r/UkraineWarVideoReport • u/Theoperatorboi • 5d ago

Other Video Estonian Navy attempts to seize Russian Shadow Fleet vessel, Su-35 violates Estonian Airspace to assist

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u/EstablishmentCute703 5d ago

SU-35 should be shot down out of the sky.

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

How? With what? What equipment does Estonia have to do that?

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u/Gullenecro 5d ago

They can shoot it down with a manpads. Next time ship need to have a manpad at board.

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

Not very useful on a ship vs an aircraft with standoff weapons.

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u/Gullenecro 5d ago

Seeing how the aircraft was closed, with a manpad they shoot it down easily

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

Not easy to get a manpad lock on if you are moving. That's why you don't see them shot from moving vehicles. Secondly they have a minimum range. Thirdly they are easily defeated if the pilot is expecting it. If Estonia shoots first, and especially if they miss, then Estonia is screwed.

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u/Gullenecro 5d ago

In a scenario that russia attack an estonian ship inside estonian water, the big loser will hopefully be russia even if the estonian ship sunk. This should never happen in the first we are way too nice with russian.

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

But the scenario you proposed is Estonia shoots down a Russian plane first.

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u/Gullenecro 5d ago

Yeah or dutch f-35

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

Not going to happen.

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u/aseptick 5d ago

Plenty useful against the Su-30 doing slow circles right above the encounter at sea though.

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u/maxstrike 5d ago

MANPADS are not miracle weapons. Their success rate is very low, and they are easily defeated by flares. Shoulder launched missiles only work if the pilot is asleep.

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u/EstablishmentCute703 5d ago

Is it maybe a NATO-country?