• Ukraine downed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Kursk amid an ongoing territorial push.
  • The Su-34, worth around $36 million, is Russia’s most efficient fighter bomber with advanced tech.
  • Ukraine has previously held long kill streaks with Russian Su-34s.
  • Olap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    100% this isn’t a lost technology, it “just” needs some machines built

      • 4lan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        yes, they are capable. have you ever shot an AK-47?? They are marvels of engineering. You can bury it in mud, pick it up, and shoot it with no malfunction.

        dont underestimate our enemies, that puts them at an advantage.

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          I have. They’re so reliable because of loose tolerances, not because of precision machining. If you shake them, they rattle. (An AR-15 does too, but only because of the plastic handguards.)

          • 4lan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            right, nothing to do with the size of the gas piston lol the tolerances were not a mistake, they are intentional in order to allow it to function when dirty.

            I have never shot an AR15 that didn’t have slop. Don’t get me wrong, I prefer AR, but let’s not pretend AK isnt a marvel of engineering. Even Stoner would agree, and did