Submitted by Espressodimare t3_zzht0e in worldnews
Fylla t1_j2c549n wrote
Great!
A cool reply I saw to the news:
> In today's wars, there are no morals. We believe the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Russians. We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets.
Let's hope this air defense can be used offensively as well against Putin and his goons. Slava Ukraini! Heroyam slava!
VocalCord t1_j2cd5cy wrote
You thought that was a cool reply?
"We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets"
What a fucking disgusting thing to say...
[deleted] t1_j2cunv7 wrote
[removed]
Thurak0 t1_j2c779f wrote
> air defense can be used offensively
Why? First things first: the air defence needs to keep all of Ukraine safe from cruise missiles and drone attacks. Additionally to keeping military targets safe, their more normal role.
It's a big country, this would be a big achievement.
dbx999 t1_j2cfswu wrote
Air defense cannot be used offensively. It typically indicates a hostile aircraft has entered your airspace. So you launch your defensive system(s) to intercept and take down the threat. How is that offensive use of an air defense?
shortsteve t1_j2chgqn wrote
They can be used offensively since they're essentially long range precision guided missiles. The problem with using them offensively is that it's not that economical. Traits that make a good missile interceptor doesn't make it a good offensive weapon.
dbx999 t1_j2cicyt wrote
Seems like an expensive way to achieve something that a howitzer can do better and cheaper
flopsyplum t1_j2crelp wrote
Russian S-400 air defense systems shot down Ukrainian aircraft over Ukrainian airspace during the beginning of the invasion. Seems offensive to me.
Lee1138 t1_j2fdz3a wrote
Depends on the system. Russia has been using S-300 in a ground attack capacity for a while now.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments