美土导演的击落俄罗斯入侵飞机的戏演砸了

这则消息有趣：
　

美军和土军合伙设埋伏，意图在俄罗斯的苏－２４在飞经土耳其领空的那几秒时间里把
它击落，事先把一切都计算安排好了，　只等着苏－２４掉进布置好了的陷阱里。


但土军的两架Ｆ１６迟到了两分钟，导致到场时苏－２４已经飞离了土领空。


而Ｆ１６电脑上事先设定的射击命令没被及时取消，仍然发射，击落了已经在叙利亚领
空的苏－２４。　


美土导演的这出戏，虽经精确计算，出了点意外演砸了，误送俄罗斯一个道德制高点。

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美国人都有当好莱坞导演的天赋，整天琢磨着怎么导演个恶作剧，大至９１１，小至各
种小动作，乐此不疲。
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A U.S. Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS plane took off on 24 November from 
the Preveza airbase in Greece. A second E-3A of the Saudi Arabian air force 
took off from the Riyadh airbase. Both planes were executing a common task—
determining the precise location of Russian aircraft. It is they that picked
the “victim.”

The American E-3A was supposed to determine the activity of the Su-24M2's 
onboard targeting radar, to determine if it was in search mode or if it had 
already locked on to a target and was processing launch data. It is known 
that the AWACS can direct the activity of aircraft in battle, conveying 
information to their avionics and flight computers.

That is, to determine how defenseless was our plane?

As it turns out, yes. As we know, the Su-24M2 was returning from its mission
, and its flight computer was operating in “navigation” mode in tandem 
with the GLONASS [Russian GPS system.] It was returning to base and was not 
preparing for action. The whole time, the E-3s were transferring detailed 
information about the Su-24M2 to a pair of Turkish F-16CJ's. This plane [the
F-16CJ] had been specifically built for Turkey. Its distinctive feature is 
a computer that controls a new, AN/APG-68 radar system, and which fulfills 
the role of a copilot-navigator.




But this information is obviously not enough to precision-strike a small 
target. Was something else used?

Indeed, the interception accuracy of the F-16CJ fighters was augmented by 
ground-based U.S. Patriot air defense systems, which are deployed in Turkey,
or more precisely, their multirole AN/MPQ-53 radars. The Patriot can work 
with an E-3 or with MENTOR spy satellites, and it can't be ruled out that 
the satellite assets involved the Geosat space system as well.

The flight trajectory of the F-16CJ indicates a precision interception of 
its target by means of triangulation: A pair of E-3s plus the Patriot's air 
defense radar plus the geostationary MENTOR spy satellites plus, possibly, 
the Geosat space system.

Besides which, the E-3s provided guidance as to the location of our plane in
the air; they determined its route, speed, and the status of its weapons 
control systems; and the Patriot's air defense radar together with the 
MENTOR spy satellite provided telemetry on the SU-24M2's movement relative 
to the ground surface—that is, it provided a precise prediction as to where
our plane would be visible relative to the mountainous terrain.

So it turns out that the Turkish fighters knew with absolutely certainty 
where to wait in ambush for our plane?

Of course. A pair of F-16CJ's flew to the [missile] launch zone and, at a 
distance of 4-6 kilometers, practically point blank!, launched an AIM-9X 
Sidewinder air-to-air missile into the rear hemisphere of our Russian bomber
. Besides which, the AN/APG-68 onboard radar of the fighter which launched 
the missile, was working in “target illumination” mode. That is, it turned
on at the moment of launch, and turned off as soon as the missile 
definitively locked on to its target.




Did our pilots have a chance to save their plane?

No. The Su-24M2 crew's probability of escaping destruction was equal to zero…

…Turkey does not have its own capabilities for such a detailed and very 
precise operation. And don't forget about the second E-3, from the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia. The whole scenario was very fast-moving, lasting just 
seconds.

Did it really happen that smoothly?

The Turks nonetheless committed one mistake, which led to their provocation 
not quite working out. The F-16CJ went out on its interception two minutes 
late, when the Su-24M2 had already left the disputed 68-kilometer zone in 
the north of Syria [this may be referring to the Turk's self-styled no-fly-
zone against Assad]; to leave it required at most 1.5 minutes. But the “
kill” command to the F-16CJ had not been revoked; thus the missile launch 
was carried out a bit further than the intended point. This is confirmed by 
the fact that the [Turkish TV] footage of the Su-24M2's fall was planned to 
be filmed from both Syrian territory and Turkish territory; however, the “
Syrian footage” is more detailed. It appears that this saved our navigator.
He was able to go into the woods and wait for a rescue team.

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