Could Ukraine REALLY Have Shot Down Russian A-50 AWACS With 1960's S-200 SAM? (WarGames 206) | DCS

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  • @grimreapers
    @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +13

    Ukraine-Russia Series:
    S-200 vs Russian A-50 AWACS: ua-cam.com/video/C8u2exOV-0E/v-deo.html
    Mirage 2000D vs Russian SAMs: ua-cam.com/video/9-Pci_wWsFI/v-deo.html
    Patriot vs Russian A-50 AWACS: ua-cam.com/video/G1rIT8Aj60A/v-deo.html
    Strike On Ropucha In Feodosia: ua-cam.com/video/JuXqdDkKzvE/v-deo.html
    Air-Launched SM-6 vs Moscow: ua-cam.com/video/w65iggPTGWg/v-deo.html
    Ukraine F-16s vs Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/RYYA0vvpe4U/v-deo.html
    ATACMS Missile vs Russian Bases: ua-cam.com/video/vHWwA4IxcXM/v-deo.html
    Ukr Hits S-400 & Sevastopol: ua-cam.com/video/rwlEc9paJBw/v-deo.html
    F-16s vs Russian Cruise Missiles: ua-cam.com/video/BP3kf5oOezE/v-deo.html
    F-16s vs Odessa Blockade: ua-cam.com/video/VN2oUutiwkw/v-deo.html
    A-10 Clear Minefields: ua-cam.com/video/AhcnXiJdS1I/v-deo.html
    US-Supplied Cluster Bombs: ua-cam.com/video/W4aRf9l5vGQ/v-deo.html
    F/A-18 Hornet vs Su-35: ua-cam.com/video/nRrmU1upBqk/v-deo.html
    F-16A MLU vs Su-35: ua-cam.com/video/FHxPMz5MhdI/v-deo.html
    Patriot vs KH-47M" Kinzhal: ua-cam.com/video/C-q1tWlLh0I/v-deo.html
    Eurofighter vs Su-57: ua-cam.com/video/OnKuV6259ck/v-deo.html
    Rapid Dragon 2 vs Black Sea Fleet: ua-cam.com/video/sHTGKG1cYec/v-deo.html
    MALD, Storm Shadow & AARGM-ER: ua-cam.com/video/d6p0YY_VQZY/v-deo.html
    Storm Shadow vs Russian SAMs: ua-cam.com/video/5wJPbBAj0WM/v-deo.html
    Iskander vs Various SAMS: ua-cam.com/video/KxxahORODBA/v-deo.html
    HIMARS vs Russian SHORADs: ua-cam.com/video/DI6yIt0goPA/v-deo.html
    Storm Shadow vs Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/UsHa9Fe29gI/v-deo.html
    Rapid Dragon vs Black Sea Fleet: ua-cam.com/video/rvUTl6xjxqY/v-deo.html
    Ukraine With JDAM-ER: ua-cam.com/video/deWnN1319Xw/v-deo.html
    UK Typhoons vs Su-57: ua-cam.com/video/OnKuV6259ck/v-deo.html
    F-22 Raptors vs Russia President: ua-cam.com/video/Fcmt2kdebvI/v-deo.html
    Air Force One vs Russia: ua-cam.com/video/IDVULTyzcEw/v-deo.html
    AGM-179 JAGM vs 2S38 & T-90: ua-cam.com/video/6-f8GJzxg5E/v-deo.html
    SEAD & ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/HJ0MgwXydyY/v-deo.html
    IMP US Strike vs Black Sea Fleet: ua-cam.com/video/xSUAiTVwI6o/v-deo.html
    HIMARS ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/uU_SPj0HQgo/v-deo.html
    Sa-11 Buk Firing Sea Sparrow: ua-cam.com/video/uBoryuBHfBQ/v-deo.html
    US Strike vs Black Sea Fleet: ua-cam.com/video/KMwYjJghQiA/v-deo.html
    Rus SEAD vs Modernized Patriot: ua-cam.com/video/FdoyfKgaONE/v-deo.html
    Rus Bombers vs Modernized Patriot: ua-cam.com/video/4Y961tLNE18/v-deo.html
    JDAM vs S-400 Network: ua-cam.com/video/wP4sfDG-01E/v-deo.html
    Kinzhal vs Pac-3 & IRIS-T: ua-cam.com/video/i0GzbajI0mU/v-deo.html
    F16 or Gripen for Ukraine?: ua-cam.com/video/Y-k71nfap4Q/v-deo.html
    Mig-31 vs NATO Black Sea AWACS: ua-cam.com/video/vFOzjW25ItI/v-deo.html
    R-37M Long Range Shootdown: ua-cam.com/video/-3LKGL4w9Q4/v-deo.html
    Drone Swarm vs NATO Defense: ua-cam.com/video/wDBOSd9qCDs/v-deo.html
    Patrio PAC-3/IRIS-T vs Missiles: ua-cam.com/video/N5Z81iW8YNY/v-deo.html
    MANPAD/IRIS-T vs Russian Missiles: ua-cam.com/video/N9R9GUVcTyk/v-deo.html
    AGM-158C LRASM vs Sevastopol: ua-cam.com/video/GDZoDRhIIRw/v-deo.html
    A-10s Operating in S-400 Nets: ua-cam.com/video/5BwFlesg42o/v-deo.html
    Modernized Su-27 vs Su-35: ua-cam.com/video/7llLDzeT2Bs/v-deo.html
    Modernized F15/F16 vs Su-35: ua-cam.com/video/-TozTHbAXVs/v-deo.html
    Can Su-57 Defend Russia From F-22/35: ua-cam.com/video/E-oC3NgxC94/v-deo.html
    IMPROVED Stealth vs Russian Bombers: ua-cam.com/video/IgwLW4YKvVU/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Using Hellfire Missile?: ua-cam.com/video/s_1YHDTmPPw/v-deo.html
    US Harpoons vs Russian Navy: ua-cam.com/video/Oiee83CWRcE/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Using APKWS?: ua-cam.com/video/FBxV9YuAfaw/v-deo.html
    Ukraine US HARMs vs Russian S-400: ua-cam.com/video/eSyEOXsjWo8/v-deo.html
    Patriot/NASAMS vs Supersonic Missiles: ua-cam.com/video/i1q7uDeinA4/v-deo.html
    Fulcrum/Flanker vs Foxbat/Super Flanker: ua-cam.com/video/BhXfxc94JAU/v-deo.html
    NASAMS vs Russian Cruise Missiles: ua-cam.com/video/pJI_b95jzpk/v-deo.html
    Russian KH-47M2 vs Polish Air Force: ua-cam.com/video/cnrVxqL5q9w/v-deo.html
    Su-27 & Drone vs Snake Island: ua-cam.com/video/T_oRoU2Ayfo/v-deo.html
    Su-25s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: ua-cam.com/video/ryV65bUJzrw/v-deo.html
    NATO Eurofighters vs Crimean AWACS: ua-cam.com/video/EiJ2dFRh95g/v-deo.html
    Patriot, Gepard & Gripen vs KH-65: ua-cam.com/video/ZhxdrNjig1g/v-deo.html
    A-10s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: ua-cam.com/video/B0tZoo0uLh4/v-deo.html
    USN Tomahawk Strike Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/0vpi8xBygV8/v-deo.html
    USAF Stealth Strike Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/IJbf9Bcxnw0/v-deo.html
    Ukrainian Jets Strike Kerch Bridge: ua-cam.com/video/I8FumuZReB4/v-deo.html
    F-22 Raptors vs Russian Fighters: ua-cam.com/video/ComRcmrwJWk/v-deo.html
    Raptor/Eagle vs Super Flanker: ua-cam.com/video/keqYmuSEo-8/v-deo.html
    USAF Bombers vs Mariupol Defenses: ua-cam.com/video/aCsboOG0QU4/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Bombs Snake Island: ua-cam.com/video/BX696MKdkb8/v-deo.html
    Stealth Fighters vs Russian Bombers: ua-cam.com/video/rym90jnQDsA/v-deo.html
    Sinking Of Moskva #3: ua-cam.com/video/NIjoyIieOzY/v-deo.html
    Sinking Of Moskva #2: ua-cam.com/video/snjfbj_EwW4/v-deo.html
    Sinking Of Moskva #1: ua-cam.com/video/Bxwh6MGLJNc/v-deo.html
    Russia Nukes Britain: ua-cam.com/video/rzk45RFQwA8/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Uses Danish F-16s: ua-cam.com/video/17Pikrp0QaY/v-deo.html
    Ukraine Uses Polish Mig-29s: ua-cam.com/video/zCi4tAIzuOU/v-deo.html
    Russian-Britain Missile Attack: ua-cam.com/video/zwIGfabvzHA/v-deo.html
    Ghost Of Kyiv: ua-cam.com/video/Yrct8V4n1-U/v-deo.html
    Belgorod Raid: ua-cam.com/video/mQykTxt6ftw/v-deo.html
    Eurofighter/Fulcrum vs Super Flanker: ua-cam.com/video/MPyIipEhgR0/v-deo.html
    US Strike vs Odessa ua-cam.com/video/KeiOHgzic6Y/v-deo.html
    Russian Helo Rocket Lob: ua-cam.com/video/118GgGnP_sM/v-deo.html
    Russian Su-25 vs US Patriot SAM: ua-cam.com/video/asp69ZD_tO0/v-deo.html
    Understanding Russian SAMs: ua-cam.com/video/R4xTxLNZXcw/v-deo.html
    Ukrainian Jets Road Operations: ua-cam.com/video/hBpzQhinPbw/v-deo.html
    Russian 40 Mile Convoy: ua-cam.com/video/Vr_-2FLblBk/v-deo.html
    Flanker vs Super Flanker: ua-cam.com/video/VOAuOFLJGk4/v-deo.html

