The Ukraine Air War - The Russian campaign & does Ukraine need Western jets?

[@PerunAU]

Sponsored by Private Internet Access, Use the following link to access their promotional offer: www.piavpn.com/Perun After the delay last week - we're back to a regular schedule this week. This video is the result of a recent poll I put up asking people to vote for their topics of choice. Thanks to those of you who vote (on Patreon and here). One final observation I'd add here, to my other points around the serious threat posed by the VKS even now: What the VKS has accomplished in ground attack, SEAD/DEAD, and other missions reflects a failure to invest in all elements of capability building. Having expensive modern jets in large quantities - but not enough guided munitions for them to drop (forcing them to use dumb bombs) or not investing in tankers and training should be examined and assessed as a potential failure of budget prioritisation and force design. Combat aircraft are expensive platforms, and while there is obviously utility in having large numbers of them - planners may assess that it is preferable to invest in all inputs required to support a given capability (including supports), even if that means sacrificing fighter platform counts or other investment priorities. That observation is not definitive - but rather a point for consideration for policy makers considering future investment decisions.

[@lindsay1971]

I really appreciate the transparency around being realistic about your expectations about VPN services, it might also help to disclaim that certain countries hold different laws about what information VPN companies are obliged to hand over to the government, such as India. This might be a further clarification in your next sponsorship. Lastly I would like to say that your videos are the most objective, nuanced presentations on a modern confrontation I have seen, My feedback is a small point not meant to criticise but to compliement. I wish that even a small percentage of the content on military confrontations had the thought and work put into it that yours does, the world would be a better place even if only one other channel matched this. It provokes a lot more critical thinking than other..... lets say.... animation based..... hype training one sided "ïnfo graphic" channels

[@aak1932]

Also, take breaks, I've seen to many channel creators burnout because they think if they take a break they will lose people or let people down. Look at Robbaz, he moved to twitch years ago but millions of people still sub to his channel waiting for any rare video.

[@Warszawski_Modernizm]

Welcome for cooperation!

[@guderian557]

'feet'? it is not the dark ages anymore, use standard units of measurement please.

[@dukenukem8381]

its funny how you included Krasinez soviet car museum at 2:47

[@michaellamb4001]

When Perun puts more effort into his PowerPoint videos than the Russians did planning this invasion..

[@krissteel4074]

Its a bit hard to be critical with your military planning when the one guy in the room who wants to make it happen only wants to hear 'Yes' from you Saying no is a bad idea... Unless you suddenly want a crash course in flying out a window by flapping your arms

[@seadog8807]

Great comment, really made me laugh 😂😂

[@jaroslavsvaha6065]

​@@krissteel4074 yeah, but that doesn't mean the high command is otherwise competent

[@andersgrassman6583]

Actually I think the difference is he works in a democratic system serving the population, that obviously also isn’t corrupt. Because however undenyably brilliant Perun is, there are actually quite a few brilliant Russian people as well. But the Russian system just gives very weird results, even when fed with someone comparably brilliant to Perun. That’s the ultimate ”western” superiority!

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

Ouch! Harsh but fair.

[@NothingIsKnown00]

Every time Perun mentions Gripen, a Swede grows wings. True story.

[@KabonkNo1]

True indeed. I would be very proud if our gvt sent a squadron of Gripens to Ukraine. It's also nice to help ;-)

[@KirkFickert]

Intermediate term legacy hornets was probably the right answer. Number of them are in US private hands but still militarized. Enough for 30-40 airframes and would give full access to NATO stand off weapons and FOX-3’s. Additional airframes are in Europe between Finland, Spain, and Switzerland.

[@Tobbzn]

This is why the Gripen comes with extra spare baby wings in the front.

[@bravowhiskey3239]

Gripen ❤🇸🇪

[@Dafnessific]

@@KirkFickert Hornets make sense on paper, and interestingly there was a detachment left in Europe when they rotated home to do dispersed ops validation exercises. On the other hand, two engines is twice as much engine maintenance; and it would probably require direct USN logistics support, which may not be palatable.

[@DingleberryWhite]

This was such a well-built presentation! As a former ground crew mechanic in the Israeli Air Force I recognize so many of the challenges you mentioned and that most people tend to miss altogether. Always insightful and well executed. Keep up the good work.

[@Loki1191]

Because civilians can't understand that behind every shiny aircraft, there are hundreds of technicians keeping that thing in the air. Ukraine will win this war because the West is king in logistics and has the better more professional training regimes.

[@govinda102000]

@@Loki1191 We can only hope and perhaps if the fence sitters of the "free world" decide to help Ukraine with anti-air craft or other military assistance.

[@allengordon6929]

Freaking ace combat often brings up that poor maintenance kills.

[@Lorendrawn]

Just for Yellow 4 as far as I remember. Unless you're counting your allies at Avalon dam but they were more like suicide rushing the dam

[@AnimarchyHistory]

Glad to have assisted with this presentation. Quality stuff as always.

[@rositasultana3958]

Glad to see quality creators flock together...lots of love 😊🎉

[@JosephKano]

We want a Perun/Lazerpig Roundspa episode! Complete with PowerPoint's and wine!

[@HakcerCD]

Where's that Ukraine rant you mentioned in your community tab? I'm really looking forward to it.

[@madkoala2130]

GIVE US ROUNDTABLE WITH PERUN.

[@youtubeurevil]

@animarchy As is yours thanks for helping!

[@ARCKNIGHT117]

"Nato Scissors beats rock stratagy" is my favorite thing from this video.

[@Sundiale]

And "The Swedes make nice aircraft" on the last slide.

[@ticijevish]

An air defence radar that has been damaged, or switched off, is less of a threat to aircraft compared to an air defence radar that is switched on. Infuriatingly obvious drivel from anyone else, but a chuckleworthy gem from Perun. 😁

[@glennshanley9078]

NATO tech tree.

[@BoisegangGaming]

If the scissors can't beat the rock, develop better scissors. And then develop them even more to the point where you've got Plasma scissors capable of cutting through steel. honestly it's probably a good thing Russia isn't peer with NATO because the US MIC would have developed star destroyers by now.

[@Dafnessific]

Perun with a dash of Lazerpig, a fine vintage indeed

[@williamlloyd3769]

Update - on May 19, 2023, USA told allies that Ukrainian pilots could be trained on the F-16 and that US would work with other countries to supply Kyiv with the jets.

[@AZWings]

The failure of the Russian air force is probably the most surprising element of the war, to me. The overwhelming numerical superiority would have seemed to suggest a quick air war followed by sustained air supremacy. It really highlights the systemic problems of the Russian military.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Russia is rather amazing considering they still are in a superior position despite hundreds of billions in $ and military equipment sent to Ukraine. Afghanistan defeated the USA and it's allies with much less.

