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Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:06 PM

"Skeet Shooting in Israel"...

That's the name of a short video somebody sent me. It features the Israeli "Iron Dome" defense system in action.
I think he got it from the Horowitz site, but I really don't care.

I have a technical question....

The video shows a hose-like stream of projectiles going after several different rockets. Thousands of rounds. Those things are 6 inches in diameter.

What happens to those rounds that miss? Where are they falling?
Anybody know?

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Reply "Skeet Shooting in Israel"... (Original post)
albacore Jun 2021 OP
hardluck Jun 2021 #1
Rustyeye77 Jun 2021 #2
albacore Jun 2021 #9
Rustyeye77 Jun 2021 #10
DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2021 #3
Disaffected Jun 2021 #8
JanMichael Jun 2021 #4
RandiFan1290 Jun 2021 #5
hack89 Jun 2021 #6
SYFROYH Jun 2021 #7

Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:15 PM

1. Iron Dome is a missile system

Doesn’t sound like what your describing.

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:40 PM

2. Post the video

 

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Response to Rustyeye77 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 11:14 PM

9. OK.. note the comments. Some say it's CGI.

Some say it's a video of something else. Only the Israeli navy uses the Phalanx system...which this appears to be.

My question remains... What happens in the impact area for all those projectiles?... Where are they falling?

https://neveryetmelted.com/2019/11/17/skeet-shooting-middle-eastern-style/#comment-1418263

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Response to albacore (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 8, 2021, 06:36 AM

10. Very cool.

 

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:43 PM

3. Sounds like a Phalanx or Centurion system.

Iron Dome is missile based.

Did it look like R2D2 with a gun? Like this? -

If it was something like that, then the rounds hit the ground somewhere, just like every other gun.

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Response to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 10:42 PM

8. Now there's a phallic symbol if ever I saw one.

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:57 PM

4. Skeet Ulrich???? What an asshole. Nt

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 09:12 PM

5. Here is a video about the system

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 09:23 PM

6. The land based systems have fused rounds that explode before hitting the ground

Similar sea based systems have solid rounds that fall into the water.

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Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 09:57 PM

7. I think the rounds are 20mm in diameter.

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