Did the destruction of the forty-odd Russian bombers amount to anything?
Well....just five observations:
1. The video is not really that great to say forty are destroyed. Maybe 40....maybe 30....maybe 20.
2. Most all of the listed bombers are built in the 1970s/1980s....production halted 30-odd years ago. They could go to the Russian 'boneyard' and bring out 40 replacement bombers....but it'll take at least six months to prep the planes for operation.
3. This attack probably scared the crap out of the US Air Force....proving you could destroy their bombers in the same fashion.
4. All of this begs the question....how many trailers are parked in Russia with drones...awaiting new fresh orders? A dozen....forty....a hundred? Then you have to wonder.....is there any real defense that Russia can mount for a similar future attack?
5. Russian retaliation? There has to be some massive 24-hour attack with huge results....to get some revenge.
Finally, Putin has a black-eye.....with the public now asking....how safe are things?