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submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world
  • 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.
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[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Does Russia even have that precision machining capability?

[-] 4lan@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 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.ee 1 points 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.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 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

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