Ukrainian Migs With US Cluster Bombs vs Russian Tanks In Layered SAM Network (WarGames 151) | DCS

With the news of US sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, we simulate Ukraine using these bombs on their Mig-29 jets and try to penetrate a Russian S-400 & Pantsir SAM network to take out a tank column.
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[@grimreapers]

Ukraine-Russia Series: F/A-18 Hornet vs Su-35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIPVnohnqtV1p80 F-16A MLU vs Su-35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHnbgYCwarKbmqs Patriot vs KH-47M" Kinzhal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV7UYqeNobGbZqs Eurofighter vs Su-57: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-upolsZ5psmc0 MALD, Storm Shadow & AARGM-ER: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmfTYYyPlLuEkLs Storm Shadow vs Russian SAMs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6itgZV4ds9jja8 Iskander vs Various SAMS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ganbkpuFh7R3eKM HIMARS vs Russian SHORADs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enqZqnyqZcyihqM Storm Shadow vs Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6Srkmx8mpdsnas Rapid Dragon vs Black Sea Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKe4hZ9src-rp7s Ukraine With JDAM-ER: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpa6n4FnaJZsjtk UK Typhoons vs Su-57: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-upolsZ5psmc0 F-22 Raptors vs Russia President: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTQpWWhmcqVrKs Air Force One vs Russia: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3W5hn-Krt-We9k AGM-179 JAGM vs 2S38 & T-90: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF7JaXqAr92aa6c SEAD & ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnuTfpqtjd6Xr7s IMP US Strike vs Black Sea Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roS4cpyKi9x8bNE HIMARS ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bChIOgZa2EndE Sa-11 Buk Firing Sea Sparrow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3PSo6yrd62ZeLM US Strike vs Black Sea Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX7aip2AnM2En6M Rus SEAD vs Modernized Patriot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJXSqpmBnMaChKc Rus Bombers vs Modernized Patriot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoqcZ2SqgbN4Z5o JDAM vs S-400 Network: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYGXpJl6fJJjZ6c Kinzhal vs Pac-3 & IRIS-T: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2Gqq5WXn65jo7c F16 or Gripen for Ukraine?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j17OaGSkm8ajarM Mig-31 vs NATO Black Sea AWACS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHeyq52NZ5p8qqs R-37M Long Range Shootdown: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2SvfHqCadxsh5Y Drone Swarm vs NATO Defense: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXWlgIaabtZ2etU Patrio PAC-3/IRIS-T vs Missiles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGa9aWSfjJ2MhLs MANPAD/IRIS-T vs Russian Missiles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGq1anqLi8iHr80 AGM-158C LRASM vs Sevastopol: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXW9oHeIna58iNk A-10s Operating in S-400 Nets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3Pad5-bqMxnaNE Modernized Su-27 vs Su-35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3PfXewmrlleNU Modernized F15/F16 vs Su-35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4XSq4d-l6aLjNU Can Su-57 Defend Russia From F-22/35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e17SdGaEnN12b5Y IMPROVED Stealth vs Russian Bombers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5jafYpqjrCpjLc Ukraine Using Hellfire Missile?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZCUint6idKDhtk US Harpoons vs Russian Navy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZrIlmtpeLyFmac Ukraine Using APKWS?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHPbh2yPqqaZl9k Ukraine US HARMs vs Russian S-400: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4TcdoKOqM-KpZo Patriot/NASAMS vs Supersonic Missiles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2LUaKh6ms6hd5Y 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

[@stephencollins9062]

America once again proving they are the biggest terrorists on the planet.

[@tanaes]

Just discovered this channel a few weeks ago and have been on something of a binge. This is one of the best so far! What a fun mission.

[@kolinskiparadox]

Fr !

[@trev8591]

Welcome to the Reapers fan club!

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

Oh yeah, love these videos. Trying to learn how to fly instead of crash, I’d love to join them!

[@rwoody00]

I’ve been watching for a while. Just took advantage of the summer sale and picked up a bunch of things. Time to fly!

[@robandcheryls]

I found them the same way two years ago, it’s like the best fried chicken ever, with explosions. 🇨🇦

[@st3althyone]

Cap: “This is going to get sexy fast.” I always love the unbridled enthusiasm on display by the whole Grim Reapers Crew. Thank you all for always giving us your best to keep us occupied, and happy. 🥰🥰🥰 As an aside, have you all ever done a scenario with Electronic Warfare included? I seem to remember the US has the EA-18 Growler to counter enemy defenses/radars. Don't the Russians have a similar airframe to counter the Patriot and other SAM sites? Maybe I missed it in one of the videos on the channel? Please let me know, I would like to find out, much appreciated.

