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2023-01-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukraine: we shot down every Shahed launched on Jan 1 and 2

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Posted by lord garth 2023-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 The cost of a NASAMS air defence system to a Shahed makes me wonder if it is such a victory.

Posted by Daffy Grumble8611 2023-01-04 03:30|| 2023-01-04 03:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Why? It's not like Ukraine is footing the bill fro the NASAMS.

Posted by CrazyFool 2023-01-04 05:09|| 2023-01-04 05:09|| Front Page Top

#3
NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System ) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system began development in the nineteen eighties by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon.

Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2023-01-04 07:36|| 2023-01-04 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Also factor in the cost of a Shaheed hitting something important.

Posted by Angstrom 2023-01-04 09:28|| 2023-01-04 09:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Also factor in the cost of a Shaheed hitting something important.

A crucial but often neglected part of the calculation. One round of bullet may only cost a dollar but you would spend 100 times that on a bullet-proof vest to save your life.

Posted by SteveS 2023-01-04 10:04|| 2023-01-04 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 I've also seen a video on the Ukrainians using a truck-mounted DShK and a searchlight against the S-136 drones. Seems effective and cheaper than even an old manpad.

Those Shaheds don't fly very fast and you can hear those 2-cycle engines coming from a long ways away.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-01-04 12:15|| 2023-01-04 12:15|| Front Page Top

#7 'Built FORD Tough"

Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-04 12:42|| 2023-01-04 12:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Vampireanti-drone using laser homing APKWS rockets is comparable in cost to Iranian drones and works against helicopters and lightly armored ground vehicles. Helicopters w/ gunners are fast enough that they can intercept Iranians drones. In the longer term, fast anti-drone drones will have to intercept them, either armed or by crashing into them (armored or w/ explosives).

Posted by Waldemar the Limber5043 2023-01-04 16:02|| 2023-01-04 16:02|| Front Page Top

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