    • @Ledishka02
      @Ledishka02 8 місяців тому

      How to extract models from DCS? Like to have them in fbx or obj

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      No idea sorry.

    • @tsugumorihoney2288
      @tsugumorihoney2288 7 місяців тому

      so fighterbomber channel claimed that all russian airfoce loses is mechanical problem or friendly fire, A-50 were shot down by own antiair

  • @randalljones4370
    @randalljones4370 8 місяців тому +78

    My nomination for the NextGen FrankenMissle system:
    a) HIMARS, long-range (ATACAMS is currently about 300 km; next gen is 500km, iirc)
    b) Mod the batpiss out of an AWACS radar to convert realtime XYZed coords into moving GPS-location with a predictive vector (simple math, boyz).
    c) slap some terminal guidance fins (spring-loaded to deploy only in last 5-10 km)
    d) SUPER-NES handset (a universally understood game controller) and a cheap nose cam to help guide the final km)
    Alternately, zip-tie (or velcro, your choice) a Peregrine to the nose of an ATACAMS... separate at pre-chosen distance, then Peregrine gets coords from AWACS and downs the baddy with a 100 km radius.
    Far cheaper than sending in F-15 missletruck and getting it shot down.
    Final choice:
    99 LuftBallons
    - 10 carry a peregrine
    - 69 carry a chunk of irrigation pipe.
    - remaining 20 carry excessively loud street-rod sound systems thumping out Nina's best known song.

    • @Koozomec
      @Koozomec 8 місяців тому +2

      I love your idea of aerial fireship with the ballons.
      Or a drone airship.

    • @Cody38Super
      @Cody38Super 8 місяців тому

      I think it's hilarious you think they could hit an F-15. We know they can't even shoot at two F-35's.

