http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1...downs-warplane
Interesting move by Syria to take out a Turkish Fighter. They say that it was unidentified but wouldn't their radar systems have tracked the flight from the moment it left it's Turkish base? The F4 is an old Jet so presumably not very stealthy.
I can't imagine what the point in shooting down the Aircraft would be unless they seriously thought it was going to attack them. Isn't the normal response to Scramble some Fighters and Intercept the Intruder? If so why didn't they just do this?
I also can't imagine what Turkey will do. Syria is already in a virtual state of Civil War so an invasion would seem unlikely. They could bomb the joint but would likely lose more Aircraft in the process and possibly get bombed themselves in retaliation. And softer punishments like Sanctions are pretty much already in place. Perhaps they will give the Syrian Opposition a heap of free Armaments to help them overturn the Government?
Interesting move by Syria to take out a Turkish Fighter. They say that it was unidentified but wouldn't their radar systems have tracked the flight from the moment it left it's Turkish base? The F4 is an old Jet so presumably not very stealthy.
I can't imagine what the point in shooting down the Aircraft would be unless they seriously thought it was going to attack them. Isn't the normal response to Scramble some Fighters and Intercept the Intruder? If so why didn't they just do this?
I also can't imagine what Turkey will do. Syria is already in a virtual state of Civil War so an invasion would seem unlikely. They could bomb the joint but would likely lose more Aircraft in the process and possibly get bombed themselves in retaliation. And softer punishments like Sanctions are pretty much already in place. Perhaps they will give the Syrian Opposition a heap of free Armaments to help them overturn the Government?
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