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Originally posted by TKainZero
I wish the best for your friend over there...
Originally posted by Harlequin
reply to post by Memysabu
The USA got involved when they stated this `support breakaway countries` thing with kosovo - now russia is simpply doing the same in georgia - except the USA doesn`t like it.
Originally posted by Wolfie_UK
You see right there at the bottom of your post, all the way through your post it is about NATO, then the last paragraph refers to American forces ???
Now call me skeptical but I would guess you are American and therefore class NATO forces as been American!!!
Please give credit to those other countries who provide towards NATO.
Originally posted by The Godfather of Conspira
If anyone is doubting Russia's ability to establish air superiority here...
Please, don't doubt for another second:
Air force, with military personnel of 1800, 22 aircraft and 11 helicopters of different type
www.globalsecurity.org...
Georgia doesn't even have an airforce.
Their only A-2-A interceptor is the MiG-25, which they have 15 of.
en.wikipedia.org...
They have an indeterminable amount of Su-25's, but with no air escorts those are going to turn into scrap metal in no time if they take to the skies.
The only thing Georgia has here to deter Russian aircraft is a sizable force of SAM's, but they're seriously outdated.
Looks like the Flying Hammers are going to have a field day here.
Originally posted by maloy
Exactly. I posted before I read your comment.
No doubts about Georgia here. However one can have thousands of aircraft and not have the ability to move them for effective use in snap conflicts.
Airfield Military District ICAO Latitude Longitude
Akthubinsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Armavir North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Astrakhan - Ashchuluk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Astrakhan - Privolzhskiy North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Budyonnovsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Kapustin Yar North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Korenovsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Kotelnikovo North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Krasnodar - Aviagorodok 5 North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Krymsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Kushchovskaya North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Marinovka North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Maykop North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Mikhaylovka - Lebyazhe North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Millerovo North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Morozovsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Mozdok North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Novocherkassk 14 North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Primorsko - Akhtarsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Rostov na Donu North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Sochi North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Stavropol North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Taganrog - Tsentralnyy North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Taganrog - Yuzhnyy North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Tikhoretsk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Vladikavkaz North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Volgograd North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Yegorlykskaya North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Yeysk North-Caucasian .. .. .. ..
Zernograd North-Caucasian