[@doodoodoometal]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 Yeah and now imagine if Afghanistan was located next to the US like Ukraine is to russia. Logistical challenges between US and RU are incomparable.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

@@doodoodoometal No need, compared to Russia, USA despite already putting more money into their military, also had lots of support in Afghanistan from other nations. While Russia gets very little support from other nations.

[@stc3145]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 The Taliban was crushed in a few weeks and was forced to retreat to caves and fight a guerilla war. And the Us waged this war thousands of miles away from home. Your comparrison is flawed, look at the 1991 Gulf War instead. The Russian military could probably not rob a gas station thousands of miles away from home. They are uttelry pathetic considering they were supposed to rival Nato

[@nerzuryrorscharch4951]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 They are amazing for how quickly they fucked up their entire country with a "3 day operation to prevent NATO expansion " lol

[@whussung]

The highlight of my week. It's to the point now where my girlfriend asks me every Sunday "how was your weekly ukraine power point?"

[@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn]

And you answer " very good, but now I am hard, come here"

[@sixstringedthing]

@@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn or you could answer like a normal person instead delivering a line worthy of a bad 90's porn actor. Are you twelve?

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

@@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn That's the type of blunt response I would expect you to give, Rogal Dorn.

[@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn]

@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 guardsmen need to come from somewhere.

[@steadyjumper3547]

My girlfriend has found out I watch perun too. She’s starting to listen with me too when I’m at my desk

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

That "Aliens" reference was smooth as warm butter. Also, the Swedish Gripen has long been *the* most interesting fighter jet out there, to me at least. Swedish engineering is very impressive. I remember hearing about a story, maybe here, not sure, how Sweden used to send fighters after the USAF high altitude spy-planes that crossed into their airspace, but it was understood as both countries having low-key agreed that they take that as an occasion to train their pilots against an unknown, but non-lethal enemy that was doing their very best.

[@Dafnessific]

Yes, Viggens were able to intercept and escort the SR-71; a few years ago some Swedish pilots received medals when their assistance of a Blackbird in distress was declassified. Google will find some articles.

[@AakeTraak]

@@Dafnessific Well, they had a few missile lock on the SR-71. But it's quite impressive anyway.

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@AakeTraak you aren’t exactly the airforce if you don’t have a few dozen missiles pointed at a unknown aircraft

[@20RCH]

Sweden sent two Saab Viggen to support the spy plane.

[@Efeye-s]

Yeah, the Swedish Viggen (predecessor to the Gripen) is the only plane in history to ever achieve a missile lock on the stealthy SR-71, and thus be in a position to shoot it down had the trigger been pressed. In the SR-71s defence, it took no evasive action and always used the same flight path, giving the Swedes plenty of opportunities for rehersals. It was mostly seen as good sport by both sides. However, in 1987 an SR-71 suffered an engine failure above the baltics. The two Swedish Viggens routinely sent out to intercept it noticed the emergency and decided to escort and protect the crippled plane from incoming Soviet interceptors. The pair of Viggens were relieved by another pair who saw the SR-71 safely out of Swedish territory. All four Swedish pilots were given medals by the US air force once the incident was declassified, 31 years later.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Nobody, and I mean nobody, does a more thorough analysis than Perun. Well played sir.

[@B.D.E.]

Justin Bronk.

[@captainmaim]

He might be NATO's most valuable player.

[@gunnar6674]

@@B.D.E. Yes, RUSI get credited in the video in large part, but he also talked to some additional sources. I’ll attend a RUSI seminar in Norway in June, so I’ll be interested to hear if prof. Bronk and his colleagues have any updates since their report.

[@Dafnessific]

KZbin wants Justin Bronk to be more English? Not sure that’s possible.

[@Mortico88]

Well, for us, at least. I would hope the Chairman of the Join Chiefs gets a bit better briefing than we do. But I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if these videos make the rounds...

[@d3rSyg]

The war between the Ukrainian Air Force and the Russians really feels like something out of Ace Combat to me.

[@quanganhvu6791]

A huge combined arms assault to retake Sevastopol (and fighting Russian ground, air and naval forces) would literally be like one of those "liberate the capital" type of missions in Ace Combat

[@HegelsOwl]

Wow! I always wanted to know that! Today's my lucky day! Thanks! 👍

[@FlorkGnubbler]

Just like my video game!

[@AirLancer]

If only Ukrainian jets could carry 200 missiles and 24 precision guided bombs each, lol.

[@taufiqutomo]

It more closely matches Project Wingman. Knowing how Project Wingman ended....

[@thedabblingwarlock]

I was a big plane nut when I was a kid, and I have always liked the Gripen. It's a good looking plane and the rough field operation is something that I always thought was a neat feature.

[@Statueshop297]

As perun says the gripen was tailor made for the Ukraine conflict. If European nations could fund the jets it would take the pressure off Sweden. Next difficulty is getting the 36 jets ready. Can enough be gotten through retired, donated a-d model airframes? Build time for new models would Take years but the quicker it begins the quicker they are ready.

[@Yarkoonian]

@@Statueshop297 pressure off sweeden?

[@andersgrassman6583]

@@Yarkoonian She's referring to the constant threat to Sweden from Russia. Russia tests Sweden's readiness all the time, with constant incursions by air, ships (including landing ships with tanks), submarines and all sorts of shit going on all the time.

[@Darwinist]

The lengths to which they went to ensure designing "maintainable in an improvised hideout in the woods" is incredible. Even simple things like accessibility to panels and stuff without needing special scaffolding or stairs.

[@bzdtemp]

@@Darwinist Agree. I hear they even made it so that its possible to work on the Gripen while wearing gloves, a simple thing only it makes a lot of difference when ones planes are outside in the winter and not in a cozy hangar.

[@Somerandom1922]

Yay, this weeks hour long defense economics slide-show!

[@Bassalicious]

The most gripping content on YT. I devour every minute of these.

[@maciek_k.cichon]

@@Bassalicious And enjoy both watch party and second watching.

[@subtlewolf]

​@@Bassalicious Some of the most Gripen content as well.

[@lixiaochen6]

I wanted to play my video game but I found it too distracting and I can't focus on the slideshow talkshow. So I've been just watching this :

[@Bassalicious]

@@subtlewolf lol, nice

[@MrJamesBanana]

Fully agree with your assessment of the Gripen. The C/D variants are due to be replaced soon in Swedish service anyways, so to me it would seem reasonable to send half of them to Ukraine as soon as possible. The biggest issue with the Gripen is that spare parts might be a concern, but production can always be ramped up or outsourced.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Instead of sending half, you send all and half become spare parts. Ramping up production of old model parts when you want to fulfill deliveries of new models is just not suitable.

