• HuddaBudda@kbin.social
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      The multi-million dollar jet? Easily replaceable with money. The pilot? That’s a hit.

      You don’t just trust anyone to fly that jet, you get your best and brightest, your most loyal, the most decorated pilot to fly that plane.

      In Pokemon terms, you just watched another country permanently delete a shiny Charizard to its own confusion.

      Edit: Thank you @Akareth!

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        I actually doubt currently they can replace that jet easily, or perhaps at all? Seems like just finding parts to keep their modern equipment alive has become hard for them.

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        The pilot? That’s a hit.

        Yup. Russia has a huge problem with not having enough experienced pilots, so a dead pilot is a huge loss for them.

        Although I don’t really know how much of a difference one pilot makes, considering that the VVS is an abject joke and likely not capable of any sort of “real” air operations (and I’m not alone in thinking this).