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The Polack MSgt

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5. The Patriot system is an odd duck, for one thing it is huge

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 5, 2023, 02:55 PM

Jan 2023

It's almost a dozen vehicles with multiple radars and launchers and requires a few dozen soldiers to operate.

But once it's up and running it can cover several square miles of area and stop anything Russia has (except the hypersonic missiles, those are a coin flip) My guess is once the Ukrainians -- possibly augmented with former US Army trained contractors -are up to speed, the capitol will be exponentially safer

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List of U.S. military aid to Ukraine as of 21 Dec 22 [View all] The Polack MSgt Jan 2023 OP

Whatever is needed to protect Ukrainians (and everyone else) from Poot. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #1

+1 crickets Jan 2023 #2

+++ The Polack MSgt Jan 2023 #3

Do you happen to know if that one Patriot system is effective against the current attacks? Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #4

The Patriot system is an odd duck, for one thing it is huge The Polack MSgt Jan 2023 #5

The issue is firing a 3 million dollar Patriot to shoot down a $45,000 Iranian drone EX500rider Jan 2023 #6

I was thinking about the missile attacks, but yeah, they need something for drones Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #7