Can Mr Stolltenberg check on the available maps of British Anti-Aircraft positions build on English soil against any threat from the Continent based on the Battle over Britain and foreseeable technological progress in the lousy peace called Cold War until just the 60ies and rethink the introduction words of that expert?
It is true that today AWACS systems exist that are flying Radar stations, that stationairy large Radar stations are very effective, that also small portable Radar systems mounted on tanks can be flexibly moved, but there is always a lentancy of recognicing an enemy Aircraft, fire permission and rockets fired. NATO will have troubles shooting down a fleet of modern Russian super sonic Jets, if they formed capable pilots being able to fly on ground levels of above 10 meters and below 60 meters.
I might be called a freak, but a great pilot in a Spitfire like aircraft that just falls short of brekaing the sound barrier can cause way more damage than a lousy pilot in a modern high tech Mach 2 Jet.
The first will use geography and an advanced attack flight pattern to be unseen, the letter will be shot down by a stndard missile system shortly after having crossed the boarder.
NATO can not surveille all its terretory inbetween the Russian boarder and all strategic targets with Radar from especially below 200 meters in most certainly all mid range mountain regions and not below 20 meters in all flat lands....
You will be fucked....if Russian like training and practicing a lot.