[@AmruMagdy]

التشويش kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXmpl56hd9KDr80

[@grimreapers]

Area of effect EW not simulated in game sadly.

[@st3althyone]

@@grimreapers Got it, thanks for the reply, Cap!

[@dace0326]

I was on the last load team for the RAF loading cluster bombs to harriers. We loaded them to the hilt in Davis monthan AFB and they dropped them all on 1 tank at the end of a canyon. They looked so sexy lol

[@damonried1720]

Loved the shot of enemy fighters slipping past a dozing(?) SAM sight 10:35

[@tbe0116]

The US is only supplying 155mm canon fired cluster munitions. NOT air dropped cluster bombs.

[@jasonosmond6896]

Yes. US is sending DPICM artillery shells only. Ukraine has asked for Rockeye cluster bombs also, but only so they can remove the bomblets for use as drone dropped munitions, and as far as I know the US hasn't sent those.

[@miriamweller812]

What would be useless anyway, since those jets get shot down all the time and there isn't much left to send in from NATO.

[@dexlab7539]

YES! So this is unrealistic…but still fun

[@solomongray6352]

Nice, this will be a good one! Good morning Grim Reapers

[@jamesfletcher9032]

This is the best mission I've seen in 2023, please keep up this kind of stuff, sorry about the stress on the reapers, doesn't look easy!

[@Maverick0451]

This was freaking beautifully executed!! Had the Patriot worked correctly, I think all the airframes would have been recovered, although Super Cap would have had to pull a super road landing due to the fuel situation!! Damn good flying Grim Reapers!!! Hats off to Simba for that crazy ass missile dodge!!!

[@alekhine3424]

"How do I make this thing go faster?!!" *immediately pops canopy* never change cap

[@justinjohnson8398]

i have an idea, you can add a mystery sam or radar. it would be pretty realistic that an unknown asset wasn't detected.

[@aborderlinemom6705]

Good idea edit: wait I’m a hilhited comment

[@trev8591]

Simba, the Peoples' Champion again (although may need clean pants)! Fantastic mission, chaps. Loved watching you coal-rolling across Ukraine.

[@Ishawn.Ramaaj]

Hey cap, love the vids. In particular, I really love the big naval battles, like the US & UK vs China and Russia. I am aware you did that one somewhat recently with the new stuff that was added, and I don’t think there has been any outcome changing things implemented since then, but there were some changes, like the UK ships’ sams, and other things i can’t think of off the top of my head. Maybe a slightly smaller naval battle focused on the UK and someone else? I’m not exactly sure, but if i think of an exact idea i’ll let you know. Until then if you had one you were planning already I can’t wait to see it! Thanks for reading 😂

[@UniqueUserTG]

Not to be a big killjoy on your scenario but US is only sending artillery cluster munitions, not air delivered bombs.

[@92HazelMocha]

Actually the opposite of a killjoy; rockeyes can have pretty high failure rates compared to DPICM.

[@einarcgulbrandsen7177]

An artillery scenario would also be nice, but I think as one said here this munition is perhaps intended for trench warfare attrition. The Russian have build up to 3 layers of trenches so it will take a lot of artillery shell to do the same job as cluster ammunition.

[@andreamanninfiaschi1679]

Finally! A simulation that's accurate, tactically! 😊 Keep it up, I've been following you for years and you're getting better and better. So historically relevant!!!

[@solomongray6352]

That was beautiful saturation!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

An extraordinarily successful mission! Well done, GR! No-one crashed on take-off. No-one collided with a tree or power line, or did a CFIT. The HARMs took out the Pantsir, and no-one got shot by the S400. The Tors didn't even get a shot off. The CBUs did a terrifyingly good job of destroying the majority of the tank column. And no-one got shot down by the Su-35s until they caught Cap inside the alleged Patriot SAM net. Whatever happened to the Grim Reapers that we know and love?

[@Achmedsander]

11:25 pull up, giving some serious flashback from top gun

[@Tenright77]

Nicely Done Guys, Thx Cap.

[@jamison884]

Very nice, thanks!

[@5Andysalive]

Worth mentioning that Ukraine also has not signed the Cluster bomb ban. So between the two it's completely legal. And of course Russia used them too.