[@fat_biker]

I think the issue with that may be that (most of?) Sweden's new E models aren't brand new airframes, they are meant to be basically resto-mods of the older models...

[@marcusalm7350]

​@@fat_biker The E models are new airframes, but there is also an upgrade package deal on... I think half the current C/D fleet to give them almost the same capabilities as the E variant, with new radars and a bunch of other soft and hardware.

[@Fuhrerjehova]

This will not happen unless 1. Sweden is let into NATO 2. NATO allies agree to base fighter aircraft in Sweden, under Swedish command, until capabilities are at same levels as before. 3. The cost is shared. 4. The countries behind meteor (several European nations, including Sweden) must agree on supplying it. This is not an easy decision. Missiles end up in enemy territory, sure they will be destroyed, but some knowledge will be gained by the enemy. It's not certain Sweden would do it even if these conditions were met, but I'd say it's a minimum. If NATO, as an organisation (it dosen't matter which specific countries) dosen't want to let us in, well, then there is no point in discussing this.

[@ipadista]

Remember that this plane is built modularly, and customers are encouraged to replace modules with locally sourced alternatives if they so choose. Operators also have access to the Gripen's source code and technical documentation, so it would be a suitable platform for Ukrainian ad hoc mods :)

[@ManuelBrembilla]

Perun, my already very high esteem for you gone through the roof after the KSP reference 😂 I'm really glad to have found your content since the first video, and it keeps getting better. Thanks and kudos, your work is a masterclass in clarity and how to keeping things interesting for long presentations.

[@linmal2242]

Well said. Agreed.

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Honestly, i hate the fact we are still debating this. It's the same arguments against sending jets we already had with tanks. And artillery. And every other weapon system.

[@ewanlee6337]

There is a few significant differences that he mentions. Long training times, heavy maintenance burdens and they’re not critical right now.

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

@@ewanlee6337 Long training times and heavy maintainance burdens were a concern about the tanks aswell. And about the Panzerhaubitze. And about HIMARS. And about PATRIOT. And yet, the Ukrainians have learned how to use all of them, usually in record time, and the vehicles are all still going.

[@ewanlee6337]

@@Chrischi3TutorialLPs I should have been specific sorry. The issue is the scale. Airplanes are much much harder to train and maintain so even if the Ukraines do exceptionally, it’s still a big deal. Thinking about it, training could be much faster if it’s just to fly up and fire ultra long range missiles. But maintenance can’t be skimped due to the consequences being much more severe on average on top of just being harder when compared to ground units. Arguably the biggest hindrance though is that the same cost of ground based stuff is just more worthwhile than planes for Ukraine. A lot of the ground stuff being sent would otherwise never be used and so the actual cost is just transport, not the listed price. With the aircraft, the average fighter isn’t critical unlike artillery and such so they’re not particularly worthwhile and the stuff that is worthwhile, the ultra long range missiles and compatible planes, would significantly cut into nato countries actually important equipment unlike the bulk of what they’re already sending.

[@Hilianus]

"Trying to integrate those missiles with Mig29-s would be like trying to make your Windows computer talk to a clay tablet". I just wanted to write down my favorite quote from this vid. Carry on.

[@grahamcroston]

Thanks again Perun for enriching my understanding of this war. It's still a horrible, regrettable business but understanding more helps me handle it better. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us. I hope the Ukrainians and their Western supporters are reading you too- and taking heed.

[@justinpettingill4426]

Wars are terrible, the quickest way to end them is kill all your enemies quickly, with outmost violence, then go home, it's horrible

[@tomwhittaker9461]

Ukraine's western "supporters" are its prime killers.

[@williamhenry8914]

This one of your best ever videos, you knocked it out of the park mate and you just brought a truckload of clarity and impetus to the Ukrainian aerial arms needs. Thank you!

[@dachstatter]

Agree, some of the last few videos didn't quite capture my attention but this was the best one in a while.

[@DavidBarkland]

As a swede I wish our government would announce a training and procurement start-up program of the JAS-39E for Ukraine. The training course our own air force uses takes nearly 18 months even for people who are already certified pilots, which is just shy of the assembly and testing time of new airframes for the last batch. Doing so would put Putin on a timer, making a clear statement that unless the war ends before then the Gryphons _will_ show up eventually. It also saves us from having to promise to give up any of our own air crafts, as such an announcement can easily be phrased as only promising to provide the training and authorizing the export of them, and leaving the part of actually providing any aircraft to when the war is hopefully over and Ukraine can pay for them. On the subject of the Meteor missile, we also have our own domestic version of it that exists more or less _only_ because our military has a domestic replicability requirement, which has a slightly different seeker head and electronics to the NATO-adopted Meteor - sending those wouldn't risk the capture and analysis of any NATO-adopted Meteor systems, since our knock-off is built on different systems* and are designed to explode once armed even if it misses or deactivates, while still providing a substitute that is supposed to be good enough for fighting an asymmetric air war. EDIT: I also grew up right next to where the JAS-39Es are built and tested so I have a bit of an innate interest and respect for them, so yeah I'm probably a bit biased in promoting them which is why I'm glad that the argument isn't about the specifications VS other airframes, only the jobs it can do. *Of course, I don't have access to the design schematics or software of either variant so for all I know they could be identical down to the atom, but they are supposedly built on different systems.

[@jong-wonlee4554]

If Sweden ever wanted an export market for its Gripens, this would be an ideal showcase, and surely Ukraine will build the backbone of their future airforce once they got a taster:}

[@anomymouse5043]

@@jong-wonlee4554 I stated the very same comment elsewhere!

[@andreasbimba6519]

Great comment and yes that is what should happen, Ukraine should buy the Gripen E (along with cheaper used F16's to build up the numbers).

[@edsr164]

As a brazilian I wish my government would purchase 120 additional JAS-39

[@peka2478]

@@jong-wonlee4554 the only problem with showcasing a plane in a real war where you dont have air supremacy is that some of these planes will inevitably be shot down.. (even if you went 2000 UA planes against 1000 RU planes) while the US planes (going 2000 against 50 or so) will still claim "superior kill to death ratios"...

[@markedwards4879]

As always, simply the best analysis of any that I've seen on this war. I've learned a lot from these videos since Feb '22 and this one is no exception. My only hope is that this horror will end and we don't need to keep watching them for much longer. We should send Ukraine everything that it needs to end the war now.

[@brainshrub]

Another bonus about the Saab Gripen: You can pick one up at a local IKEA.

[@Agnemons]

You can also land one there

[@wieslawmaciag2142]

What a flat-pack.?

