Ukrainian troops have dramatically downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as an oil depot was set ablaze by a drone strike more than 100 miles away in Russia.

The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed “Frogfoot” by Nato, was downed over Kramatorsk, Donetsk, as it fired on Ukrainian troops.

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    I never knew Frogfoot was the call sign for Su-25.

    Nice to see the Russian ones go down in flames.

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        Some of the DCS (military aircraft sim) aircraft have a second seat that is filled with an AI to manage weapons, help with dog fights (F-4, F-14). It’s always amusing when you have them paired with a Mig-15 and you hear your WSO yell something like ‘We got a fagot on our tail!’. Gets a chuckle from me every time.

        Also, MiG-15s turn really, really well. Getting into a turning fight with one is a bad idea. Luckily the two aircraft I just mentioned are much faster than them, so you generally want to just punch it and do quick passes. ‘Boom and zoom’

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            Yeah…

            He also keeps bitching about his spinal surgery that is due after every one of my perfectly cromulent landings. I refuse to believe this is a skill issue. ;p

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          They are not call signs, they are reporting names. Russians don’t call it the Frogfoot, it’s a name NATO uses to talk about it that’s easier to remember than numbers. All fighters start with F, bombers with B, helis with H and if I remember correctly, air to air missiles with A.

          The actual nickname the Russians have for the Su-25 is Grach, meaning Rook.

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    Love when journalists call anything with a jet engine and wings a “fighter jet”

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      What would be your preferred terminology?

      “Close air support aircraft” is a bit awkward.

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        Jet warplane is correct and broad enough to be accurate. Light bomber is still closer if they want to be specific.

        Calling it a fighter is what made the Russian lies about the airliner they shot down sound plausible.

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        For players of strategy games, CAS suffices. No idea if militaries do it differently. Saying you’re going to an automatic teller machine would be awkward to say as well.

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          Journalism is only rarely directed at strategy game players though. CAS is not a common abbreviation for the public like ATM is.

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          “Attacker” is also used commonly for CAS aircraft and is very brief. Fighter, attacker, bomber.

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          In supreme commander it’s Air Superiority Fighter, ASF. Acronyms are a plague if you intend any non specialist to understand anything though.

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      Meh, close enough for the general public and us nerds know what a SU25 actually is.

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      Like when journalists call with anything with a barrel and a trigger an “assault rifle”