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Story: Warfare used by Russia Assault on Georgia

Supermaster for AVIAZONE September 05, 2008

Georgia, 05/09

Early yesterday report by aviationweek.com, the Russia armed forces had annihilated almost all the Georgia armed which still standby or attacking the South Ossetia and Abkhazia province recorded. Here is the story.

Russia launched it’s strategic bombers Tu-22M3 backfire to bomb the pipeline from Caspian Sea to the Tbilisi but missed. Few of Russian Su-25 frogfoot were also shot down by the Georgian troops with shoulder missile launcher. Other heavy surface to air missile(SAM) were also successfull shot down the ‘land attacker’, SA-11 Buk-1M.

According to Russia, they lost 4 Su-25 on the conflict but Georgia claimed to 14 aircrafts combination Su-25 and Tu-22.

To disable the Georgia military bases near the conflict zone, Russia had also launched about 15 ground to ground missiles. The system that was used to attack the bases is SS-21 Tochka/Scarab. The missile is short range type. All the attacking is closely to gasoline pipeline.

The Russia accused western(US) giving logistic to Georgia troops are written down on one of aviation week article.

“Georgian reinforcements were being delivered to the front by columns of civilian pickup trucks. Forces airlifted by U.S. C-17s from Iraq arrived with only their personal side arms.”

Now in South Ossetia borders with Georgia, Russia has put total 10,000 troops with more than 150 of “T-Boss” tanks standby. Those tanks are included T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-90. Russia also sent out more than 100 artilleries to support their troops on duty.

Russia’s sent out their fighters and bombers aircraft to standby in addition to support the air supremacy over Georgia. Those fighters and bombers were chosen for this duty are Su-25 ‘Frogfoot’, Su-27 ‘Flanker’, Su-24 ‘Fencer’ and Tu-22 M3 ‘Backfire’.

Russia claimed that successfull destroying two assemble factories that producing Su-25 ‘Frogfoot’ outside Tblisi, Georgia capital city.

Georgia had been claimed to have better radar systems in tracking and shooting the Russia warfighter.