Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "How will F-16 impact the war in Ukraine?" video.

  1. Exactly, the F-16 can carry air launched Harpoon and as the Moskva is now a submarine, they can easily close to 50 miles against the remaining Russian frigates While the JDAMs and HARM had to be jury rigged, the F-16 is able to use both to max potential. More the point, the US can equip the F-16 with the older LANTRIN or LITENING pods which allows them to use laser guided munitions Russian fan boys are quickly to say Su-35 and MiG-31 but fail to realize that unlike the MiG-29s and Su-27, the F-16 has far more modern MAWS, RWR and EW More the point, the F-16 can be intergrated with Storm Shadow and KEPD-350 with ease allowing the F-16 to leave and launch
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  2.  @fk4410  The F-16 block 40 and 50 still far more modern than what Ukraine has Second those older models have been upgraded and now the US confirmed that Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  3. In short , the F-16 with the right weapons would put Russian forces in the ringer
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  4.  @woodrowcall3158  And how long have we have been in this conflict oh thats right 18 months and counting funny how claims state those weapons dont matter but cant explain why its 18 months later
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  5.  @woodrowcall3158  Except the F-16 is that weapon Remember the Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtual impunity because Ukraine has no way to effective attack them Now F-16 with Harpoons would change that picture Ukrainian air force has a limited number of R-73 and R-27 and even fewer R-77s. What they do have are old and obsolete models F-16s once again, even AIM-9P and AIM-120C-5s would allow Ukraine pilots to carry out counter air operations There is nothing the West has that approaches the R-37s range but the downside for Russia is that R-37 is limited to Su-35 and MiG-31 Russia forces countered GPS munitions with GPS jammers however the F-16 with target pods can laze and blaze with PAVEWAYs So F-16 target Russian jammers allow GPS guided weapons to strike with deadly accuracy While the MIG-29 and Su-27 got the jury rigged HARM the F-16 can fully use HARM in all its modes Lastly, the F-16 is fully compatible with EU , French and Israeli weapons How you wanna beat that all 3 supply weapons to Ukraine to get real world performance data back
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  6.  @woodrowcall3158  Again wrong The Block 40 or 50 F-16s that Ukraine will likely get are very much modern and dont need anything extra There success come down to simply tactics. ECM is two way street, you are jamming but you are also telling the enemy where you are at as they now know which area to look at. The MIG-31 changing their deployment doctrine does not effect the F-16 from performing launch and leave , in order to engage F-16 with R-37, they have to be within 175 miles. Russian clowns say the R-37 range is 250 but fail to account how far the F-16 can change its position in the time it takes R-37 to reach Secondly the MIG-31 fire control radar is going light the F-16s MAWS and RWRs, again the F-16 will simply alter course and still launch and leave As for engage KA-52 and MI-28 ,thats a waste of time. Using cruise missiles to strike the KA-52 and MI-28 when they are on ground at their operating base is far more effective. 1 missile to the fuel depot, another to munition storage and 3 missiles targeting parked KA-52 and Mi-28 is enough damage or destroy In place of Storm Shadows CBU-87s would completely destroy any parked aircraft No need to cherry pick KA-52 or MI-28 when its far more effective to use US tactics and deal with the threat at the source The S-400 range is 250, the F-16 can carry missiles with far greater range S-300 under down become pointless after that As for the Su-35 and MIG-31 perfect time to lay some traps
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  7.  @woodrowcall3158  If there was time, Ukraine could mod their F-16 like the Israeli F-16i Sufa to be low cost variant of the EA-18G Israel uses the CFTs as EW pods for jamming and EW features There isnt time for that
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  8.  @woodrowcall3158  As long as they come with LANTRIN Targeting pod AGM-84F for anti-ship AGM-65 Mavericks for general use PAVEWAY LGBs Intergration with Storm Shadow or possible JASSM-A baseline Russia will feel an impact
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  9.  kokilius  cope
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  10. Lay off the potato juice their ivan The F-16 will crush Russian forces Lets see Ukrainian forces can only send drones against the Black Sea Fleet while the F-16 can utilize the air launch Harpoon from as far as 170 miles against the Black Sea Fleet Ukrainian forces only have a few aircraft able to use Western weapons while the F-16 is already wired for US,EU , French and Israeli weapons Ukrainian forces have limited number of R-73s, R-27 and few R-77s ,most of all are outdated or obsolete models, whereas the F-16 once again is wired to use the latest models of AIM-9s and AIM-120 thats just a fraction of the F-16s brings
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  11. Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  12.  @duceposting1831  " I've seen plenty of Bradley's with turrets tossed 15+m away " We can safely say you are full shit Jack in the box is unique to Russian tanks due to the way they store ammo and the amount they carry Brady don't Jack in the box as they carry fraction of the ammo TOW missiles carry 13lbs warhead and most Bradley has 7 plus 900 rounds of 25mm T-90s for example carry 43 125mm rounds and most those rounds have between 20-30lbs warheads which is what Jack in the box with Russia tanks are so violent No to mention that Bradley rear drops down allow the explosive to channeled out the back So literally not happen on a bradley
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