Poland scrambles jets to intercept Russian spy plane in Baltic Sea 'provocation'
Posted by Own-Swan2646@reddit | PrepperIntel | View on Reddit | 25 comments
Skyremmer102@reddit
This is a routine occurrence.
dittybopper_05H@reddit
This. Nothing more, nothing less.
It's a game that has been played for a long, long time now, and will be played long into the future.
dittybopper_05H@reddit
Meh.
This is a game that is played by all sides, and has been for a long, long time.
Looks like an IL-20M "Coot" SIGINT aircraft. The pod underneath and the hint of cheek antennas up in the forward fuselage, along with the pattern of windows, kind of nail it down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-20M
As for what this means, it essentially means nothing. It was over international waters, where every nation has the right to fly. Every nation with the capacity to do airborne SIGINT of potential opponents does it, and every nation that can intercept and "escort" such aircraft does so.
Very rarely is there an incident anymore where something bad happens, and even back when bad things did happen, it wasn't something that started a war:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_shootdowns#Cold_War_(1945%E2%80%931991)
fragrant-final-973@reddit
Disclaimer: Fuck Russia.
I don't know how often this happens, but it's hard to see something over international waters being labeled aggression.
Is there a military out there that doesn't do this when it suits them?
Far_Out_6and_2@reddit
Transformers off = military intent basically
joaoricrd2@reddit
Morons in disguise
bikumz@reddit
Imagine you are at your house. Cars drive by everyday in the street, it’s the street after all. Now imagine someone who has fought your neighbor, and has sent vague threats towards the neighborhood in general, is now driving by your house in the public street with its headlights off. They specifically slow down by your house. Are you not going to feel threatened?
fragrant-final-973@reddit
Last I knew, driving at night with your headlights off was illegal. Is having a military transponder off in international airspace illegal?
bikumz@reddit
No, it’s not illegal. Can you show me in international law where it says you must drive with headlights?
Do you have a source for this claim that every country with an intelligence agency is doing this?
fragrant-final-973@reddit
Sorry, I can't take you seriously after saying this:
bikumz@reddit
You are bringing up international law as the law what you mentioned, can you please provide the international law where headlights are illegal? You said it was illegal, despite being legal all over the world in different places. So guessing it has to be international law I don’t know about, please provide.
fragrant-final-973@reddit
🎶 Would you like to build a straw man? 🎶
bikumz@reddit
This isn’t a “straw man”. I’m genuinely asking. You said it’s illegal, it’s not in many countries, so please provide the international law where it’s illegal.
Or how about a source for your statement? That shouldn’t be too hard right?
fragrant-final-973@reddit
I'm kind of hard right now. Keep going.
bikumz@reddit
Nice comment edit on the last one! Nothing is condescending, you’re just not providing any sources. If it’s correct, please provide opinions, if not, please be civil. Don’t be weird.
fragrant-final-973@reddit
Keep going. Almost there.
bikumz@reddit
Man would hate to be you lol Can’t back up what you say and go weird. It’s the internet man, this stuff is gonna be on here for awhile and you sure are on this page a lot. Can’t wait to post this in the comment threads you’re in.
DicentraDale@reddit
Man, he blocked me like right away
bikumz@reddit
Seen them be argumentative a few times in here. Must always be right kinda vibe
fragrant-final-973@reddit
You know there aren't international driving laws; they're local. Keep sealioning.
DicentraDale@reddit
Planes typically have transponders on over international waters, particularly in busier areas like the southern Baltic. With that in mind, military planes flying near your borders in stealth mode is obviously threatening.
Imagine a known home invader dressed in all black walking down your sidewalk at night. Now imagine he's broken into your home multiple times in the past and he's been walking up and down your sidewalk for the last two decades, glancing your way
fragrant-final-973@reddit
I'm sure that's how most countries feel about the US right now.
DicentraDale@reddit
Fuck off with the whataboutism
Also not wrong
fragrant-final-973@reddit
LOLOLOL GFY
One_Dragonfruit_7556@reddit
What are these comments