 Russian Su-25 vs US Patriot SAM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6TTZ2yQecSnhZI Understanding Russian SAMs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGXbhauCg7-Lmdk Ukrainian Jets Road Operations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnPTq4SentODmNk Russian 40 Mile Convoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKPCXmV8gcefeM0 Flanker vs Super Flanker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jICkpoJ8ga96oZY

[@alfredjodokusquarker2965]

Hi, I´m not vary familiar with combat purposed armed airplanes. What is this device mounted to the cabins hatch sealing next to the HUD?🤔 ThX 4 the Video looks reale good. 👍

[@miriamweller812]

500 pounds woul do close to nothing to such a bridge. A bridge is a massive, carrying structure. You might make a hole in it here and there, but to bring it down, especially such a bridge, build to withstand weather and sea, including ice in winter, 500 pound bombs are more like a fire cracker, IF you even hit it. It's not an easy target. Bridges are very hard to destroy if you can't excess them easily and plant as much explosive as you wish in certain spots to maximize damage. Such massives bridges even harder.

[@alfredjodokusquarker2965]

@@miriamweller812 True. It would need a Star Wars style vent shaft hit on several points, to perform a total collapse.👷

[@mookiemookie602]

8888

[@strambino1]

OK so right when the bridge started firing sea sparrows I thought this is it… That was a very unexpected win Awesome job reapers!

[@CellGames2006]

42:30 "Bridge is launcing GRAM's..." "Bridge fired back!?!" -"That damn thing's operational!" Ackbar: "It's a trap!" Palpatine: "Welcome... to my FULLY ARMED AND OPERATIONAL bridge station!"

[@boccelounge]

Besides the general coolness of this mission, the bridge design was awesome. I can't help but note that each of those CVNs costs more than the actual Kerch Bridge...

[@ca6360]

I cant help notice the greatest victory by putin is stutter stepping oil and gas to his advantage and stopping the flow of grain. Why was china hoarding Rice and grain over 10 months ago? What were they preparing for? Hmm

[@Gabriel_McMillan]

P.S. If you don't think US Soldiers and Pilots sing things like "She's going the distance..." over the radio during actual, real-world missions, think again. However, they are usually ordered to stop that quite promptly by the Officers and NCOs in command of the mission and/or charged with carrying it out, so again, just one more way that your simulations may be even more realistic than you had previously imagined. :)

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Singing by frontline troops are very common. Although discouraged by officers when it is over the comms because its going to clutter actual important communications.

[@Gabriel_McMillan]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 Depends a lot on the song, too. I had a friend who was a Forward Observer, draftee, during Vietnam (but in Germany, not in Vietnam). Apparently, in his own words, he used to sing "Hey Hey, ho ho, what the hell are we fighting for!?" ... while marching in formation, no less. In response to which, his NCO kindly instructed him to "Sing patriotic songs, (insert friend's last name here). In the modern US volunteer army, his life would have been ruined for months for something like that, but with the draftees, they essentially had to be much more restrained. Funny how that works.

[@jansenart0]

lmao "we don't have the bridge modeled, so here are 50 aircraft carriers". ...that'll do.

[@Spartanhook117]

Man, this is better than watching a high budget movie.

[@joeharvey5556]

Yes. Sad though so many dying I hope these crazies end this madness. Ukraine needs take money buy a nuke sub fast.

[@katiemcdavid4124]

Hit the deck already. NOW. Or else.

[@katiemcdavid4124]

It's called balls to the wall boys.

[@katiemcdavid4124]

Arch the 90° now. Persuirt is forthcoming.

[@katiemcdavid4124]

RWR my ass from where?

[@emmata98]

27:10 yeah, that's normal. That's how you get great shots of rocket plumes, if you launch just before/after (especially before) sunrise/sunset. Then you are in the dark and the rocket rises into the lighted area, witch looks beautiful

[@paulinedodson5547]

Awesome guys awesome, what a skilled crew, absolutely triffic to watch, I felt I was with you all the way, bless you all

[@nolanmartin4813]

Be careful your simulations don't end up reported as actual combat footage on CNN. 😂

[@alf3071]

:))))

[@h.cedric8157]

Yes "k1LL @LL yOoKréNyëNz xoxoLz" "rOOosYä wĒeëN" -most Wumaos and Russiaboos

[@cvnnie8599]

Not a chance, the graphics are too good

[@Thisandthat8908]

also it's more likeley on all these tiny "news" "channels" on youtube who just make stuff up, title it with a minimum of 3 !'s and have it read out by some text2speech.

[@nipitiri1298]

Hope it will

[@thelmaviaduct]

There's only 1 way to do this, and it involves ED coming out with a full fidelity Tornado GR1/4 asap. 👍🏿

[@hotstepper887]

Really? It got shot down by the Houthis in Yemen, yet you think it could approach an S-400?

[@dmacpher]

Maybe a Vark too 😂

[@thelmaviaduct]

@@hotstepper887 saturate it with Alarm and Storm Shadow and have the RAF's finest flying them, why not???

[@gwheeler1609]

4A...you don't need a gun

[@sylvainh2o]

it's prolly easier to do a sabotage mission or even better pay some soldiers to become traitors. Russian soldiers have low morale and are there for $$ so it's def possible to make a unit turn.

[@Max-re9kk]

Such a great idea and I love the improvised bridge haha. Very inspiring indeed cap

[@dragonsofthesky7459]

We got this guys! We can do it! 🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@robertclegg2609]

Awesome! Gripping! Great cinematics, nice editing, and congrats on mission accomplished.

[@grimreapers]

About time we actually won one...

[@robgaunt236]

@@grimreapers Another brilliant cinematics movie from you Cap (and hilariously funny!) night with GR. Glad Grump was able to make it to this one.

[@bibleortraditions]

I was one of the people who asked for this. Thank you! It is such a critical target. A+++

[@grimreapers]

Pleasure

[@bibleortraditions]

@@grimreapers I've watched this several times. Great job!

[@maximocristobalvaldespino5408]

I think the M142 HIMARS is the right tool to do the job of destroying that bridge..with 300 kms range for MGM -140 ATACMS and 500 kms for precision strike missile...it can reached that far as Kerch fired from Odessa ..

[@miriamweller812]

Will get shot down. Also you need way more than just some pounds of eplosive to destroy such a bridge IF you even hit it.

[@samoahbay]

Guys, this been a lovely episode. One remark, Su-35 would never ever patrol as single units, at least a pair. You can see a single fighter on a military mission on a veeeery rare occasion which is called in Russian AF mode ‘free hunt’

[@Anarchy_420]

24:04 its not Alexa over there lol its Alexei!😆

[@christophero55]

Congratulations on Wargames number fifty! Half way to the century. :)

[@grimreapers]

thx getting there

[@josephinealvarez3771]

Good job

[@Rationalific]

I started and thought I'd skip through the video, since it's quite long, but I soon just got so invested in this that I kept watching through to the end. Nice job, guys!

[@TRPilot06YT]

Tbh Belgorod Raid didnt seem viable either

[@h.cedric8157]

And yet chads in older Hind helicopters got through... Typical Wumao Russia simp:🤯

[@dmitryyakimenko1779]

This once again proves that real life and the simulator are different. In the simulator, everything works as it should and SAM always hits the target. In a real war, the human factor works, the radar does not always see and the missile does not always hit the target. The clearest example is the death of the cruiser Moscow, which in the DKS is able to intercept 10-20 missiles and in real life could not see 2 Neptune missiles

[@abc-eq9so]

Yes but the Belgorod raid is couple of miles into Russian territory. Flying low with Helicopters is viable This is quite different. You have like 400 miles to Kerch strait from Ukraine territory. And I would believe Kerch Bridge is quite defended. Beglorod was never strategic importance.

