Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Pimp
Georgia doesn't have an Air Force. What were they thinking? The Russian Air Force can lay waste, to that place.....:Tomcat:

Georgia actually has a decent sized airforce along with 2 american f-16's. They also have 20+ Tam Su-25KM Skorpion's. They also have the russian Mil Mi-14 Haze helicopters which are used to destroy submarines. They also make good use of there Elbit Hermes 450's which are unmanned recon planes (UAV). Also have a good ammount of mi-24 Attack helicopters. All of which the russians have 5x the ammount of. Georgia also claims to have shot down 10 russian aircraft (totally plausible). Dutchpimp you are right the bottomline is Russias airforce is much larger and stronger, but Georgia does have a formidable airforce, also the majority trained by US airmen. Also note during the Georgia- Abkhazian civil war Abkhazians Airforce was annihilated by Georgia's until the soviets started flying sorties for them for which the soviet's were instructed to coverup the russian insignia on the planes tails and elsewhere.

Just wanted to note 1 more thing, if you watch the news as you watch the Russian planes attacking ground positions notice the incredible ammount of flares they are firing out the back of there aircraft. Georgia has an estimated 60 sites from which they can launch S-75 Dvina anti-aircraft missles, these are deadly to the russian SU-27's or any other russian plane. I said it before ill say it again, im pissed we are so spread thin because of Iraq, These people are our allies and need our help, I hope US Diplomacy prevails and we help these people out somehow even if its not militarily.