That feeling when you invade a “pushover” country for a 3 day operation and then they turn out to be a regional military power that fields advanced military equipment from partners pissed off about your invasion from all over the world.
Whoopsie!
The Russian war effort is existentially reliant on fighter-bomber launched glide bombs and while I don’t think Ukraine will begin instigating long range air-to-air engagements anytime soon the timeline established by these contracts puts any possible longterm reliance on glidebombs for precision guided frontline artillery/air support into serious doubt for Russia.
Good thing North Korea isn’t running out of good quality artillery shells to share! … oh wait
That feeling when you invade a “pushover” country for a 3 day operation and then they turn out to be a regional military power that fields advanced military equipment from partners pissed off about your invasion from all over the world.
Whoopsie!
The Russian war effort is existentially reliant on fighter-bomber launched glide bombs and while I don’t think Ukraine will begin instigating long range air-to-air engagements anytime soon the timeline established by these contracts puts any possible longterm reliance on glidebombs for precision guided frontline artillery/air support into serious doubt for Russia.
Good thing North Korea isn’t running out of good quality artillery shells to share! … oh wait