[@5Andysalive]

@singlespeedpunk7744 But Ukraine is in the weird position to use it on their home territory. So if they win, they themselves have to deal with the random undocumented explosives (unlike documented mine fields). I heard that on average around 6% of them don't explode. Then again, having mines on your land is probably still better than having russians there.

[@MG_Steve]

@@5Andysalive tbf, they've got loads of mines on their fields from both their own army and Russia anyway, so a few more unexploded bomblets isn't really making things that much worse. Plus they can be pretty effective at clearing mine fields, from what I've heard. It's not an ideal situation, but war hardly ever is.

[@dexlab7539]

Well I thought the US was moral country…guess not when things aren’t going well

[@arandomvideoman3848]

@@dexlab7539there is no such thing as a “moral country” every country has some immoral thing they do

[@Gunfreak19]

This is one of your best. Love this one. Really had me on my tippy toes when you broke for home. I'm also torn about what is the most beautiful sight in DCS. Huge carpet/ripple bomb or massive cbu strike. Both are glorious sights, indeed.

[@Bender_94]

Stressed Reapers best Reapers.

[@IsraelMilitaryChannel]

Great video as always

[@willfarrow6947]

That was awesome! Keep em coming

[@darrylsmith7871]

Really enjoyed this one!

[@lordsqueak]

@24:17 "How did he dodge that??" He obviously did some Simba Magic™ - coming soon in a store near you.

[@grimreapers]

Simba's 350ms Japan ping does have it's uses sometimes...

[@lordsqueak]

@@grimreapers Ninja skills™

[@NSB2]

This is the one I've been waiting for!

[@richardk5246]

This rapidly turning into my favourite channel.

[@petertyson4022]

That was great flying. Now we know what cluster bombs can do. 👍👾

[@xmidnightstormzx9376]

I am a big fan of your work and enjoy all of your content but that one was absolutely awesome edge of the seat stuff, thanks

[@Artoconnell]

Thank you sincerely for hours of free entertainment.

[@VECT0R777]

That was Spectacular! Great job guys! Nice toys! the Big boys know how to play.

[@CMDRSweeper]

I love that we get the "killbox" on the lower right hand side of the screen. (Where text of how much damage your weapon does and unit destroyed text shows up) It is a really nice addition for us viewers to keep track of effectiveness and effective "boom boom" I hope you will try to keep that one in your vids in the future.

[@jimschofield8734]

Re controversy: Most of Europe/the West are breaking the law they voluntarily signed up to by continuing to support Ukraine militarily in ANY way. The text of the convention against cluster munitions is clear... "Each State Party undertakes never under any circumstances to: ... (a) Use cluster munitions (b) [produce/transfer/stockpile/etc CM's] **AND** (c) Assist, encourage or induce anyone to engage in any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention." - So yeah just a minor wee point that everyone on earth seems to have forgotten about. Almost all of us are breaking the law.

[@TonyTheKiwi62]

Best one I've seen! Low level stuff was amazing

[@antonseoane9092]

This is some of the best so far! go grim reapers

[@abestea]

This is the type of mission that rocks! Love watching these as they really show the talent you guys have. I would end up as SAM fodder and usually do when playing the game!! Keep up the good work!

[@tom23rd]

Hell yeah, skills for days boys!🎉

[@angmid9210]

This is great!

[@mfreed40k]

Just got combined arms in the summer sale! Can't wait to give it a go.

[@jascrandom9855]

Imagine if they had these for that giant column that was going for Kyv

[@2BachShakur]

I wish DCS had simulation of nuclear warfare. Gotta go to CMO, ICBM, DEFCON, etc. for that.

[@HughMessenger]

One of the best missions yet. Y'all are starting to seem almost competent, dare I say it. A lot of very difficult stuff was made to look easy, there.

[@poorkitnerd2631]

Hell yeah man

[@charliebrown7904]

The Mig 29 is like a tractor: must be a sky tractor!

[@rickbyrne3967]

This was entertaining as F!

[@erikerice9068]

I love the camouflage on the 23's

[@MTBScotland]

not giving CBUs. They have given ukraine 155 mm DPICM shells. Ukraine have asked for MK-20 Rockeyes but they haven't been given.

[@alanmike6883]

I really enjoy your videos cap. All the crew are fantastic. How did you all begin? 😊 Have you done a midway simulation as it happened And a pearl harbour as the Japanese? I really enjoy the mission challenges and the skill one's. If you accept suggestions has the gang considered a surprise Chinese north Korean attack on south Korea or Okinawa? 😊👍

[@grimreapers]

Yup most of that stuff we have done, just use the search function on the GR YT page and you should find them, enjoy.