[@Gabriel_McMillan]

@@dmitryyakimenko1779 There's no reason all of this cannot be realistically simulated. Increasingly, the line between real missions and simulators will be blurred, as more and more missions are unmanned and AI-assisted, with things like the SU-75 and the Loyal Wingman program, which I suspect are both stepping stones to a full unmanned capability in all air combat missions. When that day comes, all the simulations will be able to use the actual flight data from actual airborne systems which are also controlled by software, remotely, with outputs that look very much like a simulation, but they're real data from real aircraft. This should lead to the models becoming almost perfectly accurate. Hopefully, when this day comes, not only will less people die as the robotic systems fight it out, but also, hopefully, these technologies will not be needed for war, and will instead be used for automated air cargo deliveries, space colonization, asteroid mining, unmanned drone air to air combat tournaments, and all of that, which will all need perfectly realistic simulation software, to avoid damaging very expensive spacecraft millions of miles away from a repair facility, for example, and as that kind of mission becomes more and more commonly conducted by private sector companies, the number of commercial pilots who will need to practice on such hyper-realistic simulators will dramatically increase over time, as will the demand for not just flight, but also realistic space sims, which are even more realistic than DCS, also with every button modeled. There are, nevertheless, potential benefits to having large percentages of one's civilian population learn to fly real-world air and space combat aircraft/spacecraft in hyper-realistic simulators, in a world where future real world systems will be mostly unmanned.

[@Gabriel_McMillan]

@@abc-eq9so Belgorod was only really possible because Ukraine somehow obtained an extremely accurate, real-time picture of Russian radar capabilities and limitations, across the whole theater of battle, including within Russia, which is what allowed someone, as Cap did in this mission, to plot a course through/under/around most of that enemy radar. That's the only reason either of those two missions was possible. Would there have been more Russian air defense near that bridge? Yes, I think so? Would there have been more than the Phalanx and RIM missiles on that carrier? Probably not. So perhaps that's actually all fairly realistic. With the major other issue being that none of the Russian ship-borne radars were modeled, which would have vectored in all the SU-35s in the area to intercept much earlier. If not that, there would have been many other Russian radars elsewhere along the way too, and probably radar and aircraft over Mariupol and Kherson, unless we're talking about doing this before the Russians had taken Kherson, early in the war. So, yes, there are some major issues with the mission requirements versus Ukrainian capabilities. Could the US/EU/UK upgrade Ukrainian jets and weapons. though? You bet we could/could have.I suspect the primary reason the Kerch bridge still stands is because of what Russia might do in response if we did what we would need to do to help Ukraine successfully destroy a bridge which the Russians sincerely consider to be critical Russian infrastructure on Russian soil. If Ukraine could do it by themselves, that would be one thing, but I don't think they actually can, or else they would have lone ago.

[@svenskdod]

Very well done guys. Awesome planning and execution.

[@peterflack9933]

Most enjoyable again guys! This would have had a great soundtrack. The strategies are amazing, the sunrise was brilliant, and *romantic.

[@Anarchy_420]

Lmao crushed lithium and vodka that's one hell of a molotov cocktail!😆👍

[@AndrewEddie]

Barnsby: Now, look. Our experts have been studying that bridge for weeks, and they say it'll blow. I don't know where you learned your job, but I'm talking about the best construction engineers in the business! Miller: Yes. Well, they're probably experts at building things, whereas I'm an expert at blowing them up, and you can take it from me that one would need a good eight hours to make a decent job on that bridge. ... Mallory: I think we've been talking about the wrong target. Remember that dam we passed by on the way up here? Miller: [suddenly all ears] Dam? What sort of dam? Barnsby: It's just up the road, about half a mile that way. Miller: Well, my dear chap, why didn't you say so before? Oh, I could do a tremendous job on the dam! See, with the dam, you've got your natural elements working for you. It's like having an enormous bath - what have you got to do? Pull the plug! - Force 10 from Navarone

[@ilikehardplay]

Much as I find this an interesting scenario, I find the idea of trying to bomb the Kerch bridge a bit of a stretch for any air force without heavy air-launched cruise missiles and/or stealth bombers... (USA) What I find much more likely under current circumstances is the Ukrainians using recently NATO provided M270 MLRS or M142 HIMARS to launch the unitary warhead ATACMS, which have a 300+ km range. Moreover the unitary version carry 500lb warheads of the same general design as the Harpoon ASM.....which should have the punch to do serious damage to the bridge. 300 km range makes a missile launch from behind the Ukrainian lines in the Zaporizhzhia area a distinct possibility. Of course, if Lockheed Martin would like to provide the Ukrainians some pre-production samples of their new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), the planned 2023 replacement for the ATACMS, it boosts the range to 500km or so, and would mean that the Ukrainians could attack the bridge from as far away as Odessa.

[@russell4370]

Sounds good, Ukrainian military with the above mentioned equipment could get a lot done ✔ destroying Russian military troops and equipment along with there infrastructure....

[@inf11]

But whats the point, first - nato did not provided any mrls and himars yet, second they are preparing only m31 rockets with 65km range, and damaging such bridge might trigger russian strike to unkranian electro stations for example.

[@ilikehardplay]

@@inf11 "nato did not provided any mrls and himars yet," The key word is "*yet*" I expect that when the Ukrainian artillerists training on the systems in Poland are ready to use them, they will roll into Ukraine with them. After all, it's only 13-20 hours of driving from the Polish border to put them in range of Russian targets....and HIMARS are very much road capable, built on a 5-ton medium truck chassis with a governed .top speed of 85 Km/h.

[@jonathanbuzzard1376]

@@ilikehardplay There is *nothing* better than actual use for testing a weapons functionality. In that context sending some PrSM missiles to Ukraine could be seen as a really good combat test of the missile basically for free. Secondly it is fantastic advertising, for your systems if you think you might be doing foreign sales of the platform. For example NLAW performance in Ukraine is going to make it a very easy sell going forward. Conversely nobody is going to want to buy Russian tanks, APC's etc. Therefore I would conclude there are good reasons to provide ATACMS and PrSM missiles to Ukraine in due course. In addition to the Kerch bridge they could make mince meat of the naval dockyard at Sevastopol and take the Russian Black Sea fleet out of the picture.

[@ilikehardplay]

​@@jonathanbuzzard1376 In re. "good advertising," Bayraktar sales have got to be through the roof... And in the long term, Ukraine is likely to make some Neptune missile sales on the sinking of the Moskva. As for the PrSM, the decision will not be up to Lockheed Martin (who doubtless would welcome the free advertising) but the nervous Nellies in the White House, who take Russian threats of escalation more seriously than they probably deserve.

[@plushiie_]

Probably easier to hike in some operators and blow it that way.

[@TRPilot06YT]

What the excalibur rounds and western ex sf operators doin 👀👀

[@plushiie_]

When I think of it, Cap could do that in an Arma mission :D

[@TRPilot06YT]

@@plushiie_ Im spectical on the range tho, altough with enough planning some sneaky sf bois cen definetly get close enough. But not too sure on the howitzers tho, they might need to get closer Just give Ukraine a week, they will gain enough land to cover the range in a week or two

[@b.elzebub9252]

Grump morphing into Grumpnik for extra slavness adds so much character to these missions, lol.

[@Waldtyr1]

Following this channel for some years and it never gets boring!

[@johnriach8365]

Well done guys, medals for everyone !!!!!! (Vodka for Grumpnik)

[@WyvernFalken]

Tak! Grumpnik always appreciative of vodka!

[@Rizarius]

You guys have come a long way. looks about as good as the 100KIAP formation. WP

[@LuizBarros99]

Could a Stealth Fighter/Bomber do this mission without being detected? After all, Lend Lease just became a thing...

