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F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by helterskelter »

roadbuster wrote: post #116

During the entire gulf war (Iraq, 1990-91), only two F-15s were shot down via surface-to-air engagement. At the time, Baghdad was known to have the highest density of SAM protection out of any city in the world. An F-15 being shot down in Iran after weeks of strategic bombing of their anti-air defense systems is not a good sign.

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Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by gryzzly »

ohhman11 wrote: post #386
nerevarthelame wrote: post #360

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While criticism of Israel should not be conflated with antisemitism, the concept of a "Zionist Occupation Government," without question, originates from neo-nazi conspiracy theories. Take that shit elsewhere.

At this point Israelis (and the bulk of Israel-backing jews around the world) only have themselves to blame for the resurgence of neo-nazi conspiracy theories. >antisemitic conspiracy theory that claims that Jews secretly control the U.S. government. Anyway, this just seems to be fact, and not a conspiracy theory? Besides for the "secretly" part.

blaming jews for antisemitism – lovely stuff!

switch the jews to any other nation and hate towards them and see how bigoted that sounds.

your hate is visible.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by HarHarVeryFunny »

bijowo1676 wrote: post #357
ttul wrote: post #339

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Not to mention the multiple THAAD radars taken offline. Those are $500M assets - and only 8 exist in the world. 24,000 precise transceivers all liquid cooled… not available on Amazon for next day deliver either.

a single AN/FPS-132 radar costs $1.1 bln, not $500m. And Iran stuck 17 of the CENCCOM sites hosting radars of all kinds across Qarar, Bahrain, Iraq, UAE, Saudi, Jordan, Israel, etc). Total cost is so much bigger, it is staggering. The whole CENTCOM is blind basically, as well as Iron Dome which relied on these radars - all blind now, in addition to long-range early nuke detection to protect CONUS is also blind. in ad…

No problem - Trump is asking for an FY 2027 1.5 TRILLION dollar military budget, and just said that Medicare and Medicare may need to be cut to afford it.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by jiggawatts »

e-khadem wrote: post #130
buildsjets wrote: post #119

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And they have not edited it or taken it down... why?

Because almost all of the people inside Iran have been disconnected for the past 35 days [1]. And believe it or not, they are texting these news live to all mobile phones on a daily basis as well. Some regime supporters believe it, because the want to believe it, they need to believe it. Just in the past 24 hours I have received 5 different messages from different organizations claiming victory and damage to US / Isr…

It’s so bizarre, they’re using “fancy” formatting with em dashes but there are extra full stops inserted randomly throughout.

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Post by alonethrowaway »

kackerlacker wrote: post #207
fooey wrote: post #180

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New reporting that an A-10 ~was also shot down~ has also gone down (unconfirmed if it was shot down) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump... > A second Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters. The A-10 Warthog attack plane went d…

This is exactly the situation I think of when I hear news of rescue missions. Running a rescue in a place with functional air defense is a recursive rescue problem that could quickly get out of control.

I imagine Trump would threaten to nuke a major city if it didnt stop and pilots werent returned safe. Not that I agree, but I think that's what he would emotionally do.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by Rury »

nurumaik wrote: post #598
roadbuster wrote: post #116

During the entire gulf war (Iraq, 1990-91), only two F-15s were shot down via surface-to-air engagement. At the time, Baghdad was known to have the highest density of SAM protection out of any city in the world. An F-15 being shot down in Iran after weeks of strategic bombing of their anti-air defense systems is not a good sign.

What if air defense technology improved a bit during the last 36 years?

Not sure, but I'd wager it was shot down using their 358 missile (aka SA-67). The missile can be fired from a rail on a truck and will patrol an airspace for a time until finding a target using an infrared seeker. Since it uses an infrared seeker (combined with it being fairly small), makes it incredibly difficult be detected by radar, while stealth tech is a fairly useless counter measure.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by hereme888 »

UncleOxidant wrote: post #608
hereme888 wrote: post #596

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Clueless? Iran has been attacking many countries, including US and Israel, for 47 years. It's not a secret.

Clueless? The US has been interfering in Iran (stuff like removing democratically elected prime minister) since 1953, at least.

The 1953 coup was ugly realpolitik, but the Islamic Republic's hostility began in 1979 (hostage crisis, embassy takeover, fatwas against the West). Iran has been the initiator of most modern conflict.

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Post by george916a »

roadbuster wrote: post #116

During the entire gulf war (Iraq, 1990-91), only two F-15s were shot down via surface-to-air engagement. At the time, Baghdad was known to have the highest density of SAM protection out of any city in the world. An F-15 being shot down in Iran after weeks of strategic bombing of their anti-air defense systems is not a good sign.

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Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by monooso »

intended wrote: post #489
victorbjorklund wrote: post #142

If true I can’t imagine it will play well even among Trumps base. When was the last time a US fighter jet was shot down? 1999 during the intervention in the balkans?

Let’s see. Most people underestimate how strong Trump’s approval is with his base. Before you read further, ask yourself what Trump’s approval rating is with his base. > Approval of Trump among Republicans has slipped to a second-term low of 84%, down from 92% last March. At the same time, an all-time high 16% of Republicans disapprove. This shift can be attributed, at least in part, to declining support among non-MA…

Genuine question: is Fox News a credible, unbiased source for these figures in particular?

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by UncleOxidant »

hereme888 wrote: post #647
UncleOxidant wrote: post #608

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Clueless? The US has been interfering in Iran (stuff like removing democratically elected prime minister) since 1953, at least.

The 1953 coup was ugly realpolitik, but the Islamic Republic's hostility began in 1979 (hostage crisis, embassy takeover, fatwas against the West). Iran has been the initiator of most modern conflict.

So you don't think 1953 had anything to do with 1979? It just kind of happened out of the blue?
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