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2023-05-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Zelenskyy hails 100% interception of Patriot systems amid Russian barrages on Ukraine

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Posted by Fred 2023-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Pinch of salt required.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-30 07:13|| 2023-05-30 07:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Well maybe they hit one plane and don't want to risk their 100% kill rate.

Posted by Vinegar Spolusing6485 2023-05-30 08:43|| 2023-05-30 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Little technical clarification.
On engaging an on coming aircraft, you can look, shoot, look to determine if you need a second shot cause the birds aren't moving that fast.
On engaging an on coming missile, you have to ripple fire one missile after the other, cause if you miss with the first one, you don't have time taken up by waiting to see if you hit.
Thus, technically, you can only get a 50% kill ratio with a shot on incoming missile.
However, count the entire engagement as an intercept then you could make 100%.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-05-30 09:03|| 2023-05-30 09:03|| Front Page Top

Habitual Linecrosser's take on this.
He is a Patriot operator (SFC Long)

Posted by DarthVader 2023-05-30 09:21|| 2023-05-30 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Within my circle, I'm reading 2 of the 3 Patriot Batteries have been destroyed.

Posted by mossomo 2023-05-30 12:45|| 2023-05-30 12:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm reading 2 of the 3 Patriot Batteries have been destroyed.

Only 2 have been delivered so far and at least one of them is still putting hate in the air.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-05-30 14:40|| 2023-05-30 14:40|| Front Page Top

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