Shooting down an Su-34 with a rifle

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I read an article on the von Richthofen thing a while back, and they were pretty positive it was a single shot from a 303 fired from a rifle on the ground, and if I remember right, from the reports, they even had it down to the likely soldier that fired it. Nothing positive but the evidence seems to point that way.

Crazy stuff happens from time to time, no matter what. Never say never. :)
 
General Geoff said:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...on-Russian-Su-34-jet-RIFLE-awarded-medal.html

Color me skeptical. What say you folks?




While theoretically possible to strike with a high powered rifle if the plane was flying low enough, the odds of not only hitting the aircraft but also striking an especially vulnerable spot that causes enough damage to completely disable it, would amount to a one-in-a-million shot.
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Just because they're a friendly nation doesn't mean they don't push out propaganda.
 
I was told (never confirmed) that there’s a helicopter motor in a special forces museum somewhere that was brought down by ground fire early in the Vietnam war. The reason it was an exhibit? There was a native crossbow bolt in the engine casing… something made out of bamboo into a lightweight (but effective) arrow type item… The story stuck with me because my Dad brought back a handcrafted wooden crossbow from his first tour over there… all those years ago.
 
lemaymiami said:
I was told (never confirmed) that there’s a helicopter motor in a special forces museum somewhere that was brought down by ground fire early in the Vietnam war. The reason it was an exhibit? There was a native crossbow bolt in the engine casing… something made out of bamboo into a lightweight (but effective) arrow type item… The story stuck with me because my Dad brought back a handcrafted wooden crossbow from his first tour over there… all those years ago.
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That’s why there is typically armor for the compressor in many cases, but not for the combustor. The compressor is much more sensitive. There have been occasions when, after an aircraft has landed, it was noted that there was a bullet hole in the combustion case that was found during the “post flight” inspection. Heck, sometimes, it’s so dark, and the lighting so crappy, it may not be found until later when maintenance or the next flight crew looks at it.
 
lemaymiami said:
I was told (never confirmed) that there’s a helicopter motor in a special forces museum somewhere that was brought down by ground fire early in the Vietnam war. The reason it was an exhibit? There was a native crossbow bolt in the engine casing… something made out of bamboo into a lightweight (but effective) arrow type item… The story stuck with me because my Dad brought back a handcrafted wooden crossbow from his first tour over there… all those years ago.
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My dad brought one back from one of his tours too, along with a bamboo quiver of arrows. They were fairly crude, but nothing to fool with, especially in the house. :)

Which of course is exactly what my brother and I did, and proceeded to put one of those little bamboo arrows through the bedroom wall into the den and stuck it into the opposite wall. We were impressed! My parents weren't. :)

Stupid simple often works very well, even if there is a little luck involved.
 
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