    • @randalljones4370
      @randalljones4370 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Cody38Super ?? A fully-loaded F-15 (in missile-truck config) has the RCS of a semi-truck**... and the same maneuverability.
      The F-35's return is that of a heavily laden swallow.
      Flight engagement doctrine is what is keeping the F-15's record clean these days.
      The main intent of my only-partially tongue-in-cheek post was to open a discussion about getting highly maneuverable, smart A2A weapons deep into enemy territory without attaching it to humans-riding-an-expensive set of wings like the F-15... such as the scenario noted in this video : the premise here was either S-200 or Patriot, but in the future we'll have more targets, dispersed and deep inside their own borders.
      An ATACAMS has a top speed of around Mach 3 (don't need to do extensive thermal shielding) and can ingress up to 500 km (prob a bit less with a peregrine attached)
      But the Peregrine's own system will gain back another 100 km, and be benefit from a high-altitude release point which the F-15 would not be safe doing.
      - no human risk
      - fast delivery
      - release at altitude
      - low cost/low risk.
      ** = approx 25m square (the most commonly cited number, and may indeed be for an F-15 in no-load config)

    • @Cody38Super
      @Cody38Super 8 місяців тому

      @@randalljones4370I didn't catch the tounge in cheek bit. An F-15EX's RCS is allegedly about 25m², fully laden thanks to electronic suite...however, with it's Growler EW system on board, and knowing the piss poor performance of Russian equipment, and the quality of our pilots, I don't see them hitting much(I know never underestimate your enemy,, but I find that hard to do with Russia these days).The Israeli's flew 2 F-35's into Syria over 4 or 5 Russian missile defense systems, hit a Hamas leader and flew back over the same systems and were never fired on. If by doctrine keeping the Eagle clean in ground attack roles, and meaning that 22's clean out threats, Wild Weasles clear out air defense first and that's why the Strike Eagles aren't getting hit, yes I agree. A C-model, or a new EX can hold its own with anything out there but the 22, but the 22 better be careful....allegedly. I love for someone to FAFO!

    • @patricks9401
      @patricks9401 8 місяців тому

      ​@randalljones4370 Yea a heavly laden swallow the first time it's ever seen, then added as a signature known to be from a F35, stealth planes are great, as long as you don't use them... which is why I suspect they are never used...
      Here is some food for thought, I have watched ukraine fly little tiny fpv drones into Russian AA and get shot down, a lot also miss because the things are the "size" off a heavly laden swallow,
      I also watched a patriot and a nasams get destroyed by a pretty big drone and they were also being watched by another drone and the patriot and nasams didn't see shit, the cutting edge western AA systems, being spied on from the air.. shocking
      I.e Russians are masters of signals intelligence.

  • @roli4040
    @roli4040 8 місяців тому +125

    Rumors are, the S-200 was heavily modernized, using the old body, warhead and rocket engine but with new electronics

    • @benjaminshropshire2900
      @benjaminshropshire2900 8 місяців тому +18

      Given the A-50 runs a powerful radar, would an S-200 even need to go active to get most of the way there? If not, that would give you more time to get close and them less time to GTFO. Even without ARAD options, I'd think you could passively track the A-50 with ground assets and use that to guide the missile. At least to the point where the target would be able to see the missile thought jamming and being covert becomes pointless.

    • @cz1589
      @cz1589 8 місяців тому +8

      I read they have 300 km range, not 250...
      S-200V Vega
      All-weather long-range anti-aircraft missile system S-200 is designed to combat modern and advanced aircraft, air command posts, jammers and other manned and unmanned aerial attacks at altitudes from 300 m to 40 km, flying at speeds up to 4300 km / h, at ranges up to 300 km under conditions of intensive radio interaction

    • @johnfbm
      @johnfbm 8 місяців тому +2

      Rumors are that the Russians shot down their own plane.

    • @Kevin-hp5fk
      @Kevin-hp5fk 8 місяців тому +31

      ​@@johnfbm it's hilarious they'd prefer to admit to that kind of incompetence than admit to the truth which is they're just totally imcompetant.

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 8 місяців тому

      ​@@johnfbmthey claim every Russian aircraft shot down was lost to FF. They're an unreliable source of information

  • @FarrellMcGovern
    @FarrellMcGovern 8 місяців тому +30

    The ADS-B plots of the A-50U show that it was orbiting parallel to the north of the south eastern coast of the Sea of Azov, which would put it well into the S-200 range envolope.

  • @inzilbethx4501
    @inzilbethx4501 8 місяців тому +17

    I don't even use DCS, but I love these videos.

  • @TheStormpilgrim
    @TheStormpilgrim 8 місяців тому +23

    I suspect that last Flanker pilot found a wasp in the cockpit.

  • @josephwhiskeybeale
    @josephwhiskeybeale 7 місяців тому +2

    An S200 could only shoot down an unsuspecting airliner.

  • @dcijams
    @dcijams 8 місяців тому +7

    it was nice to see, you guys flying the su25's that was the only plane I was able to download, on my old computer.

  • @tomyochum
    @tomyochum 8 місяців тому +9

    Pretty sure the A-50 would not move out of its patrol zone except to run away from a threat. They would not head towards the border because of jamming. They almost certainly didnt know where the S-200 launcher was located, and the Ukrainians found some way to launch/guide the S-200 on some other radar. (Patriot franken-SAM?)

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      The S-200 is not something that you can easily conceal, and with the constant surveillance of the front line, where it would have to launch from, I don’t find it plausible that this even occurred at all. No evidence has sparked up confirming this loss, so Cap saying it did happen tells me probably doesn’t stop to think when reading these articles.

  • @eaches
    @eaches 8 місяців тому +10

    "You decide, I'm dead. Nice knowing you, boys." Cap's last will & testament.

