Qatari Defence Ministry official has said that an Iranian missile was downed using the Patriot system, Al Jazeera reported.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-missile-downed-using-patriot-system-says-qatar


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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

If I was a military tactician person I would send a load of dumb fire missiles everywhere across the middle east, using up all the very expensive defense missiles systems. But I'm just a dullard person on the Internet.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Payload only accounts for a small part of the missile's cost. It's still going to be really expensive for both parties.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    That's literally what russia do with their variation of Iranian Shahed drone. It costs way less than Patriot's PAC3 rocket.

    Ukraine has mobile AA groups with vehicle-mounted machineguns and a new invention, antiair drones. This allows to reduce the use of PAC3.

    So yea it's a working tactic. Moreover, I would say Europe isn't prepare to counter it. USA is only comfortable vs Iran cause they are several oceans away.

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