[@TRPilot06YT]

I really **really** doubt we'll see Ukraniab Stealth fighters anytime soon. Given the nature of even the outdated F117s, its a massive political treath

[@johnmknox]

Yes. The Israeli F-35s regularly get past the S-400s in Syria.

[@cvnnie8599]

​@@johnmknox They can't fire at jets, because russia forbade them to use it. Up to now...

[@commandercody6937]

@@johnmknox The s400s aren't syrian, they're battalions belonging to russia. Shooting at israel would entail war

[@shin0bili]

Who's gonna fly them, dipshit? NATO pilots? Welcome to WW3, congratulations

[@larisamikhaylova6782]

Fake order whole train of fertilizer thru the bridge. Sneak switchblade , wait for the train to cross. Something something you get the rest.

[@alfredbowlin7446]

The problem we keep fearing Russian retaliation and not doing what should be done so Russia keep surviving off our fear go at the bridge lets fail in action not in doubt

[@larisamikhaylova6782]

@@alfredbowlin7446 Ukrainians are not afraid, why should you?

[@Thisandthat8908]

@@alfredbowlin7446 Even in WW2. people stopped "Appeasing" the crazy dictator, once the war had started. There is a point where he's so unpredictable that giving him, what he wants OR doing to him what he doesn't want makes no difference anymore. There is no point anymore considering what Putin may or may not do because he's clearly not working on reasons anymore. This war for now tiny territorial gains has become costly beyond the limits of any reason or common sense (even Putin sense) even if you leave morals completely out of it. In other words, he's doing stupid things (even from his pov) all the time.

[@markstott6689]

I must say watching you all in formation as the sun rose was quite beautiful. I hope Top Gun: Maverick looks half as good.

[@dragonfxinvestments3982]

Love the content. I have a question. With this new type of air defense tactics, What if we created 2 stage rockets that could break apart into, or launch smaller missiles, guided bombs, or drones that could independently target s400 sites? It’s already being done with nuclear missilles, why not do it with smaller precision munitions. Think about it. Just before the s400 missile comes into contact with the larger rocket that we have launched it breaks apart, and now it has 5 smaller missiles to deal with that are suddenly much closer and gives the s400 less time to target. You could send 10-20 of these rockets up and they could be potentially much more effective then if you sent 30-40 conventional missiles. Just a thought

[@MrDOUG575]

I'm not a gamer but I found this surprisingly gripping! Well done!

[@gruntopolouski5919]

Thanks for including links to these videos in the descriptions of the follow on videos!

[@PieterBreda]

You can ask yourself whether or not the sim models are accurate and how good the actual operators are. The Moskva was also rumoured to have excellent defenses but was sunk.

[@Idontwantahandle6669]

The S-400 has an “auto” mode, which which relies on AI to engage threats based on threat level.

[@Thisandthat8908]

It seems quite likely now that the world has bought a bit too much into russian propaganda and technical data sheets. Makes you wonder about the future Wunderwaffen like the mythical T14.

[@PieterBreda]

@@Idontwantahandle6669 And what happens when Russian jet approaches. It seems that IFF is not reliable.

[@PungkiAhimsa]

Who else is here after the bridge actually exploded 😆😆

[@loduke3905]

Favorite part was the sing 🎤 along of Cake 🤘🏻

[@AK47s4EveryOne]

need the drunk Ukrainian pilot to be in more videos. entertainment level up for sure

[@jcugnoni]

One option could be that the Ukrainian could have found Russian IFF systems in crashed planes and have accessed IFF codes to create some confusion.. (A bit extravagant but could be possible in principle)

[@h.cedric8157]

We really don't know and better to let the internet not know anyway. The fact Belgorod was hit by older Hind helicopters modified to carry the crew's big balls hit Belgorod oil depot some time ago

[@KNETTWERX]

Interesting idea. Israel used IFF to spoof Syrian sam sites and early warning to do a bombing run on a reactor during Operation Orchard.

[@Riddim4]

Another possibility might be missiles. I’m sure if the Ukrainians had them, they would’ve used them by now. But who knows what’s coming their way from the west?

[@benghazi4216]

It is quite clear from this conflict that Russia don't really use IFF systems. They can't deconflict, so they don't fly that many sorties.

[@h.cedric8157]

@@benghazi4216 If true, that's just plain stupidity, if they're still using IFF and yet cannot deconflict, then that's just poor ass training and tactical know-how, possibly caused by over confidence.

[@101ranger98]

Great Job 👍 great video 📹 and lots of fun to watch. Gumpnik keeps me laughing.

[@lowtdave]

The carrier bridge was classic.

[@chuckheinklemann7538]

...and it's pure Russian technology!

[@Pizzapleaze]

Always appreciate the quality videos you put out! Thanks for the hard work and entertaining content! You've made a great community

[@grimreapers]

Pleasure

[@ryanpayne7707]

12:02: As you ascend, there's less drag, correct. However, that's not why your fuel burn rate decreases. In order to burn the fuel, you need oxygen. As altitude increases, the mass of oxygen per unit mass decreases. The engine is designed to burn the fuel at a stochiometric ratio of about 14.7 units air (mass) to one unit of fuel. Since there's no way to change the amount of air availible to the engine at a given altitude, they only way the engine can maintain its stochiometric ratio is to lean the mixture and inject less fuel into the engine core. This reduces fuel burn but comes at the cost of reduced engine thrust. 15:08: Nyet. Glorious Tu-4s. 21:53: Lithium is literally the lightest metal known to man. 27:12: Curvature of the Earth, Cap. The Sun rises earlier the higher you are.

[@grimreapers]

1) understood, but the reduced thrust is only useful if there is less drag? 4) ah yes makes sense.

[@jorgeyamane6655]

Something modest but important, to hit the bridge over route E 105 near Chonhar, North East of Crimea.

[@greybuckleton]

Pretty cool covering the sneaky ingress part of the mission and fuel management.

[@tomcook5813]

Grumpnik goes on to a stellar career and retires to open a restaurant with cheesy entertainment in Branson Missouri USA

[@WyvernFalken]

Grumpnik approves! Will drink vodka on Table Rock Lake

[@lightray706]

Never thought I'd see them perform terrorist attacks😂

[@jimmytakayesu2987]

Wonder if you could do a scenario of a Russian nuclear attack against NATO Countries in Europe using its hypersonic tactical & strategic nuclear weapons arsenal. Assume that Russia will target all major military facilities, locations were large number of military personnel have been deployed & staged, fuel storage & refineries, significant harbors, major political & financial centers. Also what defensive systems would NATO use to destroy or reduce the effectiveness of Russia’s Nuclear Attack & NATO’s Nuclear Response to destroy Moscow & significant targets throughout Russia & Russia’s defensive capabilities against this NATO Nuclear Attack. A separate scenario of a Nuclear exchange between Russia & the U.S. would also be interesting to see.

[@grimreapers]

This is the closest I can get with units we have in game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvOZWiIe7aqd5o

[@ernestrivers990]

Interesting to see? Are you kidding? We are talking here about nuclear war.😢

[@Spicy_Italian_Sausage]

@@ernestrivers990 ??? It’s still interesting

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

"Russia´s nuclear attack" Talk about a fish story.

[@stevebarnes8317]

quick question regarding scrambling, do you have the enemy aircraft immediately activate or do you allow some realistic time for getting the aircraft ready on the ground and the pilots to get from the pub and so on?

[@1966babysnakes]

As always... gripping stuff!

[@goawayihavecommentstomake1488]

What about a Trojan Horse approach? Get an airliner to fly near, claiming to be a neutral civilian, and attempt to fly so close they can’t single you out. Then dive in, fire, and eject…?