  • @christophero55
    @christophero55 8 місяців тому +8

    18:34 Jeezy Creezy! That was cutting it close with those rockets. Grim Reapers are some crazy SOBs. 😆

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +2

      Heart-in-mouth moment.

  • @grimreapers
    @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

    No one noticed the guy I incinerated in the thumbnail pic? WTH guys!!

    • @bromine_35
      @bromine_35 8 місяців тому

      Is that a reference go the guy who turned into a human candle infront of the Isreali embassy?

  • @the_beef4762
    @the_beef4762 8 місяців тому +15

    Getting a new gaming PC in a month that can run DCS at max, with throttle, pedals, etc. Hoping I can fly with y'all one day when I figure how TF to play this game.

    • @R3dd_1247
      @R3dd_1247 8 місяців тому

      Their requirements to join are a bit silly

    • @n111254789
      @n111254789 8 місяців тому

      Such as?

    • @rogierius
      @rogierius 8 місяців тому

      ​@@n111254789relevant combat experience...

  • @nigeldepledge3790
    @nigeldepledge3790 8 місяців тому +28

    Cap : "300 . . . Ah, like riding a bike . . ."
    You ride your bike at 300 kph, Cap?!

    • @smugfrog8111
      @smugfrog8111 8 місяців тому +3

      That's 186 MPH in real measurements. I've gone faster. ;)

    • @nigeldepledge3790
      @nigeldepledge3790 8 місяців тому +1

      @smugfrog8111 - what, on a bicycle?

    • @smugfrog8111
      @smugfrog8111 8 місяців тому +3

      @epledge3790 No, a custom ZX14. I had her up to 195-197 before I got scared and backed off. She was still accelerating too. Never got on a sport bike again after that, lol.
      But that's still a "bike" Just not a bicycle. Same idea applies, you never forget how to ride one.

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 8 місяців тому +1

      You don't?

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +6

      Ok, that is quite fast.

  • @lippertwe
    @lippertwe 8 місяців тому +7

    Good recreation of what might have happened. It wouldnt surprise me if Ukraine has been given some kind of extended range SAM, or several different ones... For example, a Standard Missile ER of some type, or Patriot. I wouldn't think that the shootdown was with SOF MANPADS, mainly because I would expect that the A-50 flies too high. Additionally, MANPADS have a smaller warhead so I'm not sure it would successfully destroy the A-50. One article, I think it was the Warzone, emphasized that the A-50's deployment of flares was unnecessary. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the countermeasures shoot out both chaff and flares with one button. Pilots should not be forced to press the "right" button when a missile is coming at them, especially if there is no guarantee that it isn't IR or radar guided. Also, if I recall some newer missiles have both radar and IR capabilities (even if they are prototypes).

    • @Triggatra4258
      @Triggatra4258 8 місяців тому

      #1- They VERY OBVIOUSLY have and have BEEN had Patriots. C'mon sir what do you know ANYTHING about the war or the weapons being used? #2- There actually IS pretty much a guarantee of what kind of countermeasure to use....IR missiles require FLARES as IR missiles detect and home in on HEAT and RADAR GUIDED missiles require CHAFF. Very simple equations and decisions. Now like you said granted in the heat of the moment the pilot should not have to focus on which to use. IR missiles(FOX 2's) do NOT give off a missile warning for the aircraft it's shooting at RWR (Radar warning receiver) or newer jets MWR (Missile Warning Receiver) and radar guided missiles (FOX 3's) DO. Now a FOX 1 is a SEMI-ACTIVE missile meaning it is guided by the firing platform UNTIL it hits it's TERMINAL STAGE (missile turns it's own radar on and guides itself to target). Lesson over. I'll be here alllllll week folks if ya be needing any more clarification. No disrespect or funnies meant, legit trying to help you out bro.

  • @bladeslicemaster5390
    @bladeslicemaster5390 8 місяців тому +4

    Good flying guys, and a LOT of good luck!

  • @TangBengYong
    @TangBengYong 6 місяців тому

    Air defence is a high priority target, often taken out by lancet drones or missile strikes. They probably move the S-200s around if they are using it. Although not very mobile, it can be moved.

  • @Komet3ify
    @Komet3ify 8 місяців тому +11

    Wait, so let me get this straight. Russia would rather claim that they shot down their own a50; One of their most expensive and arguably important aircraft in their arsenal then confirm and give Ukraine the credit? Ok sure…

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      The question is, did this even occur at all?

    • @keepyourbilsteins
      @keepyourbilsteins 8 місяців тому +11

      ​@rebelliousfew I've seen you raise the identical question multiple times. Likely you're a bot, but if not Russia has confirmed the loss of this A-50, lost to friendly fire. Second, multiple independent video graphic sources of the intercept and another video of IL-76 horizontal and vertical stabilizer parts about 5KM from crash site.

    • @stinopharan5528
      @stinopharan5528 8 місяців тому +6

      @@rebelliousfew theres a VIDEO of it too jajaja
      You can never erase the video of A-50 flare at night and shut down. Satellite image also confirms this, check it out.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@stinopharan5528This is in relation to the first A-50, not the second one.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@keepyourbilsteinsY’all always criticize Russia for lying, so why would you believe a word they say? Could it be possible the Russians are lying about the loss to appear weak? And the “evidence” is in relation to the first A-50, not the current one that we are talking about. And accusing someone to be a bot shows me you’re pretty childish in holding your own in an argument. Act like an adult.

  • @mpeugeot
    @mpeugeot 8 місяців тому +14

    NCIS is waiting on the results of this sim... LOL.

    • @Triggatra4258
      @Triggatra4258 8 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂 BROOOOO i was thinking the same. Guaranteed they watch EVERY VIDEO they put out but use a VPN so nobody can tell they're watching and learning from GR.

  • @CreepingTerror
    @CreepingTerror 8 місяців тому +6

    That'll buff right out!

