Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[londontsi]

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Damage to the pipeline or the pumping stations can be repaired in less than a month....you take out the sea platforms or burn their storage then you put them in deep hurt.

Eight pumping stations are required to boost oil pressure along the route.


They appear more substantial installations than something that can be repaired in a month.
Just the logistics of clearing damage, obtaining replacements and installation/commissioning
during war and the threat of repeated strikes would be a nightmare for any project manager.

Although not against burning their platforms to oblivion they could be more difficult to target.
Undoubtedly they will be heavily protected ( S-300?).
Aircraft (bombers ) would stand no chance.
Special forces very difficult with high political cost for failure.
The only other option of missile strikes, the S-300s would spoil the fun.

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[Odysseus]

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its not just the physical damage of blowing up pipelines, but what dose it do for Azerbaijan as a business. if FED-EX trucks were being bombed i wouldn't use their service to ship my stuff regardless of how fast they are trying to rebuild the trucks.

[burjuin]

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Armenian Air Force:

[AstalaVist]

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[arakeretzig]

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holy crap is that low! superb pics!

[arakeretzig]

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http://www.tert.am/en/news/2011/06/29/stratfor-karabakh/

Russia does everything to prevent Karabakh settlement – Stratfor
18:29 • 29.06.11




Russia has taken the driver’s seat over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and does everything to prevent its settlement, Eugene Chausovsky, a Stratfor analyst writes in an article.

“A cease-fire was broken between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday after an exchange of gunfire occurred between the two countries on the line of contact. These skirmishes occurred after the latest round of negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is a disputed region between the two countries, failed to produce a settlement on Friday,” reads the article.

Further, it says that while negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh have been going on for several years, there are significant geopolitical realities that serve as obstacles to any sort of agreement over this issue.

“The primary actor when considering the prospects for a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement is not Azerbaijan or Armenia but, rather, Russia. Russia’s primary goal in the former Soviet Union is to advance its interests in these countries while blocking the interests of foreign powers and particularly the West,” writes Chausovsky.

“This is especially the case in the Caucasus region, which is made up of Armenia, Azerbaijan as well as Georgia, and these three countries are heavily pursued by the West. Within these pursuits, Azerbaijan is the key as it has the largest population in the region, it borders both Russia and Iran in strategic points, and perhaps most importantly, it has significant quantities of oil and natural gas”.

The author goes on to mention that these “energy resources allow Azerbaijan to be a significant exporter of energy to the West and therefore serve as a threat to Russia’s energy relationship and political relationship with Europe.

“This then explains Russia’s relationship with Armenia, which Russia supports politically, economically and has a troop presence within Armenia. This also explains Russia’s position on Nagorno-Karabakh, which is to appear that Russia is trying to do everything it can as a negotiator to reach a settlement while in reality do everything it can to prevent such a settlement”.

The article further says that as long as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains an issue, then Azerbaijan’s access to the west via Turkey is blocked through this corridor. And while Azerbaijan has been increasing its military expenditures on the back of its growing energy exports, the fact remains that Russia’s military presence in Armenia will serve as a significant blocking force to Azerbaijan.

“In addition, Russia also has a military presence in two breakaway territories of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, giving Russia even more leverage over Azerbaijan. Therefore, it ultimately boils down to Russia’s position when assessing the prospects for any meaningful change to the status of Nagorno-Karabakh”.

[ArmeniaR1]

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[ArmeniaR1]

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holy crap is that low! superb pics!

Azeris lost their Sukhois in this way in the last 3 years. it's not an easy technique

[Eddo211]

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Azeris lost their Sukhois in this way in the last 3 years. it's not an easy technique

It takes experience, good situational awareness, knowledge of the terrain, intement feel of your jet, cool nerves, and balls....if you stay bellow 200ft the S-300s can't get a lock on you, then you pop up to your drop altitude, deliver the package and tuck under again taking another route back to your base. Any Migs on your tail you will try to draw him up into the Armenian air defence system without getting yourself shotdown by friendly fire.

[umid123]

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its not just the physical damage of blowing up pipelines, but what dose it do for Azerbaijan as a business. if FED-EX trucks were being bombed i wouldn't use their service to ship my stuff regardless of how fast they are trying to rebuild the trucks.

Yes, but if Terorrist blow up a fed ex plane it doesnt mean that you will never use fed ex again. Same situation here.