14:55 Correction. The airplane in question is of course, Su-25T and not Su-27T as mentioned in the video.

Granted, I was born in 1953, but these are the most beautiful fighters ever made!!! Damn, the Russian can't mass produce toasters, but their tanks and jets are unreal!!!

i was eagerly waiting for this one. thanks bud for covering up less known but quite interesting conflicts.

This is a great Video. A small history lesson on a little known conflict. I bet you're looking for forward to the launch of the F-4E, A-6E, A-7E, F-8 and the MIG-17! The amount of Vietnam reenactments that could be done with those jets.

Always cool to hear about these smaller conflicts.

Now this was a faceoff I have been looking forward to. Never quite knew the circumstances of the engagements but the lack of long ranged R-27ER/T's and inflight data link to compensate for the lost radar definitely hindered the Eritrean Fulcrums. Although their governments inflexibility did them no favors as time passed. Although from ACIG I read that most of the kills were scored with R73's. It's been a while since I read the excerpts though so its probable that that information may be outdated. Certainly a war most never heard of with air combat that's certainly of interest. An excellent depiction of the face off and fighting. I always wanted to mention how much I love your work ever since KZfaq recommended your work a few months ago.

The Su 27 is a beast. I’ve seen one up close from the Russian AF. They are huge.

Once again a great video, I was lucky to discover the lovely Su-27 and MiG-29 at Le Bourget 1989

Excellent video. Air power is vital to the Ethiopians. I remember discussing this long-lasting conflict with Ethiopian university teachers back in 1979. Between 1978 and 1983 Ethiopia, whose dictator Mengistu was supported by the Soviet Union and its allies, launched six offensives against Eritrea. The Ethiopians I talked to pointed out that they needed a powerful air force because tanks were not effective in mountainous or semi-mountainous terrain.

Yet another classic video, of less known conflicts. Only at showtime112 , keep going bro...

It's saturday and there is a new showtime video... Perfect👍

Interesting. So the Sukhoi Su-27 is proven in combat. I never knew that. And it definitely proved its capabilities in air superiority.

Hello my friend. I really appreciate your content and work to this channel, as an aviation fan. I first saw your channel 2 days ago and from that day i only watch your videos. I have already subscribed and i also hope the best for your channel.

Finally had time to seat and watch the video, another cool one, can't wait to see you flying with the Mirage F1 in Iraq, South Africa or Chad!

Well done again. Looking forward to the next installment.

It was a historical dogfight because both jets "mig29" and "su27" were the finest and most advanced models of their companies that time,but both were of same airframes because both belongs to russia.keep it up, nice

excellent overview and well produced.

Keep up the great work, I find these very entertaining

Very nice. I've read about this air engagements, well done 👍🏼

Thanks for this historical video, unfortunately not many people, inlcuding myself, are aware of this tragic war. Greetings from Mexico City.

Great video production and content.

showtime112, always good, always on point

New to the channel loving the content so far and enjoying the history

Another good video! One small complaint: as far as I'm aware the markings for Ethiopian aircraft are incorrect for this time period... It should be the star inside red circle inside yellow circle inside green circle just like part one. The marking here was adopted only a few years ago.

That 29 missile in the face in the last engagement gave quite a jump scare 😅😅😅👍 good job...

Good stuff to enjoy, thank you for this.

This is very interesting. I wonder if the Eritrean and Ethiopian pilots trained together in Russia? In the USAF we train pilots from about 20 or so countries [simultaneously] at Luke AFB in Arizona. I have to wonder if these pilots knew each other?

Another very interesting video about a war I didn't know about. Also, at 06:54, did you use a different Mig-29 deploying smoke which you damaged intentionally with an explosion in the air or is it the same Mig-29 that got hit by the Su-27's missle ? Getting hit by a missle and still being able to fly only happened to me in the A10A and both Su-25's in DCS.

Only known combat experience of the sukhoi 27. This video was really expected!!

Svaka cast na kanalu i na klipovima veliki pozdrav iz Beograda samo tako nastavi ovaj kanal je najbolji najbolji

Did you get a new GPU? That MiG-29 looks beautiful at the beginning. I've always had a liking for Soviet and later Russian aircraft. It gives off a steam punk-ish sorta feel to it. Plus the allure of "bad guy" element a lot of people enjoy.

At any point, when it's going to end. Could you do one of the operations of the russo-ukraine war? Also great video

At 7:45 sec, you sayed that the sukhoi were flying at supersonic speeds at 6.000 metershigher than the mig-29 or 6.000m alt in general?), what altitute the miG-29 was flying?

Interesting. A conflict you don't hear too much about.

You say that the 2 Eritrean pilots were shot down in Mekelle region ( Northern Ethiopia), however, Dejen Andheshel ( the living pilot in diaspora) says that the incidents happened in Badme. Which information is true?

Sad to see our family fighting against each other but so is the business of war...

At the time of the war, i did read in Air Forces Monthly than the russians deploy in Ethiopia two Kamov Ka-50, the one pilot version......Tom Cooper say something, do you read about it???

"Give me a Fulcrum, and I will move the whole world!" -Aristotle

Still wonder what happens after landing...

I ask for it..........i have it!!!!!!!..............Thanks Showtime!!!!!!!!

Great 2nd part!!! I also know the Internet story about the female pilot. Though I believed it was true😲 I hope you can film some combat about the Cuban Air Expedition Regiment on Angola with their MiG23's against southafrican Mirages F1

Wow, government non-adaptivity and political myopia, combined with themselves suffering no consequences for their actions is a thing in Eritrea too.