[@suntiger745]

It's not the full-size one though. And it's a 16988 pieces puzzle to assemble, which require a machine shop and some pretty specialized tools. From what people who have bought it say, the engine is the hardest to assemble and mount.

[@rajeshkanungo6627]

With one tool required to assemble it.

[@rajeshkanungo6627]

@@wieslawmaciag2142 Furniture that is shipped in a literally flat package that can be assembled into tables, chairs, shelves, etc. IKEA realized a long time ago that shipping costs were a significant component of shipping, storage, and delivery. It was also easier for customers to buy furniture and carry them home. Carry a 6 foot tall cabinet is hard. I can fit a flatpack in my Prius.

[@user-mv3cg7hi7g]

thank you for displaying rational and in-depth knowledge. you are doing a huge service to educate people as well as further interest in logistics. thanks for helping promote this type of community that fosters intelligent analysis of these topics.

[@flowerpower8722]

I'm sure that's accurate, but did you speed listen in 3 minutes.

[@thefisherking78]

@@flowerpower8722 anything's possible 🤣😂

[@user-mv3cg7hi7g]

@@flowerpower8722 it's praise of the channel and its impact as a whole.

[@rickastleysrevenge3258]

@@flowerpower8722 dont see where he makes any statement about the video, hes only complimenting the channel.

[@flowerpower8722]

@@rickastleysrevenge3258 He changed the wording - all good.

[@kswis]

Your presentation alone, never disappoints. Excellent, well made video. We live in a hell of a time to be able to produce such informative content

[@grim8288]

The RWR does signal a medium ranged GBAD 45° right off the nose of the aircraft but this radar contact is just being detected. So depending on where they are flying this really doesn't indicate any danger to the aircraft. In fact the GBAD radar won't even be able to see a return looking at its incoming signal strength. This could even be a friendly radar.

[@murphy7801]

Luckily working out where Russians are, isn't hard

[@wingcommanderbob8268]

if you're talking about the RWR in the cockpit of that su-25, the specific frame selected was kind of bad compared to the rest of the video. The incoming missile warning starts flashing a couple seconds later, iirc

[@Hairysteed]

Ah, a fellow DCS enthusiast 😉

[@grim8288]

@@wingcommanderbob8268 thanks for the clarification

[@jasonzittel6802]

My Sunday morning routine of Defense Economics slideshows. It’s absolutely amazing that a year later I’m still doing this. Every. Sunday. Morning. As always, great stuff Perun.

[@davydovua]

45:42 Trust me, we are throwing a lot of harsh language at those MiGs. Unfortunately, this is our only ammunition option at this point, and it doesn't seem to be particularly effective

[@davest6044]

You've outdone yourself. This is why we come here. Poignant insights into what it actually takes to get things done. Backed up by hard research, with a bird's eye view of the strategic reality. Heartfelt thanks. Much appreciated!

[@brotpros2306]

don't forget it's so incredibly Western-biased and is basically the equivalent of studying WW2 by reading Nazi newspaper columns and thinking Nazis are winning

[@davest6044]

@@brotpros2306 LOL, How many square meters did Russkiy Mir advance in their great winter offensive?

[@brotpros2306]

@@davest6044 who said there was a winter offensive? Oh wait the same Western sources. You're spoonfed the most obvious propaganda and act enlightened lmao

[@davest6044]

@Brot Pros Glad you weren't in one of the hundreds of lost vehicles, or weren't one of the thousands of conscripts and skilled fighters wasted in the cold. Stay warm and safe : ) Cheers

[@brotpros2306]

@@davest6044 Are you talking about the Ukrainian losses or the Russian ones? Either way yeah I'm glad I'm not fighting in a pointless war.

[@Bassalicious]

There's just so much honesty, competence and quality research oozing from these videos. Thank you massively for the work you put in to enlighten us mere mortals, Perun!

[@Contractor48]

Honesty!!? Dude keeps showing that Russian military is so bad and now I hear news that Ukraine is about to surrender. This guy gets his information from Ukrainian and British intelligence it seems.

[@BOX3DOUT]

honesty? how can you get that from yhis when their is no evidence to correspond? from him or the Russians..no substantial evidence that is...i

[@maeton-gaming]

as usual, he leaves out juicy details either through ignorance or will, and its hilarious to me

[@IwieIch123]

@@maeton-gaming can you provide examples and sources?

[@Dijadiths]

@@IwieIch123 love the low key “put up or shut up”

[@jurajbeger9299]

Much appreciate it, even one of the longest videos, subjectively one of the shortest because of the interesting facts and plain explanation. Very well done Perun, it was worth waiting for. Thank You.

[@sirmingusdewiv8325]

As a child, it was Saturday morning cartoons. As a middle-aged man, it's Sunday morning Perun.

[@theyazzledazzle]

Same here, but not quite middle-aged woman, LOL.

[@ramvincentpaulvictor4365]

It's a bit sad when you mentioned Sunday morning though. There goes half the weekend as always...

[@sirmingusdewiv8325]

​@Ram Vincent Paul Victor my apologies

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Even though, as an amateur historian And ex infantry NCO, i Have always had an inherited interest in militaries And their organisation i Have never felt interested in Power points about The subject. You, on The other hand, Have got me completely hooked. You bring in (at least to our knowledge) unbiased context, knowledge And information And present it in a deeply enjoyable format. Very well done, all of these videos!

[@als1023]

Same, thanks for posting. This was a very well done presentation and analysis.

[@h8GW]

@@frankyb702 What's wrong about being gay for Perun? I'm straight as an arrow yet gay for Perun. Unless being gay is still being frowned down upon in Russia or something...

[@ghrosenb]

Every single video you release is just a complete delight and a refreshing break from the shoot-from-the-hip ex-general, talking head approach in all paid media.

[@bwobbles2368]

Can’t believe it, I got excited to see the length of a slideshow is 1 hour and 15min. Well done

[@alexisjuillard4816]

same. or that i rushed to the comments to share my excitement with fellow nerds lol

[@thomasdowning6768]

Always good to see things put the right way round. It isn't 'what can this thing do?', it is 'what do I need to get done?'

[@Lavthefox]

Perun: "The dynamic evolution of combat obstacles in high value environments leads to attritional declines in overall combat capacity" Also Perun: "you can yeet it" "a bit shit" A master of language, an artist among us.