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

Just so you know, Ukraine will probably dismantle these bombs and use the cluster munitions individually with drones to bomb trenches. Cluster bombs have a high dud rate due to them knocking into each other and are also useless against trench systems anyway, and Ukrainians have a much higher success rate using drones with single munitions.

[@mm3mm3]

No quarter was shown on those tanks!

[@92HazelMocha]

Cap there is a huge difference between cbu99/100 rockeyes, and CBU 97 SFW. The bomblets in CBU97 are essentially heatseaking and will search for targets to attack in their cone of vision, while rockeyes are just dumb unguided bomblets which are far less effective. Not only are rockeye bomblets far more prone to failure, but they also contain 1/5 of the explosive mass of the CBU97's bomblets meaning they have far less penetration and generally will do less damage on target.

[@92HazelMocha]

​@@readhistory2023You've got it backwards, but yes, Rockeyes are used for soft targets and SFW's are used for armor. SFW's are much more expensive though so I don't expect we'll ever send any to Ukraine.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

​@@92HazelMochaus has been silently decreasing its sticks of cluster munitions over recent years. And arrive could be close to EOL, so sending them works be most reasonable.

[@92HazelMocha]

​@@BoraHorzaGobuchulI mean in my opinion that's why we *shouldn't* send them. The closer they get to EOL the higher the dud rate which ultimately will hurt Ukrainian citizens in the long run. I know this is going to be a hot take, but I'd rather we spend the money to send them brand new state of the art kit than stuff that might not be effective.

[@recoilrob324]

I just read that Ukraine asked for the Rockeye so they could dismantle them and use the bomblet's with commercial drones dropping them individually. That kind of makes good sense, though some of the CBU-97's would certainly put a hurt on armor formations if they could get aircraft to deliver them and a new and improved version was just adopted which might make some of the current stock available.

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

WHAT AIR DEFENCE DOING ?! (but in reverse)

[@Abdullahkhan00881]

Now this is what I call cool

[@StanLTU]

epic

[@jbalsle]

It's probably good I am not flying with you. That tree at about 10 minutes? I would have found it. The hard way. :D

[@nichtpeter9589]

Those Ukraine scenarios are incredibly intense-thanks a lot for all your hard work! I had an idea for how you might suppress any enemy MANPADS which might be present very close to the front line. Could some PzH2000 howitzers preventively shell the area where your flightpath crosses the front line in order to knock out any possible MANPADS? The challenge for the pilots would be a) timing (crossing the ”breach“ not too early/not too late) and b) making sure that they fly exactly over the area where the shells came down.

[@erikerice9068]

Clip those trees Cap😮

[@MB-mr4ek]

Are your modified weapons/aircraft modules available to download anywhere?

[@grimreapers]

It's the core game Mig with no mods. We just changed the loud out.

[@user-yp5og2mh8c]

Amazing mission one of the best you have ever done , i want to ask a question how can you load these munitions and jdams( from your other video) to your plane?

[@flare242]

I wonder how many fulcrums Ukraine still has. Can't be many. They're using even pretty antiquated helos now. And they're flying crazy-fast & crazy-low. Have you seen the Mig-29 picture with the traffic sign sucked into the air intake?

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

The Patriot is the only SAM I don't fear in game. They're shit. Yes, good against straight flying, constant speed ballistic missiles that plod along on a predictable path, but that's it. Against a maneuvering target they're so easy to beat. All the Russian SAMs scare me. The more modern, the more lethal.

[@rastaboy_gamesnstuff7778]

10 minutes before this video released, ukraine made their first cluster strike🎉

[@miriamweller812]

Those cluster strikes are not anti tank though - and the Banderites use cluster ammunition since 2014, that's nothing new.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

​@@miriamweller812same as Mordorites, who used WP as well.

[@dexlab7539]

Yup, 155mm cluster bombs do NOT destroy tanks

[@vorosjanos77]

ukraine did not get such an anti-tank version that can be launched from an airplane, only a 155mm artillery version, which is not effective against tanks. It can be used against people and weakly armored vehicles. The bigger problem is that if the Ukrainians get banned weapons, the Russians will feel empowered and will be more daring to use cluster and thermobaric weapons, or even phosphorus or tactical nuclear weapons.

