Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.
China did something similar to Australia, except the airspace was international, and they also dropped 'chaff' (aluminium & debris) into the pathway of the Australian plane.
Calling it "debris" makes it sound dangerous. Chaff is very light because it's designed to stay in the air as long as possible. Still shitty of them, but it's not like they were trying to "accidentally" take down a plane.
Yeah and in the route of the plane, if the stuff gets sucked into an engine.. it ain't good.
I didn't realize flares were still popular in Russia. What about leisure suits?
I'll ask my bud Larry
Japan said its warplanes used flares
It's good etiquette to actually read something before commenting on it, no?
At this rate, we need to be making flare bombs and artillery and retrofitting long range naval ships with ramming hulls. It's getting a bit absurd.
Bullets next!
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