[@grimreapers]

nice

[@ilikehardplay]

Ummm... Because civilian airliners haven't been flying over Ukraine since the start of the conflict in February..... Trojan Horse might be a workable strategy for the opening shot of a conflict. But once a conflict is commenced, civilian aircraft have a overwhelming tendency to stay away, especially after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014 over Eastern Ukraine.

[@miriamweller812]

As if this is new and not done for ages. Won't work.

[@busslayer4790]

I believe Russia also has at least one ship with anti-air assets parked around the bridge. If Ukraine has some of the Polish Migs, they may, or may not, still be upgraded to NATO specs. Meaning they may integrate with NATO AWACS and have the ability to carry western in guided munitions.

[@escalator9734]

No way the migs would go that far and back

[@miriamweller812]

The idea, that you could sneak up on crimea alone by just flowing low is ridiculous. XD Also the moment you are detected in any way, even more shoot down a jet, you would have everything on you. The idea, that you could just shoot down a fighter jet of them and this would not lead to a massiv reaction is also just good enough for a game, not reality.

[@markhonea2461]

"Boomshine" was clever!👍

[@forMacguyver]

Sunday morning with Grim Reapers, vodka and Grumpnik !

[@natureguy0_1ca41]

Great Job Guys, this was so much fun to watch, Grump your personality is hilarious couldn't stop laughing great job Simba amazing run good job staying alive till almost the end

[@bobbyharding3945]

How about a boat load of explosives put a Russian flag on it risky right but long range artillery could hit it

[@mwtrolle]

You might got the bridge, but that probably proves why they have not done a mission like this. Ukraine doesn't really send soldiers/pilots on suicide missions.

[@chloekaftan]

especially since they cant afford to lose the few fighter jets and experienced pilots they have left.

[@grimreapers]

Fair point.

[@MrZlocktar]

So what happened on Snake Island if they doesn't send pilots and soldiers on suicide missions? Because that was a total suicide.

[@mwtrolle]

@@MrZlocktar What was a suicide mission?

[@MrZlocktar]

@@mwtrolle I already answered in the other comment about this, but will repeat it again, that I really suggest you to learn more about what happened there. It was a massacre. Look, i know you are bias, but can you at least once look for the other side and double check the information. Tell me, what Ukrainians achieve on that island? What was it all for? There have to be some strategical goal they were trying to achieve, right? Did they achieved it? Yes, it was absolute suicide. And the number of losses there is staggering. 3 assault helicopters full of crew, 10 helicopters, 3 dropships of project 58181 , 1 patrol boat, 3 Su-24 and 1 Su-27 and a staggering 30+ TB2-Bayraktars. Which made Turkey mad about such irresponsible use of drones because it will cost them reputation. Approximately over 50 irreversible losses in total. The Island is still under Russia's control. This entire operation was planed by Britain, and Zelensky tried to use it as PR move before 9 may to mock Russia. To the great respect of Ukrainian officers, they were against it but couldn't say no. The Britain curated this operation. There were UK operatives on these helicopters as well. 1 per each. Since attack failed miserably, Ukraine decided to play with fog of war to create their own narrative around the island using the western world bias to Ukrainian side. Judging by you and many others not well informed people, they indeed managed to turn absolute failure into victory in the eyes of others. That's actually impressive, not gonna lie. The information war is really their thing.

[@chrisyanover1777]

What a beautiful game and realistic graphics!

[@dalel3608]

The bridge shooting at you is probably accurate, I could see Russia parking a couple Pantsirs or something on the bridge.

[@grimreapers]

agree

[@samhaskins2506]

Hmm, how about somehow getting a team of divers there via min submarine with a whole bunch of C4. Opinions please. PS I like my TomTom, lol! Do we intend any of the SU29's the survive this excursion? Really enjoyed your analysis, such a shame we lost most of the pilots

[@floydlooney6837]

submarine? whose?

[@KevBotM]

Ukraine doesn't have any submarines and with the Bosporus Straits closed there's no obvious way to get a sub there from outside the Black Sea. You couldn't use a mini sub, you would need an army of divers to carry the hundreds or more likely thousands of kilograms of explosives just to destroy one pylon, which itself doesn't necessarily mean the bridge is destroyed. And that's assuming they won't be discovered and attacked the second they surface (or even before with sonar if the Russians suspect an attack may be imminent). Another option would be submarine launched missiles But again Ukraine doesn't have any such missiles or submarines, let alone any with the capability to destroy the Kerch bridge, which I'm pretty sure was designed with the possibility of a military attack in mind. Finally even if Ukraine found a country willing to lend or sell them a submarine and got Turkey let them into the Black Sea (I think they are forbidden to do this under international law), it's still going to take forever to get it to Odesa or wherever and it would be difficult, maybe impossible to keep this a secret from Russian Intelligence (and the source country may not want it kept secret). In the several months it would take to deliver the submarine and recruit and train a crew from scratch, they will likely put anti-submarine defenses in the area if they haven't already. I'm sure the area is already heavily mined.

[@Thisandthat8908]

@@KevBotM weak point in your argument: Russias military equipment was also designed with a war in mind, probabaly the current one. And it fails miserably. Russia is only able to make tiny progress by a huge number advantage. So how competent (and corruption riddled) was the bridge building? I have no idea how the bridge could be attacked. But if i learned anythign from GR's videos vs. real news: Russias competence in warfare and it's equipment seems to be massively overrated if you go purely by known theoretical values. All that said, it seems silly to go for the massive concrete pillars, you'd need these huge amounts of explosives for. Targeting the towers, the wires or just the road may also take it out of service for months.

[@el_gato_de_basille9849]

If I not mistaken, Russian navy has radars, which can detect even divers, located in critical places of infrastructure, such as naval bases, main bridges and etc.

[@samhaskins2506]

@@floydlooney6837 Turkey has mini subs

[@guaposneeze]

I think if Ukraine tried something like this, drones and ballistic missiles would be involved, and they'd "somehow" get ahold of some sort of jamming/EW pod from NATO. The S300 sites trying to shoot down incoming missiles would be distracted. Even if the radar theoretically can track and target the jets with no problem, the people watching the screens would not necessarily be operating at 100% efficiency if there was an incoming missile as soon as the jets entered detection range for the S300. Put the drones on the radar side so they are the easiest/closest targets to hit and the S300 may hit them first before it tries to shoot at any of the manned jets. Once the S300 is a factor, maybe have the drones charge in toward the S300 like the mission is to bomb the SAMs. Treat the drones as attritable. Also, I wonder how much the formation matters.

[@wheeljork]

Grumpnik has a lovely singing voice

[@WyvernFalken]

😁

[@keithnoneya]

Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

[@stephenknutson6256]

Actually the bridge isn't the only choke point for the Russians. Look at a map and see just how narrow the land bridge between Crimea an the mainland.

[@HilkoRigterink]

The Kerch bridge is not only a choke point from a strategic point of view, but it is also a big morale item. It was a full on prestige project for El Vladimir and as such a major target. But yes, you are correct that the land bridge between Crimean peninsula and the direction of Melitopol / Zaporizja is perhaps the more realistic target. You can bet that as soon as the Americans deliver that rocket system for land-land targets, that bridge is going to be the first one to get it. However, there is also a major land road in the direction of Kherson out of Crimea. So the bridge is not all. The fact this bridge was not blown on the 24th Feb was a terrible failure, resulting in the rapid fall of Melitopol, Berdjansk and Marioepel

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Flanker may be old, but by the gods of sexy airframes, she still looks good for her age.

[@jasonbrownworth6840]

OUTSTANDING GUYS!! Wish that was a replay of the real deal!!!

[@FenrisSulfr]

Goddamn i love the Flanker so much :P nice vid GR!!

[@markstott6689]

Ahhh Grumpnick. A legend in his own vodka bottle. To be fair, probably anyone's vodka.

[@markstott6689]

@@TeenTeenFpv Novvygrumpnick vodka???