[@mattseller148]

I don't think the Russians have deployed Pantsir-SM yet just Pantsir-S1 both are good systems but SM has much better radars.

[@cyrusjalali1571]

Are you able to place Patriot sams on aircraft carriers? would like to see which is better against YJ18 & 21 between SM2/3/6 vs PAC2/3. Also any word if CH is working on THAAD?

[@grimreapers]

I'll ask.

[@NOYB11]

need more MANPADs , it's widespread on both sides

[@guyb7995]

I wish they were providing the CBUs, but aren't they only supplying artillery based DPICMs?

[@bluetech2809]

Great video, I just wonder if there's a way to significantly reduce the turning speed of the T-90s. As soon as the first bombs hit they suddenly had F1 race car level turning lol. Seemed a bit unrealistic. Put differently, with more realistic (ie slower) reaction time and tank speed/turning, I'm guessing a lot more would have been hit and destroyed in the first wave of bombs.

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

I like your videos including where you had the F-15 go up against the Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor I was wondering I hope to see what would happen if Apaches were to go up against then the carriers and zeros.

[@terrynewsome6698]

Could you do a video on Lrasm being fired from himars. Raytheon has been working on the idea for Australia for almost a year now. Curious how it would do attacking something like sevastopol.

[@grimreapers]

Wow that's cool.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

Really? I've only seen US army land-based typhon weapon system capable of firing SM-6 & Tomahawk cruise missiles.

[@andrewknox92]

Why does the hud keep flashing NOLA? Big Mardi Gras fan?

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

One comment and observation on your introduction and map: FLOT Is actually Forward Line Own Troops, opposite a FLET - Forward Line Enemy Troops, they don't necessarily meet (or you'd have a contact everywhere, outdated but obvious examples are the trenches of WW1 separated by a No-Man's Land) they just indicate where your own (or the enemys) most forward troops are located. It doesn't make sense to me that the most forward troops on the russian side would be Air Defenses, (while they should be kept fairly forward, having them in front of your tank-column seems like a bad move from a ground-perspective) and that western-most one is according to the map pretty much overrun by Blue Forces while the northern-most one isn't far behind. Granted my experience lies with Artillery, not Air Defences so maybe that is normal, although it seems very risky to me? Love the videos, my favorite is probably the Pearl Harbor modern cruisers vs Japanese Navy one.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks

[@streetcop157]

Run away run away (in monte python voice)

[@user-pn6ig7hn7q]

is that smoke mod for burning vehicles?

[@fabianm.1074]

I'd be interestwd if you could do a Ukraine Mission with F18c because i think Austramia would donate some F-18c.

[@grimreapers]

We don;t have the exact AUS variant in game, this is the closest we have: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIPVnohnqtV1p80

[@dexlab7539]

F18s are not going to Ukraine…F16s probably wont either since counter offensive is going so poorly

[@dmitrizorkin3851]

​@@dexlab7539lol. What are you talking about? It is already officially announced. 2) the offensive is not developing badly. it goes slowly, precisely because f16 were not placed before the offensive. You've confused cause and effect.

[@up4open]

I do wonder if being that it was 5 to 2 all oncoming in a 5 degree firing arc, if the fire control simply was too concerned with Own Goal. If I was watching a flight of 7 planes at mach 1.3, in a tiny sliver, would I trust the missiles to keep track?

[@yoho212]

If you guys don't watch out the Ukraine Air Force will draft you into service

[@douglasarthur2673]

WOW ! That was intense ! Why aren’t the RAF recruiting you guys for your drone driving skills and other ‘classified’ sims. /exercises ?

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

"watch out for the power lines" my butthole puckered so hard cap lol. I feel like you missed them with your wingtip by feet! In edit I don't think it was feet at all more like a foot max lol.

[@wrayday7149]

I don't know how DCS handles IFF .... the Patriot systems may have seen enemy SU's as friendly.

[@grimreapers]

Neg, it was my fault, I set the site up wrong. Happens sometimes.

[@xenaguy01]

Maybe the Patriots got confused between the MiG-19s and SU-35s?

[@b4ttlec0w30]

13:10 Nearly Cap :D

[@EWElife0313]

Can DCS simulate a minefield? Then we can see if GBUs or cluster artillery can be used to open a hole in the front?

[@gail_blue]

With all this low flying... does DCS let you fly drones?

[@grimreapers]

Actually yes.

[@jimwood1248]

Ukraine have got stock piled cluster bombs. They couldn't really use them but because the US said they was going to give them some to use. It's freed them to use them without been persecuted for using them.

