Russia-Ukraine Megathread 34

CARCOSA [they/them] · edit-2 2 years ago

Russia-Ukraine Megathread 34

BynarsAreOk [none/use name] · edit-2 2 years ago

Romania plans to transfer military equipment to Ukraine - such as MiG-21 Lancer fighters. To be immediately shot down, but I guess that’s the point if you want to get some fresh US planes.

This is a vietnam era figther lol, hopefully they'll move on to the actual museum German ww2 figthers next.

Lula Likely to Win Next Election in Brazil

I'd be careful with this, anyone claiming Lula will win is being either way optimistic or operating on old news. The gap is getting smaller and the election cycle there is shorter than in the US it only starts around June/July.

Also I fear the Trump effect is a real danger(i.e people lie/hold out their voting intentions out of shame) too. In Rio and São Paulo(two biggest cities in the southeast) they are tied.

Brazil is a very disappointing place, the capital cities are far more reactionary today than previously, the advances of Evangelicalism/megachurches is making even previously poor left leaning voters into right wing voters. There is no democracy in the third world, capitalism doesn't allow it period. In Brazil it is perfectly legal for these evangelical pastors to literally order people to vote for their candidate, and I mean their candidate because it is also perfectly legal to have religiously affiliated parties and candidates.

Anyway I think it is obvious that third world democracy is a fallacy, so don't expect the left to rise out of a voting both anywhere without a fight.

SpookyVanguard64 [he/him] · 2 years ago

This is a vietnam era figther lol, hopefully they’ll move on to the actual museum German ww2 figthers next.

Tbf, the LanceR is a 90s upgrade done by Israel:

Version for the Romanian Air Force upgraded by Elbit Systems of Israel and Aerostar SA of Romania, in 1995–2002. The LanceR A version is optimized for ground attack being able to deliver precision guided munitions of eastern and western origin as well as R-60, R-73 and Python III air-to-air missiles. The LanceR B version is the trainer version, and the LanceR C version is the air superiority version featuring 2 LCD MFDs, helmet mounted sight and the Elta EL/M-2032 Air combat radar.

It's still a lightweight fighter/interceptor airframe originating in the late 50s though, regardless of any super advanced tech the Israelis or anyone else puts in it. It's gonna be less useful than the MiG-29 in both ground attack and air combat. The only upside being that it might be able to win a close range 1 on 1 dogfight against a modern Russian fighter under the right circumstances, in the extremely unlikely scenario that it doesn't get shot down well beyond visual range of any Russian fighters or air defense systems.