[@PrivateMemo]

Sus

[@RazorsharpLT]

When EXPENSIVE shit gets shot, you don't want to use expensive shit, thus reducing combat capacity for said expensive shit Out of fear of losing it. @@geopolitiikkajasota4404

[@Deltarious]

Just a note about BVR not making an exciting movie- I think actually it *could* but you would absolutely *have* to tell it like those small handfuls of truly surpassing sub movies that work off of suspense and character building. You do actually get intense bursts of genuine exiting action mixed right in with the suspense, and it *can* even break out into full on action- a successful missile defence from long range with all pilots defending dropping from high to low altitude while closing distance is not *that* unlikely from a movie standpoint, and then you are into that awkward 'close-mid' range where a real dogfight (albeit a missile based one) can play out. If you really wanted to go the extra mile you could have that happen only once as the movie's climax with the rest of the times ending in turning away from the opponent and not taking the engagement (pretty common) or nail biting suspense with relief as a radar blip disappears from the screen and your own aircraft *seems* to be intact. Because *movie* there is also no reason why they can't follow the weapons/planes and get very fancy with the camera work. I think it'd be pretty cool to see (but who am I kidding, it would absolutely not be popular hah)

[@greebj]

It sounds like something spread over a few pages of a Tom Clancy novel that I used to be fascinated by as a kid

[@IntrusiveThot420]

Imagine a political thriller. Two bordering countries, say, India and Pakistan, are on a knife's edge of "will they invade?" in the opening act. The film follows a couple characters, like politicians and high ranking military officers, and also a few combat pilots. If you establish early on that both sides have nukes, you could have extremely tense scenes. Imagine you have an entire "war room" waiting with bated breath, cutting between that and the cockpit where the pilots of each side are playing high speed aerial chicken over the border. The camera slowly zooms in on the radar display, with the green enemy dot refusing to turn away despite radio hailing. The soundtrack cuts away, and all you can see and hear are the sounds of the jet, and the chirping of the electronics. If that dot doesn't turn back, it could mean the end of civilization in nuclear hellfire. I think you could *totally* make BVR tense, it'd just take the right setup.

[@rohesilmnelohe]

Just watch Growling Sidewinders or Longshots DCS vids... Especially their BVR videos.. Not many explosions but VERY exciting. (Personal favorite was GS taking an F-18 against an F-14. Both with their standard AA loadouts) Essentially... not action but horror. Kind of like Alien. You know missiles are there... but you will not see them, unless it is way way too late to do anything anymore.

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

Strike missions in the modern era are way cooler than air to air, see Flight of the Intruder

[@smallpseudonym2844]

"Behind Enemy Lines" with Owen Wilson actually demonstrates this in its opening scenes. It's Ground-to-air and the "defender" of territory were the "bad guys", but the premise is otherwise the same. A "boring" routine reconnaissance mission suddenly becomes very different because a Serbian general is trying to hide a massacre. The missile system is turned off and camouflaged. Only once it's turned on last-second are the pilots aware of its existence. It's actually one of Wilson's best movies, which is a shame in a way because the writing was poor.

[@casbot71]

Finally a professional that also loves the Gripen ….I don't know why _but I just like that aircraft_ because it's an example of very clever design that took into account what real world conditions would be like in a war, and not the idealised 'perfect' conditions that many experts design around. [It's like liking a practical car with a lot of clever configurations that's well thought out] And because of its low running cost in peacetime it allows pilots to get a lot of flight hours for little expense. It would have been the perfect aircraft for Ukraine to shop for back in 2014-2016.

[@jmolofsson]

As a Swedish tax-payer, I would love to see (at least) half of our fleet *_lended_* to the Ukrainians. The won experiences (and the won goodwill) would be considerable, on top of Russia constituting the one and only military threat to the nation. Everything that weakenes Russia's military strength is good for her neighbors. Like everyone else from my Cold War generation, I was conscripted. My younger friends, similarly conscripted, trained to maintain Gripen, assert the aircraft in Ukraine would fit hand in glove. Even if all of the aircrafts were lost, which I doubt, it would still offer invaluable experiences.

[@kukuc96]

@@jmolofsson I am sure someone in Saab head offices is salivating just at the chance that they could get some real combat data against Russian forces. That alone could be worth a lot.

[@robertpatrick3350]

Look out for Bronk’s analyses

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@jmolofsson as a fellow Swede, I can only concur. There are also 12 aircraft in Hungary to be reclaimed if they insist on keeping Sweden out of NATO. Rb 15 would be highly useful to lessen the Russian missile attacks from the Black sea.

[@Dafnessific]

Saab’s jets have always been amazing, and ahead of the pack. The Drakken, the Viggen and now the Gripen.

[@wiktornyckowski]

This has been just about the best video I've seen on the topic, judging by concise, precise, factual information as well as cautious and weighed conclusions. Darn good job Perun!

[@TrangleC]

One correction: The KEPD 350 is a German-Swedish joint venture. Spain just bought it, as did South Korea. Another consideration is that apparently the export version of Storm Shadow only has half the range, so it would be crucial to know whether the UK would hand out the regular version to Ukraine, or the export version.

[@johnslugger]

*Russia will go bankrupt again! Remember it took Ronald Reagan 6 years to break them down. Also remember what killed Russia's economy by 1991, it was that fact the USA and her allies decided to have a massive ARMS BUILDUP. With the USA, UK, Germany, Poland, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and in the case of Japan even tripling their weapons budget Russia is facing the largest Deja Vu in their history!*

[@dogsnads5634]

The UK only has 1 Storm Shadow variant in stock. It's also out of production...it would take a lot of money to restart production as all the focus has been on the Storm Shadow MLU and FCASW.

[@Statueshop297]

StormShadow has always underplayed its actual range. It’s longer than numbers put out there. From around 2003 There were roughly 1000 bought by the U.K, some have been used. The kepd350, storm shadow, Apache missiles all share alot of components. The storm shadow I think could be programmed on the ground so could probably be launched from any aircraft that can carry it. Obviously a bit risky without proper testing but it’s a war so needs must.

[@dogsnads5634]

@@Statueshop297 There were around 850 left in UK service, but only c400 were MLU'd. It's not clear what happened to the rest. The French were also, pre-war, reducing their holdings to 100 from 400.

[@smartguy360]

I never thought I would enjoy watching hour long videos on these kinds of topics but this is so informative, keep up the great work

[@danwylie-sears1134]

As usual, I have nothing substantive to add, just a thank you to Perun for making these videos. I'm not particularly into military analysis, but I'm very much into long-form presentations of well-researched in-depth information about pretty much anything (including military analysis), which makes this a strong candidate for my favorite channel.

[@jahjah7495]

As I was watching another of your great video's (as usual )you stated the Saab JAS 39 Gripen would be a good plane for Ukraine. So now I can say Perun agrees with me great minds think alike.

[@concernedrabbit9075]

Ha. My husband had to explain Gripens to me 4 months ago and all I got out of it was “short bad runway is good. “ I sure hope smart people in the west want Ukraine to win before the Donbas is turned into a giant bbq pit.

