Since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force has suffered a key blow from the Russian army, and the losses are very heavy, almost losing air supremacy , but Ukrainian fighter jets still attack from time to time. On October 12, the Ukrainian Air Force suffered major losses. At least one mG 29 crashed and confirmed to crash. Although the pilot escaped in time, he is in good condition. There is also a Su-24 or MiG-29 crashed/shooted. This loss is a bit amazing. The main reason is that the crashed MiG-29 was suspected to be hit by the Iranian drone.
It is really an Iranian drone who shot down the Ukrainian MiG-29?
Since August, the Russian military's use of Iran-made drones has been gradually confirmed. The main model is the Shahed/Shahed-136 drone, which is a suicide drone, which can also be called: wandering ammunition, or cruise missiles. According to relevant reports, its fuselage is 3.5 meters long, wingspan is 2.5 meters, takeoff weight is 200 kg, warhead weight is 50 kg, and its range is 1,500 kilometers. It is also considered a long-term equipment, and Yemeni armed forces used it to attack targets that had exceeded 1,000 kilometers.
The Russian army is its latest user. It is reported that the Russian army may have ordered as many as 2,400 Shahed-136 drones. It can be seen that the demand for combat is quite large. Since it was put into use, the scale of this drone has been used in actual combat.
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 When about 100 Shahed-136 drones may have participated in the operation, on the 11th, the drones continued to participate in the strike, and on the 12th, they continued to attack the Ukrainian army targets.
Shahed-136 did achieve results in Ukraine
0The Ukrainian army has been working hard to intercept Iran's drones. On the 12th, the Ukrainian military said that the Russian army launched nearly 90 Shahed-136s, and the Ukrainian army shot down about 50 of them. This data makes people doubt it. It is not that it cannot be shot down, but the proportion is too large. Although the Shahed-136 is slow, this is one of the characteristics of a drone. It is easy to be shot down by various air defense weapons and is easily suppressed by electronic warfare systems. However, its target characteristics are small, which is a small target with low speed, making it very difficult to intercept.
The MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Army is suspected of intercepting the drone
The two sides had some intense game! Both sides did not want to show weakness. The Russian military used Iranian drones to raid the depths of the Ukrainian army and intended to challenge Ukrainian air defense system . According to the website of the American media "1945", the Russian army intends to allow drones to pass through the Ukrainian army's defense system, trying to overwhelm the Ukrainian army's air defense system by using dozens of drones at the same time.
This MiG-29 was confirmed to crash.
Ukrainian army tried to stop the Russian army's attack and protect important targets. So Ukrainian MiG-29 took action again, which is the main force of Ukrainian army's fighter . On October 12, the few remaining Ukrainian MiG-29 took action again, over the Vinnica area, responsible for intercepting Russian drones. According to the Ukrainian Air Force's war report, five Iranian-made drones were shot down over Vinnica, Ukraine, but a Ukrainian MiG-29 crashed, which was a major mistake. A Ukrainian MiG-29 crashed after it was launched. Ukrainian side did not explain the reason for the crash, but many people suspected that it was knocked out by Iranian drones.
Shahed-136 drones are generally clustered and
. Analysis may be that MiG-29 rushed into the Iranian-built drone group. The Russian military used Iranian-built drone to launch a suicide attack. It did not use a decentralized operation, but flew to the target in the form of a fleet of aircraft. In order to perform the interception mission, MiG-29 flew too close to the route of Iranian-built drone group. When focusing on attacking one of them, it was hit by the other. At this time, maybe it can only be said that the MiG-29 carried out a death charge! Take huge risks to launch an air interception operation.
Shahed-136 drone is much cheaper.
Shahed-136 drone is a suicide drone, and there is no problem of avoiding being hit. Whether it hits the ground or the air target, it is enough to hit it, and then you will not let it go when you encounter an opportunity. So the MiG-29 crashed itself after shooting down 5 drones. No matter how you calculate it, it is a loss-making deal. Now, a MiG-29 fighter jet in the international market is less than tens of millions of dollars in cheaper prices. A Shahed-136 drone is not worth much money.
There is also a wreckage. Is it Su-24 or MiG-29? There are no more clues for the time being
Maybe the focus of this battle is not the result, but to show the future combat situation. The drone may become a very difficult opponent. Whoever dares to underestimate it will have to pay the price.
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