[@markstott6689]

@@TeenTeenFpv Plus his personal chauffeur flown plane would be the Tu-22. Onboard vodka supply whilst being flown between fighting engagements. ;-)

[@WyvernFalken]

@@markstott6689 Hope it's the Backfire and not the TU-22 Blinder

[@markstott6689]

@@WyvernFalken If you haven't seen it before m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHzSeYCOnMx4frc I just imagined it as your personal drinks carrier lol

[@markmastenbroek8959]

Awesome Mission, Guys!!!

[@1garysan]

Taking out the bridge was like the trench run in Star Wars. Awesome!

[@jameshewitt8828]

Despite everything that is going on, I do love these aircraft, utterly gorgeous. You got your tickets for Top Gun. Me and my son are booked for Sunday

[@grimreapers]

same here!

[@DiddyDiddyDiddy]

This aged very well

[@user-qb9ec2is9n]

No Pantsirs....? *vine boom sound*

[@TRPilot06YT]

"Insert megamind meme"

[@grimreapers]

Fair point.

[@dagoncalves1986]

dumb question here. Once that Russian jet has visual of a few enemy planes, wouldn't he report back to base and more russian jets be deployed?

[@henrysantos121]

Let go Ukraine Always strong.🦾. God bless them.🙏.

[@ktwei]

Awh man, where is carrier command? Haha, still love DSC though.

[@grimreapers]

Can't continue CC2 until Kortana gets back from hols in about a week.

[@adamedwards1937]

Watching the news, i was wondering if the Ukrainians are watching your videos?

[@hallamonti]

Great videos lads , love them

[@jacobsparry8525]

Swing low sweet chariots, comin for to carry us home….. swing low sweet chariot, comin for to carry us home. I looked over the river jordon and what did I see A band of angels comin after me!…. ……

[@tonyaustin4629]

I think the handicaps you provided or more than reasonable. I suspect the US and NATO are providing that exact recon info via real-time satellite imaging and otherwise.

[@markscion]

I'd say as part of Lend Lease, give UA 100-200 land launched cruise missiles and overwhelm the bridge defenses by a massive launch as fast as possible Not as entertaining as the inebriated Reapers, but possibly more effective

[@mr.nemesis6442]

Should show gift Ukraine 400 cruise missiles. Have 200 of them target military bases within Russia and have 200 of them target strategically important infrastructure. Russia will absolutely loose their shit if a missile slams into Moscow.

[@dowgy177]

@@mr.nemesis6442 They already lost their shit when two missiles slammed into the Moskva lmao 🤣

[@el_gato_de_basille9849]

Then Russia strike nukes into Ukraine or even non-nuclear EU NATO countries, and millions will die

[@mr.nemesis6442]

@@el_gato_de_basille9849 and Russia will also be wiped off the map. Don’t forget that NATO also has nukes.

[@el_gato_de_basille9849]

@@mr.nemesis6442 everyone involved into Ukraine crisis will be wiped off the map, that’s more clear I don’t really think, that US, UK and France hit the red button for minor NATO countries, if these three are not directly affected, that’s an idea

[@macfiona4545]

GrumpNik lol, that was hilarious.

[@ericwakker3988]

That was surprisingly fun and interesting to watch!

[@adif7542]

Crimea actually has five S400 sites, two of which are A2AD linked sites and numerous other EW sites, that does not include the naval assets with EW and deference capabilities dotted along the coast. When the Kerch bridge is hit it is unlikely to be done by the air force. Now that Ukraine has the weapons to reach the Kerch bridge we just need for the tactical advantage to see the bridge targeted. When the time is right we will see it get dropped.

[@grimreapers]

Yeh DCS currently has no A2ADL, it's a problem obviously.

[@LionPaw743]

and what do you think will happen after you "drop" it? Do you think they will just sit idly and let this go unanswered? But it is clear that you guys want to fight until the last Ukrainian....

[@adif7542]

@@LionPaw743 I have no idea when the bridge will be dropped, I suspect it will be dropped during the operation to liberate Crimea or after the Russians have been defeated. I believe the bridge will be dropped by planned demolition, whether by Special forces or demolition crews. The speed that the bridge was constructed suggests it is not built to the highest of standards, and is vulnerable to well placed charges.

[@LionPaw743]

@@adif7542 okay so this means it will stand for the next 100 years, as there is no way in which "Ukraine" will continue to exist in its current form. Thank you.

[@Gabriel_McMillan]

Ok, just finished. Well done. Somewhat amazed that worked. Overall, seems like you all had a good plan and good teamwork. This is sort of what I mean by what SOCOM refers to as relative local superiority. It doesn't matter if they have 3 S-400s and 5 SU-35s, if you can fight the SU-35s one at a time, with all of your SU-27s at once, if you can mostly avoid the S-400s and their search radar for most of the time while doing it. It probably would have been possible to succeed in such a mission, the way you executed it here, against substantially larger numbers of Russian aircraft and air defenses, in theory, if you had mapped out the likely more substantial Russian air defenses very near both the ends of the bridge (Pantsir, for example, since it is such an important crossing) than what we see here (not counting the Carrier defenses, which admittedly would help simulate the actual reality of Russian air defenses you would probably find very close to that bridge, in my estimation), and you had then destroyed those air defense systems just before this strike group attacked the bridge, and had you also had some dedicated air superiority options, a couple of F-16Cs which may or may not be being flown by Ukrainians, but which fly under the Ukrainian flag, for example, or else some Ukrainian aircraft had been modified to more closely resemble SU-35 capabilities, using whatever was in all those crates of aircraft parts we've recently been sending Ukraine, and if the Su-27s had also been modified for some aerial refueling capability, perhaps with the new unmanned US refueling aircraft, the MQ-25 Stingray, providing in-flight refueling (doesn't seem like that would be more more provocative than anything else we've done, unless we succeeded in blowing up the Kerch bridge in the process, or something like that) and you had practiced this relative local superiority concept with those three combined groups of aircraft (SEAD, Air Superiority and Strike Group), with three distinct missions (which you could represent in two distinct videos, first the SEAD mission, then, followed by a shorted video of the primary strike group, which might already start in the air, halfway to the target, for the sake of brevity, if you've already done another video of the SEAD mission). Or, these could be in the same video with dividers between each phase of the mission. I think that's probably the way it would be attempted, if it were attempted, but I understand the limitations of finding that many pilots, getting them all flying at once, ideally against human adversaries in SU-35s, and of realistically modeling a scenario that would almost certainly employ some innovative technological solutions cooked up by the US/UK/EU to help ensure the mission would succeed, using systems or combinations of systems that may not be in DCS, even though that's definitely what we would do if we were involved, because we don't attempt things like that in earnestness unless we're pretty much certain that our allies would have technological superiority, against the Russians, the Chinese, or whoever. So what went wrong with the war? That's a much deeper question, it is worth pondering. There are quite a few possible explanations, and not many are particularly encouraging. So, all of that being said, I think there is a reason why the Kerch bridge still stands, and it's not for lack of Ukrainian will power or even their willingness to sacrifice men and aircraft for a mission like that. I think it's due to a combination of perhaps more formidable air defense than you faced here (I didn't notice any Russian ship-borne radars along the way, or Russian Radar in Mariupol either, which I'm sure there is now and has been for some time. Also not sure if Pantsir could be deployed in some locations close to the Bridge, probably at both ends. I'm sure this is an attack the Russians have considered. The other reason being, this is considered, by Russia, to be critical Russian infrastructure on Russian soil, and I don't think Ukraine could do this without western help, at this point, so it seems extremely likely that, at best, you would succeed, and Russian retaliation would be devastating, not only with Ukraine, but possibly on critical bridges of our own on our own territory in the US or the UK. We're already really pushing the limit to what the Russians will tolerate, almost certainly assisting with the targeting of Russian Generals and ships. The Kerch bridge could be seen as going a bit far. And the problem is, if Russia uses a small nuke in Kiev, how would we respond to that? Not many great options. Us nuking Russian troops in Ukraine is likely not among those options. There's the dilemma of this particular war. No happy ending. On the other hand, if China were to invade Taiwan, I think we'd be looking at a very, very different war, which is why it would end much less favorably for China than this one is likely to end for Russia, in my opinion, because that kind of Air-Sea battle, where we can base our offensive operations far out at sea, beyond Chinese reach, plays much more to our advantages, in all the ways that a land war waged by a proxy, on Russia's border, with the proxy well within Russian missile, radar and often even artillery range, plays against most of our advantages. US and UK advantages in the undersea domain of warfare, versus the Chinese, for example, are likely even greater than our advantages in the air, which are considerable, and this fact alone would make a Chinese island hopping campaign in the Pacific (which would only begin with Taiwan) an extremely difficult challenge, one which may well lead them to a watery grave, if they do attempt to take Taiwan, and I suspect they will attempt to take Taiwan, if Taiwan so much as officially states what the whole world has known for decades, i.e. that Taiwan is an independent country. The loss of Taiwan would also cripple the western semi-conductor and chip manufacturing industries, such as for the chips we use to build precision guided munitions. Japan, India and Australia have all pledged to help defend Taiwan, if it were attacked. So that's a war I think we'll probably have to fight, whether we like it or not, and directly, not just through a proxy. It's also a war we and our ally will win, eventually, as where I never felt Ukraine had much of a chance in a war with Russia, to be perfectly honest, not without direct NATO assistance, which was never likely to come, because NATO would rather Ukraine lose the war than the US and Europe all get nuked by the Russians. So, in my opinion, it is better to end this war in Ukraine with Donbass having its independence, if it wants it, and Crimea joining Russia, if it wants to, because Ukraine will lose the war anyway, and then Russia will have more than that of Ukraine, and we can't stop them without getting much of Europe nuked with tactical weapons against NATO air fields, bases and munitions depots, at the very least. We should instead focus on winning the war in the Pacific, if China does attempt to take Taiwan. If China attempts to take Taiwan, I think part of our mission will be liberating Tibet and Hong Kong as well.

