The War in Ukraine

[The Bread Guy]

Would have certainly made things very interesting if they had carried this out ...

In a very "living in interesting times" way, for sure - and maybe even worse if unsuccessful than if it had worked.

 

[Czech_pivo]

In a very "living in interesting times" way, for sure - and maybe even worse if unsuccessful than if it had worked.

For certain - I wonder if the Ukrainians exacted the requirement of the Russians no longer trying something similar to them as the terms of not attempting to carry out their plans.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The R37 is an anti-AWACS missile, it’s not a practical missile for anti fighter work.

More than one pilot has told me you’d have to be drunk, blind and deaf to get hit by one in a fighter.

To my understanding quite a few fighters have been brought down by the R37 deep inside of Ukraine and it's a part of the reason you do not see as much of the Ukraine Air Force at the front as they would like. It also means a good chunk of Ukraine airspace is a very dangerous place to be thanks to the R37 and the S-400. One advantage the Russians have is altitude, they can fly higher and launch at altitude, whereas the Ukrainians are forced to launch from low altitude.