  • @jakubp.6987
    @jakubp.6987 8 місяців тому +3

    Wow, that was fast. Thanks 🍿🍿

  • @MMCaptainGinger
    @MMCaptainGinger 8 місяців тому +1

    What a great video, thanks valued pilots!

  • @the.just.able.biker67
    @the.just.able.biker67 8 місяців тому +3

    I love these low level missions. It got very tense near the end because in previous missions the Patriot missiles haven't fired for some reason.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +1

      I purposely don't test them so I don't know if they'll work either.

  • @choctaw2sticks193
    @choctaw2sticks193 8 місяців тому +3

    love those landing you guys . . . great missions too.

  • @Marri-Tech
    @Marri-Tech 8 місяців тому +3

    How much damage could Ukraine do if the us had trained and then delivered a flight of 4 f35 and or f22 aircraft with modern armarments without Russia finding out…. before Russia then realised what was happening, detected them and then subsequently shot them down?

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      Sorry, that’s fantasyland. Can’t tell you how unrealistic of a scenario this is.

    • @Marri-Tech
      @Marri-Tech 8 місяців тому +1

      @@rebelliousfew they repeatedly do war games for fun and not based in reality? It’s somewhat more likely then a ww2 bombing raid with modern stealth bombers ain’t it

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@Marri-TechYou could say that, but it would turn into a shit show on a global scale to the likes of something we would not of dreamt of.

  • @randalljones4370
    @randalljones4370 8 місяців тому +2

    Pre-mission comment : Since the field-of-play has been moved south, the AWACS is now (potentially) over some higher ground.
    Could this make it more visible to the S-200's radar? Or, could it give the AWACS some terrain to hide behind, when needed? (probably not, because of it's operating altitude...)

  • @clangerbasher
    @clangerbasher 8 місяців тому +2

    SU-25 does look a bit like YA-9. Interesting.........

  • @Cheshirebennett6367
    @Cheshirebennett6367 8 місяців тому +3

    Genius ,Cap ! 👍

  • @cz1589
    @cz1589 8 місяців тому +2

    I read they have 300 km range, not 250...
    S-200V Vega
    All-weather long-range anti-aircraft missile system S-200 is designed to combat modern and advanced aircraft, air command posts, jammers and other manned and unmanned aerial attacks at altitudes from 300 m to 40 km, flying at speeds up to 4300 km / h, at ranges up to 300 km under conditions of intensive radio interaction

  • @tomedwards4489
    @tomedwards4489 8 місяців тому +3

    Hey cap and crew. Long time viewer first time commenter lol, just wondering if in the Ukraine mission's be fun if you could implement stocks of planes and missiles. Say you used 5 jets and lost 1 next time you could only go out with 4 on the next mission. Possibly show the constraints what Ukraine struggles with military aid.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Hi. We call those dynamic campaigns in DCS. I'll look into it but I may have problems with personnel to get that to work.

  • @disconductorder
    @disconductorder 8 місяців тому +1

    it would be too easy to get guys into Russian forest with some manpads
    I really dont see integrating S200 into patriot as likely
    the missiles are old AF even after the upgrade kits, their big missiles that Russia would have seen

  • @raa729
    @raa729 8 місяців тому +1

    Great vid. From what I heard from UA experts, old s200 missiles used old circuitry, that very well could be replaced by modern electronics and 100+ kilo saved, added fuel, could be a new lighter warhead, hence the range could be 500+ km, plus it could be guided by usa awacs from the black sea realistically, together with pac radar

  • @emmata98
    @emmata98 8 місяців тому +2

    24:05 irl you could also do sead with the jets doing cap etc, to be able to fly higher

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Yeh I do think about those ideas BUT the scenario always tends to escalate too far when I start modelling that, because I now have to model Red HIMAD and more realistic Red counter-Cap etc, and before you know it you've got a huge wargame that takes a week to set up, which is cool, but I can't do it at short notice.

    • @emmata98
      @emmata98 8 місяців тому

      @@grimreapers true

  • @gofoats
    @gofoats 8 місяців тому +3

    For the best ending of a mission award...

  • @RealFluse
    @RealFluse 8 місяців тому +15

    Frankensam?

    • @randalljones4370
      @randalljones4370 8 місяців тому +3

      GMO'd (Geopolitically Modified Ordnance)

    • @Spartan536
      @Spartan536 8 місяців тому +2

      Yeah likely a frankensam, using the S-200 rocket motors, body (with aerodynamic upgrades) and likely using a modified Patriot electronic systems.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +3

      Frankensam best sam apparently.

    • @Spartan536
      @Spartan536 8 місяців тому +1

      @@grimreapers You have to hand it to the Ukrainian's, they can adapt tech exceptionally well, respect given where due.

  • @GearofWar0815
    @GearofWar0815 8 місяців тому

    I laughed hard about your landigs.^^ im a new player and the su-25 is my first airplane. every single langing of mine, looked like yours^^

  • @bertkoerts3991
    @bertkoerts3991 8 місяців тому

    Nice to hear your perspective, looking forward to lean on your expertise much more! 👍😊

  • @tom23rd
    @tom23rd 8 місяців тому

    That ending was amazeballs. Sorry Poosh 😅 loved this mission, nice design to draw the a50 in cap

  • @AdsDem0n
    @AdsDem0n 8 місяців тому +1

    "Any final thoughts?"
    "BOOM"

  • @VolkerGoller
    @VolkerGoller 8 місяців тому +2

    And maybe they popped a modern seeker on top of the s-200 missile

  • @tundramusicproduction
    @tundramusicproduction 8 місяців тому

    That was a surprisngly epic takeoff sequence haha

  • @ATomRileyA
    @ATomRileyA 8 місяців тому +6

    You need to do a test on that Ukrainian lady that took out a drone with a soup can :) she was the ghost of kiev's grandma :)

  • @hardrockuniversity7283
    @hardrockuniversity7283 8 місяців тому +2

    Any reason they just couldn't put the LAUNCHER quite a bit forward to increase the S200 effective range?