[@hotstepper887]

Hilarious, absolutely hilarious, talk about someone that understands nothing of truth and reality, but only repeats known western propaganda. It's simply remarkable reading all that misunderstood rubbish you think. I mean, we read you thinking the US could actually do something against China if China decided to take their own country back under one China? What you say about "liberating" is nothing but outright idiocy, read it? Gabriel McMillan 1 hour ago (edited) If China attempts to take Taiwan, I think part of our mission will be liberating Tibet and Hong Kong as well. So you actually have no idea about the history of these places? What are you talking about? What we all read Americans claim about other countries and their histories, just leaves most of us dumbfounded that grown adults could be as uneducated? 1. Americans say Crimea isn't Russian?, (and Putin stole it) LOL. Hilarious! Russia won it from the Ottoman Empire in 1783? How could Russia steal their own country? You must believe that Britain fought Ukraine, in the Crimean war? Right? LOL. Either that, or, you must believe that a former Soviet leader “Khrushchev” (a self-proclaimed Ukrainian), had the legal right to just give Crimea away from Russia to Ukraine as a 300th birthday present? (in effect, taking away over 2 million people's nationality, their homes and their heritage). As they are the only two choices, you have, if you believe Crimea is not Russian? Well, since 1783, when Russia won it from the Ottoman Empire? But isn't that Ironic?, Crimea has been Russian as long as the USA has existed, yet you claim it's not Russian? It's been Russian as long as the USA has existed? Hello!!!!! 2. Americans say Hong Kong Isn't China? Hilarious, it's always been China. The Qin dynasty incorporated the Hong Kong area into China in 214 BCE. The British stole it in 1884, after the first opium war. (But we gave it back, well, after 100 years), LMAO. 3. Americans say Taiwan Isn't Chinese? Hilarious, try looking up Taiwan before 1912? It seems American history, thinks Taiwan rose from beneath the sea in 1912, LOL. The LOSERS of the Chinese civil war fled to Taiwan to avoid being captured or killed, that does NOT then make Taiwan a different country? LOL, It's merely somewhere the communists allowed those LOSERS to live. Taiwan is China and always will be! 4. Americans say Tibet is not part of China? Hilarious, If we're being honest? Tibet is China, we can all see this, as the disputed borderlines between India and China, were made by the British and Tibetan government. Yet the Tibetan government never had any autonomy to make any agreement with the British, as Tibet is Chinese land. And no matter how hard people try to deny that, today? You'll always lose the argument for one reason?, treaties signed by Britain and Russia in the early years of the 20th century, and others signed by Nepal and India, in the 1950s, recognized Tibet's political subordination to China. Maybe you need an education before ever wasting your time typing such remedial propaganda?

[@hotstepper887]

You want to take on Russia? Hahahaha really? You mean the USA?, that country that talks like they have a military history like Great Britain? When that's so wrong, it's hilarious seeing it. The TRUTH is, the United States has one of the very worst, and most cowardly military records/histories of any country on earth? Yet read what you think, man? It's most bizarre! The United States was founded in 1776, (even that's a lie). She has been at war for 226 out of her 246 calendar years of existence. In other words, there were only 20 calendar years, in which the U.S.A. did not wage any wars. The Wars waged were never against a militarily capable country, but only countries considered the Third World. And any resistance from those countries?, always saw the USA lose! Pick any year since 1776, and there's about a 91% chance that America was involved in some war during that calendar year, and about 73% they lost it. No U.S. president truly qualifies as a peacetime president. Instead, all U.S. presidents can technically be considered “war presidents.” The U.S. has never gone a decade without war. The only time the U.S. went five years without war (1937-42) was during the isolationist period (cowardly period) of the Great Depression. Since the 2nd World War, the USA has started 201 armed conflicts, resulting with around 40-50 million (mostly civilian casualties). And usually based on false premises/lies. (And failed in most). This is more than 2 conflicts started, based on nothing more than lies and propaganda per year! You sound AWESOME! Hahahaha. Oh, no! Wait!! What am I saying? Silly me! We all know the USA is the most powerful military country in the whole wide world today! Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. Reminder... Beaten and loses in Vietnam. After using chemical weapons, Napalm, and Agent Orange, burning down entire towns and villages, killing hundreds of thousands of women and children, while losing the war against a bunch of tunnel kids, they tried to burn alive! Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. When a million Chinese ran over the hill in Korea?, they fled and got chased back behind the 38th parallel, then gets out of the War, with a ''face-saving'' armistice. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. Thought you'd force China to purchase your opium in the 2nd opium war, yet is the only one defeated by China, as both the British and French had won convincing victories, while the USA, humiliated, and well defeated, had to limp home, all alone. LOL, Such a powerful force they all claim. Hilarious. Fought for a mere 28 months in WW2, and hilariously, for years, claimed it was because of the USA we won the War LOL. When we all know the facts say the exact opposite. It's not even up for debate. If Britain had not fought WW2?, the USA would no longer exist. Yet unbelievably they still try to say the same today?, with their propaganda history, they've all been spoon-fed from birth, as if a real part of their history. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. They claimed they forced the USSR to remove its Cuban missiles, or they had threatened War? While the truth is, that it was the USA that was forced to remove their missiles and close down their military base in Turkey, before the USSR would agree to remove their Cuban missiles. The complete opposite of what they all got taught. LOL. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. They claimed Japan surrendered after the second nuclear attack?, when we now know today, that was, guess what? You got it, just another American lie. Japan had ignored the first Nuclear attack, they also ignored the second Nuclear attack and Japan only surrendered after Stalin had kept his promise to Invade East Asia, and the Soviets crushed the Japanese. That alone removed any hope the Japs had of getting Stalin to act as a mediator for a conditional surrender, and it was only then the Japanese surrendered (as we now can read from the people of the time). The timing of the surrender Proves It, It was indeed just another American lie, and is still to this day, by far, the most cowardly act ever committed by anyone on earth. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. They thought they bossed Syria, with their bought and paid for terrorism?, only to then have to sit back and watch Russia kick their terrorist's asses over and over again, while the USA were helpless to even resist it?, and instead resorted to, once again, more lies, more criminal attacks on a legitimate leadership of a sovereign country?. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. They thought they'd show Russia! (as they supplied Georgia with their military assistance). LMAO, more like hindrance! Then had to watch Russia annihilate and destroy all the military equipment they'd just given away, every piece! PMSL. Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. They destroyed and ruined the lives of an entire country, Ukraine, with once again, more of their? Yep, you've guessed it, more lies, more supplying weapons to criminals, and are basically working against the interests of the Ukrainian people, and still are, while pathetically trying to blame it on Russia?, such a powerful force they all claim. Hilarious. They claimed they'd kick the Taliban's ass (inside 3 months)?. The USA = A trillion dollars worth of military hardware. The Taliban = A dollars worth of military hardware. 20 years (after), the USA were going to kick their asses inside three months, the Taliban hold more ground today than they ever have, and the Yankee boys, as always, got sent home! LMAO!! Such a powerful force, they all claim. Hilarious. The USA struggles against the Taliban and other non-militarily capable countries!, they've never met a fully militarily capable country. Personally, I give the USA precisely zero chance against any of them, let alone both Russia and China as allies? Who are these yanks fooling apart from themselves? Your military is only as good as your MEN! LOL @ the Yanks! The American 2022 = We're stronger today than we've ever been!!... Like that would be difficult? LOL.