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

been waiting for this one

[@aramintywhitesell4566]

I'm was amused hearing the line "gravity effects everybody equally" because I recently had the frustrating experience of dealing with members of the USAF insisting that they were calculating a center of gravity correctly despite their technique resulting in errors. Apparently gravity effects everybody else equally but if you spend as much as the USAF you get a little bit of wiggle room.

[@seventytwo1001000]

My sundays are not complete unless i get my weekly dose of powerpoint, thanks Perun for your research and insight. You always can be counted on to provide a top notch break down of the topic of the week.

[@IsaakSpy]

Absolutely!

[@lestermarshall6501]

Sandboxx said the other day that as much as 60% of Russia's downed aircraft came from their ground air defence forces. He also was talking about Russian pilot training v US pilot training. Love your content, keep it up.

[@anderspuck]

Thank you for this video. Very informative. 👍🏻

[@PerunAU]

Many thanks Anders, I likewise always appreciate your content.

[@glennsteer214]

US campaign 'shock & awe' Russia campaign 'shock and miss' LOL

[@quanganhvu6791]

What do you mean? According to Russian MoD the ehole Ukrainian Air Force has been wiped out 5 times already 🙃

[@TheHunter993]

"Shock & Disappointment"

[@jloiben12]

This is one of the places I am particularly thankful for Putin’s incompetence

[@HegelsOwl]

Look around: There's no valid argument validating the charge of "Russian incompetence." You listen to propaganda, because you don't know that information has to be validated with a valid argument. Google, "Appeal to Authority Fallacy." Something isn't true because someone says so, no matter how impressive their credentials. You only believe what you're told, if you don't know this.

[@stevewhite3424]

Lol! Criticism without content... I shall now do the same thing...Jared knows nothing about air warfare than video games. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@badluck5647]

​@@stevewhite3424 Just look at how the US achieved air supremacy in Iraq and compare it to Russia's inability to gain air superiority in Ukraine, and it will be obvious that Russia is doing something wrong.

[@thefisherking78]

@@stevewhite3424 your English is pretty good, but not enough to pass for a native speaker. At least you tried. I award five ruble and half potato bonus.

[@kyle-ld2gh]

@@thefisherking78 hey, you don't look like a desert mouse from the planet Arakis.

[@mjUpNorth]

I can't thank you enough for all the time and effort that you put into your videos. I am someone who knew nothing about military things before this war, but now at least I feel I have a decent handle on what's going on regarding logistics and equipment. Again, thank you so much!

[@linmal2242]

Ditto. Many thanks.

[@TheJacobshapiro]

Hey perun, great video. One small correction: the missiles shown on the belly of that MiG-31 at about 32:00 are R-33s (AA-9) not R-37s. You can tell as the rear fins have a straight leading edge and a forward-swept trailing edge rather than the swept leading edge and straight trailing edge that R-37 has, plus the strakes extend further towards the tail fins.

[@morganmorse2086]

Man, another exciting PowerPoint from Perun. Let’s go!

[@brodieyoutubestuff]

🤡

[@live_free_or_perish]

Great presentation 👏 clarified a lot about the air combat situation. A perspective I hadn't considered before. Well done 👏

[@aidanjones4067]

PERUN MY BOI. It's still sunday! A quick upload this week huh?

[@VanadiumBromide]

It's an April Fools miracle!

[@Staann]

He normally uploads on Sunday for me (could be different for other parts of the world). His last video was just a little late.

[@aidanjones4067]

@@VanadiumBromide You know that was yesterday for us right?

[@jamesewanchook2276]

Another great segment Perun. Long range materiel, tanks, jets and humanitarian aid pronto...God Bless Ukraine! 🇨🇦🇺🇦

[@ronmka8931]

No God bless russia

[@pavelvasilevich2785]

God Bless the Russian Federation

[@linmal2242]

@@ronmka8931 He will not.

[@linmal2242]

@@pavelvasilevich2785 Ditto !

[@malinoisLinda]

take my word for it, if we drive them out of Crimea, this empire will begin to collapse from the inside, internal cracks will begin in the Russian Federation . Canada thank you for your help.

[@alexisjuillard4816]

idk why i do love to hear that broken perun record thing where he goes in a tangent about the 90's... but i do. THANK YOU man, your work is invaluable in general and i expect this piece of work to be as well. I can't seem to find the right word, humanitarian seems a bit much but i'm pretty close to qualifying your work as philanthropic or of public service as it's just SO refreshing to have an -if not unbiaised- transparent and reliable comprehensive source on those topics.

[@stevewhite3424]

It would be lovely if you were to provide the name of just ONE, a measly SINGLE ONE of your unbiased sources. Breathlessly awaiting your rational and well thought out response.

[@Valiguss]

@@stevewhite3424 no need to be a dick

[@alexisjuillard4816]

@@stevewhite3424 well breath deep and slow Nlw that you have the answer maybe it will help with that anger bro no need to get confrontational... Regarding unbiased sources, i'm a scientist, i understand the meaning significance and value of unbiased sources but i'm utterly incapable of analyzing a source to the extent of saying it's unbiased because i am completely out of my depth here, as is 99.99% of the population though they may not recognize it. So even if there was an unbiased source amongst my watch base, i really couldn't say for sure that it was unbiased as i lack the expertise to analyze in depth. And more specifically regarding your point though i didn't like how you said it i do agree with the implied message. Perun is the closest i have to an unbiased source, i think. But that's not BECAUSE he's unbiased. He admits to his biais regularly which is one of the reasons i trust him so much, it's what we do in science, i know that i have a physicists biais, one that is biased torwads simple, elegant "perfect" solutions, but that shit may as well be unicorn biais in regards to it's application on messy dirty insanely intricate human fuck up. So yeah i'd like to have an unbiased source but until i do and i have a way of verifying it, i'll stick to the perun like model for what a best case source can look like. Doesn't mean i take his words as gospel just that i don't have any better. The other souces i have, and i have a bunch, are painstakingly tedious to watch for the most part imo. And thats cause of the large to beyond massive bias they have. Russian sources are easier for me, cause i kind of treat them as some sort of comedy, i do try and admit when they say something true, but when your sources are talking about (cumulative, nobody said that shit in one piece to my knowledge) fighting against "nazi homosexual nato demons" that happened to be led by a jewish (demon? Man?) it's hard to take them seriously. Pro ukrainian bias on the other hand is much more insidious. It wears a veil of objective fact reporting yet subtlety-or not so subtlety in many cases- twists the narrative to favor the ukrainians though techniques like fact omissions, (de)emphasis on certain info etc. If you don't know this following channel i highly recommend you go check it out. Warning this is the most outlandish ridiculously pro ukrainian one i know, there's probably worse but i find this already hard to watch. The name is anker news i thing, EVERY video announces THE FINAL DEATH BLOW TO PUTIN HAS BEEN DEALT, and after wiring this caps down i realised it may very well pass as one of their titles lol. Go in for the laugh not the fact

[@stevewhite3424]

@@alexisjuillard4816 Internet superposter tells me to calm down and then posts twenty seven paragraphs of response. You're lack of self awareness is truly astounding . OBTW, nice post editing after comments.