    • @codename1176
      @codename1176 8 місяців тому +1

      If they had it would have been deep into Russian held territory

    • @jhonbus
      @jhonbus 8 місяців тому +1

      It's not as simple as it is with Patriot, etc. I believe it requires physical cables.

    • @hardrockuniversity7283
      @hardrockuniversity7283 8 місяців тому

      I bet someone could come up with a workaround if they tried. War creates enormous forces to evolve technologically.

    • @cz1589
      @cz1589 8 місяців тому

      Range can be 300 km, not 250. In good conditions.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      I personally think it may be possible but not poss in game.

  • @mavrikmavrik3032
    @mavrikmavrik3032 8 місяців тому +2

    Great mission!

  • @ftumptch86
    @ftumptch86 8 місяців тому +2

    I defo didn't look like FF. They were flaring and probably chaffing for ages. I reckon the air defence seen was trying to intercept the incoming.

  • @BillB23
    @BillB23 8 місяців тому +2

    This one was mildly amusing. Thank you, gentlemen. Be well.

  • @grantgates2931
    @grantgates2931 8 місяців тому +2

    Enjoyed that

  • @Four9sFineJewelry
    @Four9sFineJewelry 8 місяців тому +3

    For shiggles, now do the same mission but with the A-10.

  • @nekomakhea9440
    @nekomakhea9440 8 місяців тому +2

    Crack theory: tfw Ukranian EW tricks your IADS into thinking your own A-50 is a flight of F-16s bum rushing the Crimean bridge with JASSMs

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      And that’s why I’m glad you referred to it as a crack theory.

  • @HT-Blindleader
    @HT-Blindleader 8 місяців тому +5

    Cap, we're gonna need you to start adding some completely new people to the vids. The current crew had gotten much to competent. Not nearly enough explosions on take off and landing these days.

  • @tanksoldier
    @tanksoldier 8 місяців тому +4

    There is no way the Russians deliberately hazarded an AWACS for any ground target. The only possibility, short of simple incompetence,, is that the Russians didn’t know the S200 had moved.

    • @stinopharan5528
      @stinopharan5528 8 місяців тому

      I mean, Russian ships sunked by drones,
      1 A-50 last Month, 1 A-50 this month, its 2 A-50 this year.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@stinopharan5528Are you this gullible in everything you read?

  • @timjouwstra
    @timjouwstra 8 місяців тому +1

    Russia: thinks they're safe. Ukraine: If I can see it, I'm gonna hit it.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      It’s likely this never occurred. There’s zero evidence for this event.

  • @Nealetony
    @Nealetony 8 місяців тому +4

    For extra difficulty could scatter manpads randomly, spooky spooky manpads.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +1

      My nightmares are full of manpads, everywhere...

  • @mrkeogh
    @mrkeogh 8 місяців тому

    18:35 Jeez, Cap. You were lucky not to tag your wingman 😬

  • @jimboAndersenReviews
    @jimboAndersenReviews 8 місяців тому

    That was very entertaining. Jolly good show.

  • @william2k
    @william2k 8 місяців тому +5

    At an arms fair or promoting ones weapons, NATO countries tells what it can definitely can do, Warsaw pact tells what it needs to frighten NATO

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 8 місяців тому +1

    Cheer

  • @JamesSelway
    @JamesSelway 8 місяців тому

    Following you guys for a few months now, wondering why you always put a smile on my face with every video, keep up the good work.
    Sorry Cap but Simba is the dude , backbone of the team x

  • @piotrd.4850
    @piotrd.4850 8 місяців тому

    Here's the thing: Ukraine received one Polish S-200 Battery, which was modernized TWICE - in early 1990s and in.... 2019. Poland had 250km version and it stands to reason that with updated guidance and perhaps slightly better fuel it could even make further against slow and predictable target.

  • @timbaskett6299
    @timbaskett6299 8 місяців тому +2

    The Su-25 looks like the Northrop YA-9. Their entry into the competition that gave rise to the A-10.

  • @donkeysunited
    @donkeysunited 8 місяців тому +1

    Nail biting stuff, flying that low.

  • @ActuallyJamie
    @ActuallyJamie 8 місяців тому +4

    It could have also been a Patriot battery as well

    • @HOLOD48551
      @HOLOD48551 8 місяців тому +1

      do you at least know the range of the patriot, without looking on google right now ?

    • @yawningkitty457
      @yawningkitty457 8 місяців тому +1

      This was well outside the range of a PAC2 patriot missile.

    • @Hexapon1
      @Hexapon1 8 місяців тому

      ​@@yawningkitty457 the declassified range at least

    • @Phapchamp
      @Phapchamp 8 місяців тому

      ​@@HOLOD48551>Pac-2s range is definitely what we tell you it is bro trust us your planes are in no danger

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому +1

      Patriot maxes out at around 80 miles range: ua-cam.com/video/G1rIT8Aj60A/v-deo.html

  • @rimpri
    @rimpri 8 місяців тому

    This was unexpectedly interesting up to the very end.

  • @drgonzo305
    @drgonzo305 8 місяців тому

    Frankenstein sam, they probably took the guidance system from a Patriot, jammed it in the S-200. I’m sure the Patriot radar can see a little bit farther than Wikipedia says considering the THAAD radar can see 2400km’s

  • @conan670431
    @conan670431 8 місяців тому +1

    That was fun Cap for sure ! But for the S-200 to reach the AWACS it was to fly through multiple layers of SAM and anti-Missile systems at a steady course and pattern that is dead easy to predict... as well as the A-50 now fly paired with a MiG-31 interceptor or a flanker .... The ru shot it down by mistake is the most accurate guess to date ....