[@hotstepper887]

I mean seriously, what do we know? We know Russia is supremely confident they do have the ability to bring down all USA ICBM's, while we all know the USA has no defence against even the older Soviet ICBM's, let alone the modern lethal ones like Sarmat, carrying up to 24 MERVS, over speeds of Mach 20.7; 4.3 miles per second; 15,480 miles per hour. And because we saw the USA pull out of the nuclear arms treaty, (that prohibited the creation of any short-mid range nuclear weapons)?, today, now sees even the old defensive threat of "MAD", as an obsolete defensive threat today. As Russia has already created those missiles, and done so creating, hypersonic mid-range missiles, able to carry Nuclear tipped warheads, or full nuclear warheads, travelling at speeds not seen before, being able to strike and hit all US defensive stations and platforms, along with all US nuclear silos, and destroy them all within minutes, long before the US could even begin to think about any sort of retaliatory launch. Today Russia has the S-500 anti-ballistic missile defence systems, able to operate alongside Russia's new A-235 anti-ballistic missile system, with the ability to shoot down hypersonic attack weapons, hypersonic orbital platforms, ballistic missiles, and their combat units, as well as satellites in near space. ICBM's of the USA can be tracked and shot down quite easily by Russia today. Any Nuclear effort from the USA today?, would see them lose, and lose big time. Any conventional War against Russia? They quite simply lose, that's not even up for debate, they could try to land 250,000 troops, and they'd all simply be chewed up and spat out, so where the American see Russia losing? Only God knows, as everything says otherwise. The USA has never met a fully militarily capable country! Russia is the biggest test of them all. You know, Russia is about 960 times bigger than Kuwait?. When the USA invaded Kuwait against Iraq, the USA deployed 750,000 troops. How many troops do you think they'd need to attack and invade Russia? LOLOLOLOL Fighter Jets = Russia own the sky. Both the F-22 and F-35 are blind to all other stealth aircraft from BVR, as they don't have/lack any Long wave radar, It seems that when the F-35 radars were being designed 13 years ago, there were no other stealth aircraft to think about as a threat. Tanks = Russia own the ground. Can't even begin to argue. Soldiers = Russian troops with reserves outnumber the USA enormously. And again, what have we ever seen from any US troops, that could make anyone think they'd be any sort of match for the Russian well-trained troops? Who are prepared to fight and die for their country, who will be fighting for all the right reasons? While US troops will only be fighting for US tyranny? All through history in wars, you'll find the countries fighting for all the right reasons, like their own freedom? Have never lost, but have always won, yet those who fought for global control/tyranny, have all not only lost, but all have been annihilated. We see this in every war, nothing will change this time, only the annihilation might be much more severe, but just as deserved. Electronic Warfare = the USA must be at least a decade behind Russia. Everything we've seen and know, shows this very clearly. Navy = American carriers are of no use today against any militarily capable country armed with today's modern ASM's. In today's world of hi-tech Anti-Ship ballistic missiles, like the DF-21D operational range (1700kms), that can sink any US carrier in the world with a single hit, means all Navy's without the ability or defence to stop these missiles, are completely obsolete today. Russia's Zircon Anti-Ship missile, though inferior in way of operational range (400kms) it can be fired from Aircraft, Subs, and Ships making it deadly to any Carrier in the world. Missiles = Russian missiles rule the world today, In Syria, Russian (long range) missiles are at a 100% success rate! That's unprecedented, no country has ever been over a 40% strike rate before, and that was only achieved with minimal missile usage, most have only managed 20-30% with missiles before. With Russia's modern hi-tech missiles and targeting systems. Russian GLONASS, GPS, give Russia such incredible precision, the USA has nothing we can say even compares. As we've all witnessed, Russia was pinpoint accurate from distances of, 6500 km. Russia has also provided clear, precise footage of all her long range missile attacks in Syria, (that we can see all came from the Russian control room online). Hypersonic missiles?, the USA can't defend against?, yet Russia can?, and Russia does already have lethal hypersonic missiles already in her arsenal. Personally in any coming war? I give the USA precisely zero chance, none, not even a little snippet of a chance, annihilation is all they'll get. And being even more honest?, quite deservedly so! It is clear to us that we have to defend our interests, and to do so consistently, not boorishly or rudely, in both the sphere of the economy and of defence. The pressure will only end when the USA will be “persuaded” that the methods they are using are ineffective, counterproductive, and harmful to all ~ Vladimir Putin, 2014. It never fails to amaze me the way our partners the US, (as we say in Russia) Stand on the same rake twice.~ Vladimir Putin, 2016. The United States must “Rise above their endless desire to dominate” ~ Vladimir Putin, 2018. For the first time in all the history of nuclear weaponry, including the Soviet period, we aren’t playing catch-up with anyone. Other states have yet to create the weapons that Russia already has, ~ Vladimir Putin, 2020. Talk about NOT taking the hint? LOL.