[@advicepirate8673]

Holy shit. That's how you crush someone's little game whilst simultaneously refusing to play it. Bravo.

[@raxit1337]

Excellent topic Perun. In my feed minutes after release, as usual. Hope your weekend was good!

[@Danksta911]

Almost as many views as subscribers less than 24hrs after release. That is impressive and unsurprising as well - your quality is outstanding!

[@damiankanarek7252]

Glad to hear you talking about the the Gripen , spreading the word...

[@willzulu8844]

I am very proud of the comment section for not having anyone waking up their babe to watch a new Perun video, you guys are growing up 🥺. Looking forward to this one, thanks Perun!

[@nian60]

I just scrolled through the comments a bit and found 2 of them. Sorry. 😞

[@mzunnurain]

I was wondering where he was.

[@kenhelmers2603]

Totally agree about the Grippen, purpose built for this. Great presentation, again! Luv it!

[@richardtretler6336]

Applause, applause! I have already watched this twice and am looking forward to going thru it piece by piece to fully grasp all of the content. Nuanced technical analysis in this area is rare as hen's teeth and I confess that I must work hard to grasp it all. Thank you for providing content week after week which educates and inspires, I find myself enlightened and compelled to learn more.

[@Metal00m]

Still really appreciate all the hard work you do to get an informative presentation together. Thanks again

[@SideKickStudios]

Thanks Perun. Another great one in the bag. Now, normally when a couple of blokes armed with limited knowledge and a ton of emotions fuelled by a pint of beer get to arguing on the internet over what airframe is the bestest ever and can destroy all enemies even if it was flying backwards, i generally pay no mind to it at all, but when Perun lays out his opinions, i trust it, because it is always, without fail, very logically and well argued for. Love this channel, it's virtually unparalleled info one can get anywhere these days!

[@andik.4235]

With a balanced view between technical capabilities and operational needs, and of course with logistics in mind, this video is another well done presentation worth investing more than an hour to get the picture. Again: Thank you for your effort.

[@hereigoagain5050]

"Budgeting is about sacrifice, and all sacrifices have consequence." True also in business and daily life!

[@robbabcock_]

Thanks for a terrific analysis! So many of us rely on the work you do. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🙌🔥

[@MadmanInUkraine]

Thanks @Perun! Hope you feel better now, you sound better although nasal spray helps a lot too. Appreciate your weekly bundle of insightful information. All the best!

[@athenak4666]

Great analysis as usual! Thanks 👍🏾 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🔱💪🏾

[@gordondouglas9220]

As to your end channel update. I've been pleased by all of your videos, I feel I understand more each time. So from an old grunt, thanks for the new information and analysis. Cheers!

[@afterthesmash]

The one factor that was underplayed is that as you lose airframes, you don't usually lose ground support to the same proportion. If you're down to 1/3 of your original fleet, but you still have all the old ground-based infrastructure and human resources, you're very unlikely to overtax or run out of maintenance manpower. (Spare parts is a different matter.) You _might_ run into a problem getting 3× as many mechanics cooking in the same kitchen concurrently without tripping over each other. Otherwise, this was first rate.

[@atempestrages5059]

Thanks again for posting these- and I really appreciate you posting these as podcasts too.

[@RealismFTW]

Even as a Swede I don't think the Gripen is the best jet out there. (F-35, here's your crown) But you make an excellent point. It was purpose built for this kind of war. It would be incredibly interesting to see it in actual combat. I really hope we send some. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

[@lAljax]

This is the prefect time b to send it to Ukraine then. If they'll be replaced by F-35s, might as well have them working

[@mikek9297]

For this actual theater they might even be better than the f35. And I'm no hater - I've come to see the advantages of Amy through the fog of uninformed crticism. But the combination of Gripen's ability to operate from roads and fire the meteor, plus it's relatively high performance gives it an edge over all f35 version save from maybe f35B which could leverage the STOVL capability but doesn't have equally long range fox3. I believe a squadron or two of Gripens could really clean up in Ukraine. Get some combat notoriety. That would help a great deal with foreign sales...

[@krishamm2605]

The Gripen is definitely the best 4th gen fighter short of the F15. But the F15 is a bit like the Abrams. Performance through burning a ridiculous amount of fuel and punching the sound barrier in the face. It's very American. The Gripen would be a lot better if more sales had been found for it, because it could be as cheap as an F16 but more capable as an air to air fighter. In short, the Gripen isn't a bad aircraft, it has more performance than the F16 for half the fuel cost and material cost of an F15 which is just an absolute bruiser. It's the rapier of the skies, and Ukraine would greatly appreciate having some in lieu of F35s. A Gripen will certainly wipe the floor with any Russian tin can any day of the week.

[@davep5227]

​@@krishamm2605 maybe we'll see 🤔👍

[@mrbillybob444]

I'll augment this conversation to remind everyone the US has tested the Metior on the f35 for Britain and it works.

[@alistairboak3128]

Another excellent and well balanced video delivered with clarity and humour, Thank you Perun

[@rafalzych8031]

I hope that 460 Polish T-72 and PT-91 tanks and armoured vehicles, 14 Leopard 2 tanks, 72 self-propelled howitzers KRAB, hundreds of anti aircraft PIORUN missiles, thousands of MSBS GROT and 28 Polish fighter jets sent by Poland to Ukraine will help Ukraine to win this war. Slava Ukraine. Good and friendly neighbourhood and cooperation between Poland and Ukraine in EU and NATO will bring peace and prosperity for all NATO countries.

[@maybaxer]

Try to help bachmut at least lol

[@bbirda1287]

It would be hellish to stand in a parade with some general blabbing on like this, but seated with coffee it makes Sunday morning easy.

[@niektenseldam22]

The F16 I thought about mainly because of the huge number of them around. I"m irritated at myself for missing the obvious candidate for the ukrainians, the Grippen. When I read the Title of the video I honestly didn"t think I"d be surprised. Well I surely was, I"m extra annoyed at myself since I"ve allways liked the swedisch approach in designing and building aircraft. As allways well done Perun, well done indeed.

[@KB4QAA]

Perun dodged the lack of available Grippens. Where would they come from?