  • @AEFisch
    @AEFisch 8 місяців тому +1

    If you needed those sidewinders, you were already in trouble. Real world Flankers can't look down - shoot down if you are on the deck. I never heard of that long range S200. Of course, Ukraine isn't bragging about them.

  • @AusExplorer
    @AusExplorer 8 місяців тому +2

    Doesn't the S-200 potentially have a 300km/190mi range?
    The reason I ask is because the A-50 isn't really detecting enemy outside of that range anyway, meaning they might be forced into operating inside the danger zone just to be effective anyway.

    • @cz1589
      @cz1589 8 місяців тому

      read they have 300 km range, not 250...
      S-200V Vega
      All-weather long-range anti-aircraft missile system S-200 is designed to combat modern and advanced aircraft, air command posts, jammers and other manned and unmanned aerial attacks at altitudes from 300 m to 40 km, flying at speeds up to 4300 km / h, at ranges up to 300 km under conditions of intensive radio interaction

    • @stinopharan5528
      @stinopharan5528 8 місяців тому

      Its flaring at night, so it detected it early, problem is, it can't evade.

  • @whousley
    @whousley 8 місяців тому +1

    Sea Baby drone equipped with man pad question mark?

  • @DavesLittleBits
    @DavesLittleBits 8 місяців тому

    Poosh surviving the fight with 2 flankers only to end his day that way was a real highlight.

  • @gofoats
    @gofoats 8 місяців тому +1

    So you're using a Quack-bang? @Fatelectrician.

  • @duncreg
    @duncreg 8 місяців тому +1

    I think D-Day's battle plan was less complicated. :-) Russians goofed, plane got shot down.

  • @albird87
    @albird87 8 місяців тому

    Hey Simba, sounds like you should go to the stoneburner server to learn navigation on the Su-25 ;)

  • @markscion
    @markscion 8 місяців тому +1

    No, the other right

  • @Pillow_Cat
    @Pillow_Cat 8 місяців тому +1

    Just a high altitude wind lucky direction, i guess.

    • @Hexapon1
      @Hexapon1 8 місяців тому

      Either that, or a clandestine op into enemy lines with manpads

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      I doubt this event occurred in the first place. So far, no physical evidence has confirmed this loss.

  • @sageg58
    @sageg58 8 місяців тому +2

    It was red or red

  • @marktucker208
    @marktucker208 7 місяців тому

    Can you help me? Im trying to understand why Russia have struggled to gain much ground in this war given how many more planes and helicopters they had/have at the start? You never seem to hear about Russian air attacks in Ukraine. If they really have all this air power then why do they not bomb cities in the west of Ukraine?

  • @gerrya4818
    @gerrya4818 8 місяців тому +1

    why wouldnt they be using other sensors(or US intel) to know in general where a target is and keep the s200 or patriot turned off until right when they fire? theres no reason to keep it turned on for a long period before.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Agree but I suspect Russia will still know where the SAM is and stay clear of it.

  • @akipovakipov8240
    @akipovakipov8240 8 місяців тому

    S-200 was specifically designed to shoot down supersonic bombers or bombers in general at a range of 200KM or even more for the 'D' variants so its extremely possible that a large A-50U would fall victim of S-200

  • @yaosio
    @yaosio 8 місяців тому

    I'm not doing well. Sorry. :(

  • @jameswoollard84
    @jameswoollard84 8 місяців тому

    Ukraine has been given Meteor.

  • @chrisp7563
    @chrisp7563 8 місяців тому +1

    No fratracide??!? Who are you and what have you done with my Grim Reapers??

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      the Ukrainian grass killed Poosh, that's sort of FF?

  • @Masterafro999
    @Masterafro999 8 місяців тому

    Idk but wouldn't the awacs know that a radar is actively looking at and locking it?
    Why didnt the intercepting aircraft carry any longer range air to air missile variants of the r-27 or r-77?

  • @Phapchamp
    @Phapchamp 8 місяців тому +1

    Pretty sure it was a Pac-2 that downed the second A-50?

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/G1rIT8Aj60A/v-deo.html

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Problem is the range ^^

  • @devosjj1
    @devosjj1 8 місяців тому +1

    This particular aircraft is a Soviet rip off of the aircraft that competed against the a-10. It was called the a-9 designed by northrop

  • @jpteknoman
    @jpteknoman 8 місяців тому

    The thing i find the most funny about the whole incident is how the media was acting like Ukraine won the war when they shot down that one AWACS. Yes it was an important strategic asset that Russia lost but unless Putin was in it, its just one aircraft at the end of the day and they can build another. Just like nobody would care about that one bomber in WW2 if Yamamoto wasn't on board.

    • @User122-ty
      @User122-ty 8 місяців тому

      Add here ten Sukhoi in a week.
      For any modern army it's something unthinkable, and it's not the world war

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      Yep. Regardless if the second downing even occurred or not, this isn’t necessarily a severe blow to Russia. Russia may now only have 7 AWACS in service, but let’s not forgot that Russia has more A-50 in storage that, in the event they require more, they can take a few out of storage and modernize them to the A-50U standard, or they can simply build new ones, but taking old A-50’s out of storage is more cost-effective and quicker to do. Lastly, Russia has very high concentrations of ground-based radar systems, so them losing a (presumed) second A-50 is not a strategic advantage for Ukraine. It only delays the inevitable anyways

    • @jameswoollard84
      @jameswoollard84 8 місяців тому

      ​@@rebelliousfewpro Putin scum

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD 8 місяців тому

      ​@@rebelliousfew It's extremely severe. The A-50 paints a picture for fighters and air defense. Russia is losing AWACS and Ukraine is scheduled to receive F-16s this summer. Long range drones flying under the radar were detected by A-50s. It's like you people can't see the pieces of the puzzle coming together. This is like noticing someone shut down the cameras and alarm system in a bank, and saying "nah there's not going to be a robbery".

