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EX500rider

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6. The issue is firing a 3 million dollar Patriot to shoot down a $45,000 Iranian drone

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

Thu Jan 5, 2023, 03:40 PM

Jan 2023

Is bad math in the long run.
They need cheaper stuff to shoot down the cheap stuff and save the patriots for MIG's and IRBM's.

Something like the Soviet ZSU for the cheaper slow stuff:

Or the old US M45 Quad:

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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