Insane footage showing Russian pilot's cam ejecting from shot down Su-25SM3

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by haunter • 4 years ago

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m0xai• 4 years ago

„He landed on Windows XP wallpaper“

In a hypothetical World where Brainndance type simulations ever become real this would definitely be up in the top 100 of things to experience, the sheer amount of recorded footage from this (unnecessary) invasion, for seemingly Online consumption, is beyond belief.

And it ranges from everything from memes, to propaganda, to things like this: we went from Human tragedy on tap via 24 hour news, to now social media based content delivery and the next will be to have some sort of simulated experience like a BD.

Someone• 4 years ago

I googled what a Su-25SM3 is. It (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25#2022_Russian_inva...) is an armored attack aircraft for close air support (I guess with a similar role as the US A10 Warthog)

I also found (https://tass.com/defense/1459487): "The Russian aviation is successfully using upgraded Su-25SM3 aircraft in the military operation in Ukraine. They are equipped with the Vitebsk-25 electronic warfare system, providing reliable protection from the enemy’s MANPADS missile strikes"

I couldn’t see what hit it or whether it was hit at all, but I guess there’s a good chance that isn’t entirely correct (anymore)

T3OU-7362• 4 years ago

Please keep in mind that TASS is an official propaganda channel for Russia (as they were for USSR). So, claims of successful anything should be treated with a great deal of suspicion.

T3OU-7362• 4 years ago

As a separate thought: a MANPAD is a fairly generic term. Literally "Man-portable air defense".

So, it is not an unreasonable statement that the electronics countermeasures suite Vitebsk-25 is able to provide some sort of protection against some of the MANPAD systems in the theater of conflict.

It is also not clear what they mean by "protection". Most MANPADs have to acquire a target first - some via passive heat/IR targeting, some via laser designation, some via radar. So, protection could mean anything from "detecting targeting of aircraft" (thereby giving the pilot the opportunity to perform evasive maneuvers, use terrain to hide, etc), through "launch detection", and all the way to "actively jamming the incoming missle(s)".

To be fair, no press release would include this level of detail. But, details matter a lot. This is why the aircraft designation is not just Su-25, but a more specific Su-25SM3.

melony• 4 years ago

That cockpit is so barebones. Looks like something out of a skyhawk trainer rather than a fighter jet. Where are the glass cockpits, data uplinks, and fancy electronic warfare computers?

Insane footage showing Russian pilot's cam ejecting from shot down Su-25SM3

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