[@peaceoutbruh7085]

Yeah but there are no Gripens to give to Ukraine.

[@schnurr4]

Sunday morning… cup of fresh ground coffee, bacon egg and cheese sandwich, sitting outside with my dog, and a new Perun? Just made the day great 👍

[@ajr993]

Perun's channel has already achieved God like status in a little over a year. In 5 years I see that Perun's channel will be an absolute monster, maybe several million subscribers. The future is bright indeed.

[@sergiom9958]

Great video! Congratulations! While you were talking about the SAAB Gripen I was thinking about Brasil. The Gripen planes produced under licence in Brasil and with brasilian owned technology integrated cost about 125M USD per plane. Maybe the price tag can be lowered, yet still is a significant price. An interesting option would be the South Africa AF´s Gripens excedents, which have been grounded for several years waiting to be sold. Another option could be 2nd hand EF2000 or F16 planes could be an options (specially considering that some countries like Austria have several Gen1 EF2000 with many flight hours to sell).

[@emilchan5379]

The thing about the Brazilian and South African Gripens is that I don't think either of those countries are willing to hand any number of them to Ukraine. Both countries have taken neutral stances to the conflict, with South Africa in particular still retaining close ties with Russia.

[@dougerrohmer]

The South African ones will only be sold if substantial kickbacks are paid to certain personalities. And South Africa is a Russian buddy these days, doing joint military exercises and all that.

[@geopolitix7770]

@Douger Rohmer yes, I am starting to see various Russian hands behind all of the possible Gripen suppliers. Russian Naval exercises with SA, Sweden having hard time joining Nato, Brazil being indifferent to Ukraine. Does make me think they're quite aware of the risks of someone offering them to Ukraine

[@dougerrohmer]

@@geopolitix7770 Interesting thought. If the orcs can mess with US elections and Brexit, it's probably quite likely that they can mess with this sort of thing.

[@linmal2242]

@@emilchan5379 Mores the pity !

[@professormarvel4229]

The ingenuity and adaptability of the Ukrainians in this area is simply outstanding. I really liked this video in particular.

[@judithbradford9130]

Your information density is the delight of an old teacher's heart. Not a single superfluous word!

[@Parbruek]

Likeing the film because you brought up the Saab. Too many aircraft are built to be the fastest or most deadly. Too few are built to be maintainable and easy to deploy.

[@shamasmacshamas7135]

The fact that it is selling very poorly on the export market may show that most nations prefer deadlier weapons to cheaper ones.

[@Dafnessific]

@@shamasmacshamas7135 They want what everyone else is using, which does make some sense; and also as recent as possible, so as to be at parity now and then last longer. For most countries, F-16 (and now F-35) may be better choices; but most countries aren't embroiled in a war with Russia and subject to airfield denial.

[@ephraimwolobah9152]

Folks really be spending their Sunday mornings watching PowerPoint like it's high school. Me, peasants, I am "folks".

[@thentil]

What an amazing primer on air war.... Just fascinating. Thanks!

[@wyskass861]

Nice to hear shout outs to KSP this episode and HOI last episode. Though Command air and naval war sim would be most reflective of the tactical situation and commentary as it relates to GBAD and the air war

[@TheLameFlameYT]

CMANO isn't really a game, it's more of a simulator

[@wyskass861]

@@TheLameFlameYT Yea.. and that's what I meant by writing the word "sim".

[@larsandersson5974]

As a swede I would be very happy if we managed to give Ukraine a bunch of fighter planes despite all obstacles.

[@CMY187]

I love that the Poles are threatening to send their planes anyway, permission or no permission, if it takes too long for the other western countries to do the same. Poland isn’t messing around.

[@larsandersson5974]

​@CMY187 they have first hand experience of the Russians

[@kallebengtzon5240]

fellow swede here and i agree as well, it would be great if they could send 20 ish JAS and perhaps other countries can chip in the weapons.

[@thepaganexplorer8400]

The other Scandinavian countries could chip in and cover for the lost combat power in the Swedish sky. We already have a program in place that could give us the framework to work with. This is doable.

[@MasterChiefFloyd]

Swedes should focus on stopping the invasion of their own country lmao.

[@bananadane]

I have become the hugest fan of this channel. You are setting a bar for me in terms of presentation and organization of information and I am grateful for it

[@Tyrs_Finox]

It's gratifying to see that Perun came to the same conclusion on the Gripen for the same reasons that I did. Hopefully his video on the reasons why it's a good idea to supply Ukraine with Gripen and Meteor will carry further.

[@jamesgornall5731]

Supply them with whatever you want as soon as it enters detection range of air defence then its gone

[@jamesgornall5731]

P3 Ml up

[@chayoto]

Ikea design philosophy for an airframe. I am so proud of pragmatic, down-to-earth Sweden!

[@lucasfernando4097]

I always feel smarter after watching any of your videos. Thank you so much.

[@joehelland1635]

American Wild Weasel command where the official unit statement is "You gotta be kidding."

[@nadams01_65]

The idea of Simo Hayha hunting a squad of Mobiks made my day

[@LD-Orbs]

Now, *that's* a one-way bloodbath! The smart Russians would get too drunk to report for duty...

[@eggsinhell1532]

Your videos have taught me to be smarter about other media I consume about the war, and I appreciate the effort.

[@live_free_or_perish]

Whenever there is a lot of media attention about some aspect of the war, i always think, "Wait, let's see what Perun has to say" before I draw any conclusions.

[@MarcRavingMad]

This video is very informative for anyone who has ever wondered, What air defense doing?

[@emilchan5379]

It is an interesting dilemma. Sounds like the Gripen is the best choice for Ukraine but the biggest issue has always been its numbers - there are not many Gripens to go around and the question is which countries would want to give up their existing stock to Ukraine. F-16 on the other hand has a long production run and a large logistics base to draw from. In that sense, quantity is a quality of its own.

[@DevonsWorkshop]

I honestly fall asleep watching peruns videos every night since he started covering ukraine. The logistics, analysis, funny analogies and metaphors. The stupid ads wake me up sometimes though. Hate youtube ads.

[@TheVillageIdiotUk]

A brilliant piece of work by an extremely accomplished presenter. For those unaware, RUSI research analysts often give publicly broadcast evidence to the British government defence subcommittee which is almost always worth the time, especially if Justin Bronk is involved although all RUSI folk really seem to know their stuff. The months of effort are quite evident.

[@gotanon9659]

Using RUSI as a source on the Air war in ukraine is like using Fox or CNN as a source of reliable info...as a fleet pilot has put it RUSI is terribly of the mark.

[@michaelkendall-by7jv]

I highly recommend justin bronk. His analysis are always factual, and not diluted by pro ukrainian sentiment. He is very realistic