Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "Military Aviation History" channel.

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  4.  @milanradovanovic3693  How in the world can you know such facts? None of the players is ever going to spill such beans. Even if an S-400 is never launched, it's in the nature of electronic warfare that the players joust with each other's technology. Can you imagine the consequences of an S-400 launch that fails? The S-300 has been shown to be defeatable by the IDF. BTW, the US and IDF... et. al don't fly their F-35s without adding noise-makers during peace-time operations. True stealth mode is only entered during true combat operations -- and only if it is actually necessary. The same gambit is used with USN attack subs. The intent is to hide -- at all times -- just how quiet, quiet can be. Similarly, the F-15 flew for decades with throttle restrictors. It did so even when it was flown against friendlies ( Indian Air Force ) in 'jousts.' The only time the Indians witnessed just how dynamic the F-15 was -- was when it flew inside the USA -- during synthetic warfare exercises. When that happened, the Indians spun their opinions around. The Russians are of the same bent. They never actually reveal their true combat capabilities during synthetic warfare exercises. At such times, the pilots are being trained, but true capabilities are not to be revealed.... even to the pilots, themselves. I just can't believe you're in a position to know what's going on over Syria. You sound like a salesman for the S-400 system. BTW, all SAM systems have one weakness: they eventually run out of missiles. And those missiles are hardly cheap. My gut feel is that Putin wants to sell the S-400 a lot more than he wants to use it. How else to explain selling it to Turkey, a die hard NATO nation? And you know that that particular system can't be more than a 'monkey model.' No WAY can Moscow turn over a critical asset to the West. The USAF couldn't turn over the F-35 to Moscow, either.
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