[@rolandlee6898]

Except this has no relevance to reality, they are sending DPICM in the from of 155mm rounds and possibly M26 rockets. The controversy around that is that according to data presented to the US congress, the dud rate of these in Iraq was between 14 to 23 percent (which means about 100 unexploded bomblets per rocket). Which means Ukraine will be littered with unexploded munitions for decades to come, just like former Yugoslavia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Iraq and Afghanistan still are. Worse still - the fields of Ukraine are mostly farmland used to grow grain that quite literally feed the world. Unexploded ordinance, of which there is already no shortage of, will render large areas unusable until demining can be done. Given how slow demining is, it might take decades to clear the fields. Smaller munitions are exponentially harder to find and clear, which means they are more likely to be missed. The benefits of these munitions are questionable at best given the type of combat we see. We also heard that they will be supplied from an older stock, which means this is primarily US selling weapons at a profit that they would otherwise make a loss on. And yes, it is for profit. US does NOT send aid to Ukraine, all shipments are under a lend-lease agreement, which means Ukraine OWES WITH INTEREST for everything they get. US didnt send a single bullet before Ukraine signed the agreement. Ukraine's debt to US is already like twice their pre-war GDP.

[@JoeC-bz2ep]

I thought these cluster munitions were NOT effective against tanks??

[@dexlab7539]

Yes, the 155mm cluster bomb supplied by US are artillery only - do zero damage on tanks

[@Chip_in]

The dirty diesel's 🤣⛳

[@Battlestargroup]

This video goes hard when listening to the Interstellar score. Also, I hope the Ukrainians put those CBUs to good use over there.

[@miriamweller812]

They use cluster bombs since 2014 - against civilains mainly. Was even on CNN at that time, when they got no instruction yet that Nazis are good again.

[@Tom--Ace]

More likely Russia will put its own munitions to good use to be honest. Ukraine is more or less done, let's hope negotiations are swift and fruitful

[@ryanerickson8138]

An interesting related war game could be Ukrainian MiG-29 and/or future F-16 helping take out Russian attack helicopters and whatever related defense they’d have. Supposedly Russian attack helicopters are a problem for Ukraine on the front line.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Too bad they scrapped all those aardvarks, they'd have cone in handy.

[@grimreapers]

yarp

[@andrewsmall6834]

It's always a toss up whether Cap hopes we're doing very well or wonderfully well.

[@grimreapers]

Either is fine...

[@andrewsmall6834]

@@grimreapers wonderfully well just feels a bit more special, lol.

[@Boxmediaphile]

this channel is responsible for DCS getting lots of my money

[@grimreapers]

I wish they would pass some of that green on...

[@robbarrett4038]

They sent Artillery rounds, not airborne bombs as far as I can tell

[@nuclearhunter227]

Where can i get this S400 Mod?

[@dm1i]

Soviet design tanks are pretty resistant to cluster bombs without special anti-armor shaped charges. Thicker top and side armor helps a lot. In reality most of the tanks would survive all those small detonations.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

As a Russian, I seriously doubt that it would be so rosy [for the armor] IRL.

[@sturmgeschutze3070]

Luckily for you CBU-97s contain special anti armour EFP warheads that target the engine deck. It’ll cripple a column.

[@wandameadows5736]

@dm1i - Thats funny cause Ukraine drops 1 single bomb & destroy tanks. Sounds to me like you've been drinking the Kool-Aid.

[@mariushusejacobsen3221]

"without special anti-armor shaped charges" - right. The thing they're sending to ukraine is DPICM artillery shells. Those bomblets are armor penetrating in the same way anti tank rockets and ATGMs are, but from the top. If they hit non-fake reactive armor, the first bomblet to hit that cell will be neutralized.

[@dm1i]

​@@BoraHorzaGobuchul This depends not on how Russian or not you are, but on the type of the charge. Top attacking armor piercing ammunition would work on any tank. Especially with more than one charge, to remove reactive armor first. So if those are a shaped charges, the simulation is pretty accurate (despite TORs not moving with tanks, because they are designed to fire on the move exactly for such situations).

[@Godxillaaa]

id like to see something similar but from a russian perspective, maybe su24s doing something similar against ukranian frontline air defence or ka52

[@elektro860]

The timestamps are little goofy the fact most of the vid is "take off" tells me something's wrong

[@castlekingside76]

Next time do this with F16 and use them against the Kerch bridge.