    • @darkphoenix5416
      @darkphoenix5416 8 місяців тому

      @@User122-ty 🤡🤣🤣🤣

  • @134StormShadow
    @134StormShadow 8 місяців тому +1

    Mind condition, grass waxing.....Look at that, any final thoughts.... (the cap curse) 🔥💥💥💥 😂😂😂

  • @h8GW
    @h8GW 8 місяців тому

    32:43 😆😂🤣
    Anyways, planes on empty shouldn't have exploded and I wish DCS would model that correctly.

  • @jeremylemaster6357
    @jeremylemaster6357 8 місяців тому

    What are the chances of getting that scoring script??? I could REALLY use it on some of my missions that I build for my guys!!

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Sorry but this one is staying private, plus I have to set it up for every battle.

  • @sbjchef
    @sbjchef 8 місяців тому +1

    could the missile be guided by a nato awacs via datalink

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Unlikely, you'd need your own terminal seeker adding to the missile for that to work. Possible but would mean re-engineering the entire missile from scratch.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      It would be seen as an escalation to the conflict, so no, I doubt that occurred.

  • @fmobus
    @fmobus 8 місяців тому +2

    it'd be awesome if they introduced AWACS into the gameplay, like actually have someone flying it, someone operating the radars, vectoring the fighters, etc

    • @riskinhos
      @riskinhos 8 місяців тому

      there was an F-22 game with AWAC capability. it was great

    • @jaguargr3
      @jaguargr3 8 місяців тому

      @@riskinhos Total Air War. I still have a copy!

    • @riskinhos
      @riskinhos 8 місяців тому

      @@jaguargr3it was amazing. imagine if it was made today. one of the best games ever made

  • @rickbase833
    @rickbase833 8 місяців тому

    Folks......can we please dispense with the notion that the Ukes kludged Patriot Pac-2 radar and control unit to guide an S-200. That is mashugana.
    It's already a challenge for the United States military (Army/Navy/USAF/USMC) systems to talk to each other via datalink. There is some standardization out there like Link 16 but that's a slower information exchange link and not a specialized missile guidance link.
    In order for a legacy system like the missily guidance system like the Patriot to work with a Russian SAM......there would have to be hardware and software compatilbity. There are radio frequency (not hard), waveform (hard), xmitting and recceiving missile data link message formats (hard), and other compatibility challenges and that doesn't take into accout radio and data encryption.
    Yes I know a little something about the subject.

  • @voradfils
    @voradfils 8 місяців тому +1

    why do yall have a problem with them start carts tho and why are they hanging out in the middle of some random field out in the sticks

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      GR are farmers at heart, we are just going back to our roots

  • @alexshpak1497
    @alexshpak1497 8 місяців тому +1

    "A Russian plane was shot down."
    US politician "Russia must have done it"

    • @cadennorris960
      @cadennorris960 8 місяців тому

      What are you on about?

    • @stinopharan5528
      @stinopharan5528 8 місяців тому

      I am US Politician, I said "PATRIOT is best missile, UKRAINE shot down russian Plane."

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@stinopharan5528You really are gullible.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      @@cadennorris960Sorry, we understand what’s really happening in this proxy war. You’d understand what he’s saying if you did.

  • @jbdawinna
    @jbdawinna 8 місяців тому +2

    Pretty sure it was a patriot?

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      Problem is, Patriot maxes out at 80 miles range: ua-cam.com/video/G1rIT8Aj60A/v-deo.html

    • @stinopharan5528
      @stinopharan5528 8 місяців тому

      @@grimreapers I am pretty sure they only said about "EFFECTIVE RANGE" ,
      the MAX RANGE is = Classified to this day.

  • @curranhouse
    @curranhouse 8 місяців тому

    Ukraine capture a SU sensor pod , the say they back engineered it and can now fire at them so they are blind, but i wonder if it actually uses any Russian EW system as a beacon!

  • @xfreedombuckO5x
    @xfreedombuckO5x 8 місяців тому +2

    Don't forget that Russian flight crews barely get any flight time by western standards.

    • @rebelliousfew
      @rebelliousfew 8 місяців тому

      Okay buddy, you believe what you want.

  • @jmtpolitico80
    @jmtpolitico80 8 місяців тому +2

    So before the video starts I am already wondering how the S-200 will take down the A50 when you have Russian Fighters it would shoot at first I would think. Unless you instructed it just to fire at the A50?

    • @Laerei
      @Laerei 8 місяців тому

      If you watched the video you would know that Russian fighters flew low to stay under the radar.

    • @codename1176
      @codename1176 8 місяців тому

      There is still a missing su-34 I believe that still hasn’t reported in after the A-50 shoot down last I heard. There is that mysterious explosion to the rear of the A-50 that doesn’t look like missile hitting flares to me. May have been one of the escorts literally flying interference.

    • @eduardokarlos1419
      @eduardokarlos1419 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Laerei but our fighters always fly high, cause there's no treat for them.
      They are the danger

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  8 місяців тому

      The fighters stayed low, they did not become a target to S-200 until A-50 was already shot down.

    • @eduardokarlos1419
      @eduardokarlos1419 8 місяців тому

      @@grimreapers The A-50 was shot down by allies, unfortunately.
      I don’t know what they tell you on TV, but it's all a lie

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 8 місяців тому +1

    Whoop

  • @enricohunter
    @enricohunter 8 місяців тому

    No, this was only russian Friendly Fire...

    • @James-9999
      @James-9999 8 місяців тому

      Just like Moskva?

  • @superflyguy4488
    @superflyguy4488 8 місяців тому +1

    Look in the right places and you'll get your answer.