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Old 29th Mar 2023, 00:35
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
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The target area will be quite large, the advantage of lobbing them into the area is to give them a greater range which then protects the jets / helicopters and crews from flying into the dangerous contested airspace from the likes of Russian manpads.

This one shows the area being hit which could be the Russian frontline trenches, build up of troops, vehicles etc



https://mobile.twitter.com/UkraineNe...80805970325506

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Yes, I've seen all that and (think ) I appreciate the risk/reward element, but it still seems heavily weighted against the attacker. Tossing relatively small explosives against people (probably ) in trenches seems a really stupid wager when weighed against a very expensive pilot and aircraft.
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