Looks like you'll have plenty of future content after today 24/02/22

Are these AA missiles soo unreliable, as they failed to hit even though the migs didnt deploy countermeasures.

We have recently learner that Ukrainian Mig-29s still have the 1980s radar, which is less powerful than the Russian mig-29 radars as Russia had kept their aircraft somewhat modernised. The Su-27 radar already is more powerful than the mid-29s. So it's very possible that the Su-27 purchased off Russia in the late 90s is far superior to the mig-29s purchased of Ukraine.

I hope you would consider doing a video on Turkey's 1974 invasion of Cyprus.

Please create a scenario for latest Ukraine Russia war

Have ever create a video about Falkland war ...there was definitely a lot of fighter jet action there .

82ND AIRBORNE Mig 29's...Sexy. Oh shit!! I just rewatched this vid!!

Šta je sledeća epizoda?

Odlično 👍

Wasn't there some speculation that this was Russian v Ukraine pilots?

Did MiG 29 achieved any air to air kill in this war?

Some thing is smoking in your explanation .with all the respeckt please correct it with what realy happened.

in this war both side fly russian fighters(mig,sukhoi and other war material).

Just wait until Eritreans/Ethiopians find this video. It will be another war in the comments 😂

koliko je ovdje raketa otišlo u vjetar? ;(

Amazing Ethiopia❤

Would like to see more 4th gen battles

Russian Air Force v/s Ukrainian Air Force could have been an interesting subject 🤔

pls post video of ethiopian female su-27 pilot shoot down his master's mig 29

Dude before the way you send this video you need to, dig more info that been missed in the show

Both side using mercenary pilots.

The story is not accurate though.

Ethiopian air force have been always superior than others!

Why don’t they eject ?

82ND AIRBORNE If you want to avoid an incident?? Don't Fing Fly!! YEEEEEHAW!!

Curious to see what an acm engagement between African nations would look like, using aircraft designed and built by the respective countries.

Is the Su-27 that superior to the mig-29 or it was more a training difference.

My Great Uncle was Leutnant General in Nova Gradiska '91-96. I also have high ranking Uncle '99 in the Serbian family. I spoke wit both & they told me, the MIG-29 is made to dogfight. U wait for the enemy to come close, idealy position ur 29 behind a mountain & fly straigh up, forcing the enemy into a dogfight. If 29 is used at BVR: useless.

I don't know, but it's seems to me we are kinda born to fly. Ethiopians 🇪🇹

Hello,ATTack inimig.

R27 fireworks lol

My country used to have MiG-29s armed with R-27 missiles, those pilots were either complete idiots or those missiles are as good as jettisoned fuel tank.

Eritrean 🇪🇷👍

Etiopija zbilja ima MSTA-S?

This was repeated yesterday over Kiev, the Mig-29 won , than shot down 5 more Russian Jets

Sell all your aircraft if you can't hang with the Ethiopian Air Forces...lol

I am impressed by how well Eritrea did in that war being 4 years old country at that time their economy wasn't even that good I mean their GDP was 688.9 million USD at that time, and Ethiopian had every advantage to annihilate Eritrea's military but that didn't happen. the way I see it the war was useless Eritrea lost over 19,000 of it soldiers and Ethiopia lost 2 billion dollars and over 123,000 of its soldiers only the court to rule Badme belonged to Eritrea which was the main point of the war.

Zašto je R-27 imao tako nisku efikasnost

The Ethiopian airforce was a mercenaries. Was not gebresselasie

Moral of the story- russian missiles are crap

Am an Eritrean and am a free man . My parents died so that I can leave. full price paid

Apparently, mig29's are great sitting ducks.

All video is fouls .

Aster did score that victory you just wont admit it cause shes a woman

I'm still wondering where did Showtime 112 get this info from. These 2 videos not only undermine the work of Eritrean airforce but lacks objectivity and its completely biased.These 2 videos exaggerate the work of Ethiopian airforce despite their many years existence. As an Eritrean I was exasperated to see that the operation carried by the renowned pilot Commander Tesfatsion in retaliation for Ethiopian airforce offence in Asmara were not well presented as his bravery and mission in annihilating the Mekele airport along with the fighter jets ain't well articulated in these videos too.The Eritrean pilots Captain Yonas and Captain Samuel didn't die in air to air combat but rather by the missiles shot from the antiaircraft. Moreover, the Ethiopian air force suffered substantial damage in our 30 years and long fought struggle for our independence. Honestly speaking the Ethiopian airforce is not that competent. Otherwise our independence wouldn't be achieved if you think that the Ethiopian airforce was that strong in helping the ground offence when the Eritreans had at that time neither the airforce nor the sovereignty .But if you say that the Ethiopian public airlines has been doing exceptional work I couldn't agree more.

These are biased and narrated from Ethiopia side. You don't mentioned the Air combat 1999 when Ethiopian MiG 27 hit on the Western front by Eritrean pilot and the Mig 23 and 21 Ethiopia lost by anti Aircraft Missiles and the Helicopters destroyed and one when hit by anti Air craft the Ethiopian pilot landed and escaped, but you didn't mentioned. Why don't write the history as it is why from one side. And I am suspicious about the one pilot you are mentioning who is from Tigrai TPLF.

Do you know what makes me laugh and kills me how could Ethiopia require su-27 and it's a starving country😋😋😋😋😋😋 MasterChef LOL LMAO

this is wrong 3thiopia nevwr defit eritrea