[@hotstepper887]

But wait? I must be truthful, and I must give praise where it is due, otherwise, I run the risk of being accused of being a Russian bot! My bad? You have to admire the Seals, as they fly in, in the dead of night, and crash a brand-new, top secret, multi-million dollar helicopter, waking the whole country up LOL. Then they storm a building (with their night vision glasses on), clambering and struggling to climb a fence (getting a leg up lol), then get tangled up in clotheslines because of their night vision specs LOL. Before fighting free, and shooting anything that moved, like the so-called Bin Laden's grandma, LOL. Americans never have known that Bin Laden had been killed by the CIA right back In mid 90s, years before 9/11 LOL Then the “Seals” from chopper two?, well, they can't get in through the roof, so are heard clanging down the fire escape before then also tangling themselves up in the clotheslines (because of their night vision glasses) lol, finally shaking free, they find the enormous double front doors they couldn't seem to find LOL. Eventually they get up the stairs outside the so-called Bin Laden's bedroom, and they kick the door in and shoot anything that moved, including a bearded man from Guantánamo Bay, whom the CIA had dragged in a few hours ago as the scapegoat for the long dead Bin Laden, oh, and his cat LOL. Quickly, they drag his dead body back to chopper two, while waiting for the rest of the team to untangle themselves from those damn clotheslines! Before finally climbing in and flying off to safety. LOL. Leaving a brand-new, hi-tech, multi-million dollar top-secret helicopter, still Intact, not destroyed, and not guarded on the ground for China to snap up and look at, while also taking pieces to start copying. LOL That's the United States idea of a successful Special Black Ops operation? LOL. Hell, they even had their president sat In the Oval Office, watching them clanging around like Laurel & Hardy, LOL. Much respect, to the United States of America and their Seals, whom the American loves to believe and claim are the best Special Forces in the world!... Can't stop laughing! LOL And the USA wants to take on the North Korea's, Russia's, Iran's, and China's of today's world? Four highly armed and well-defended countries, with Armies of millions of men, fully trained and prepared to fight and die for their countries, that completely outnumber the USA in millions. Oh, SURE!! LOL Hahaha LOL @ the Yanks!

[@hotstepper887]

Today we read the Americans, all claiming and saying they won their independence from the British? Everybody knows this FACT, right? Or, do they? As, that's strictly not true, now, is it? The truth is, the British had won many of those 13 colonies, from either the French or Spanish, in various wars over the years. After each victory, either the French or Spanish (depending on which had been beaten) would concede land (in treaties), from their own empires, to the British. However, the reality always was, that the colonies belonged to the Native American. Not the British, so by the USA claiming independence from the British?, (when it was never British land in the first place?) Is actually no different from someone stealing a push-bike, from someone who had stolen that push-bike, and then claiming you then legally own that push-bike? Propaganda, in other words, right?. So, who are the Americans, really? They don't really have any homeland as such, do they? As the reality is, they're, all mere immigrants, who are living on land stolen through a genocide, right? I mean, really, what are the American people? Me? I'm English, this is my homeland, everyone else has a homeland, apart from the Americans, the Israelis and the Kurds. I should think, that's why the Americans don't like nationalism?, or even understand what patriotism really is? That actually makes perfect sense?. Because patriotism comes from the heart, it's a love of one's country, and all the good things your country stands for. Well, really, in all real terms, how can the Americans ever feel that love in their own hearts, for home and country?, when they actually, in all real terms, don't have one? So, really, who are the American people?

[@zdenekoldrichmarek2867]

Great Guys,very exciting and nail bitting tension. Super Show,thanks.

[@lordsqueak]

@39:00 ish - "Everyone , dive dive dive " Cue: U96 - Das Boot ♫ untz untz untz unzt

[@mwtrolle]

Is there any chance Ukraine or NATO could intercept the Russian identification code at some point, making the UA fighters capable of pretending to be Russian's for a short time?

[@h.cedric8157]

With the number of downed Russian aircraft, in varying degrees of destruction, who knows. The fact Belgorod was smacked by two old Hinds, that speaks a lot. But it would've made sense not to over use compromised enemy iff.

[@yuriy-od-ua]

Those codes are changed daily

[@mwtrolle]

@@yuriy-od-ua yes, so if they can intercept them and use them right away. They might get away with an attack like this.

[@h.cedric8157]

@@yuriy-od-ua that's expected, if they really do that correctly, but then the downed Russian pilots who eject could be interrogated.

[@lukewhitehouse4103]

This isn't Starwars

[@georgelabe-assimo4365]

Haha the bridge is down now

[@bibleortraditions]

This was wonderful! I saw the video showing the equipment of the crew. Impressive! Curious. The Russians have this bridge defense well fortified with SAMs. I didn't know how well. Would it make a difference to have a wave of drones to saturate the air defense to deplete the air defense prior to the primary attack wave? Is there technology available that will allow a drone to put out a radar signature that shows it being a jet or attack helicopter? Thank you.

[@mk6315]

Ground sites don’t really see a lot of info on targets, just blips. In the air war over Baghdad I believe they used the TALDS dummy drones to occupy the air defenses one night.

[@guidobachi952]

Amusing, but kpl. ridiculous! Ha, ha. I was surprised! The SU-35 didn't even shut their rockets. Children will like it and the Russian will be happy if the Ukraine tries this mission in real. Good luck!

[@Joancolina]

Great job! It would be Nice to see some simulations from the russian perspective too. Keep the good job!

[@SargeantKoranFlusher]

We probably won't see them because it is becommng obvious that the big Grim Reaper is a TV-head who listens to and believes every ridiculous lie coming out of his idiot box, the newspapers and the pop-culture. He'll probably never figure out that the Ukrainians are the aggressors and the bad guys in this conflict. ...a conflict which Ukraine ruling class started 8 years ago.

[@ser43_OLDC]

it would be nice but you know neutrality is something that nowadays doesn't exists unfortunately

[@grimreapers]

Send a proper request and I'll make it.

[@Joancolina]

@@grimreapers Thanks for answering. How about an attack on nato weapons depots in Poland?

[@sonar357]

If that BS-Bridge-Firing-RIM7s hadn't happened you would've pulled it off! Bravo! Also, Grump needs to do reviews/commentaries, he's hilarious! Or just you guys in general, MST3K style. "Grim Reapers Review..." Various airplane movies (Top Gun, Sully, etc).

[@astronorthwet636]

Just send a few dozen cruise missiles. Distract with some Bayraktors and make runs at it with jets but have them turn back before interception.

[@jonpaton4449]

Great stuff. A real mission might do this plus kitchen sinks from every direction?

[@134StormShadow]

And everyone thought I was mad riding my ST1100 motorbike to Ukraine from Lancashire to do 'aid work' 😉 You guys are nuts 🤣🤣🤣 Well done Simba. Grump.. yer just bloody mad mate.. luv you all Slava Ukraini Heroyem Slava 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Bobbydyland]

Russian equipment in game: Best in world, can see all stealth and kill all western equipment worth several times the price. " Russian equipment IRL: Loses flagship to a country with no navy.

[@Danissimo321]

Just like HMS Sheffield? Losing modern ship because of autism is normal for every navy

[@gnatkoloradov5349]

Russian flagship Moskva heroically destroyed 2 Ukrainian anti-ship Neptune missiles and upgraded to submarine!

[@Bobbydyland]

@@Danissimo321 Argentina had a navy, son. Also, Sheffield was a destroyer, a much smaller, older and and more vulnerable ship. Moscva was touted as superior to it in every way, as is all Russian equipment. In any games, particularly ones made by Russian Devs, Russian equipment is far superior to anything the west has for far cheaper price. But now, Putler has drank the cool-aid and sent his armies into a 3rd world country, ranked 22 on the global firepower index, and is now being given an education.

[@Danissimo321]

@@Bobbydyland at first, Sheffield was in service 6 years, Moskva was 40 and its electronic was still good, but not the best(and also it wasn't modernised). Also Sheffield was in fleet when Moskva was single. I still think that we can compare this two situation. Also, about firepower index. Now in Ukraine Russia has nearly 200-250k soldiers and officers, when Ukraine has 400-500k. It happens because Russia don't use conscripts. And even in this bad situation Russia still advancing and, if Ukraine wouldn't retreat from Severodontsk we will see Mariupol 2.0 and nearly 10-15k surrounded soldiers

[@radfahrer875]

Do that mission again with one F-22 with JDAMs or one F-35, just to prove a point.

[@grimreapers]

rgr

[@Archie2c]

I hate to say it but the Russian forces to date have not lived up to what any computer simulations have predicted or as in the Last Starfighter "What are you woried about Grigg Theoretically we should already Be Dead"

[@grimreapers]

agreed