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exboyfil

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1. Missiles actually cost around $1.5M each
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 07:49 AM
Apr 2017

So the direct acquisition bill is $89M. Probably replacement cost will be over $100M.

I wish their would be some military analysts that go onto these shows to discuss what should be the expectation for using $100M of munitions. I would look to destroying a bunch of planes and killing a bunch of pilots (also Command and Control Staff, skilled technicians etc). Secondly making the airfield unusable for the long term.

I bet none of those objectives were achieved and total damage probably is probably a fraction of the $100M.

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