59 Tomahawk Cruise missiles launched against an airfield that was forewarned.

[HoneyBadger]

3. Thinking about this further

The first part of the attack should not have been airfields. The first is destroying the anti missile defenses, which are probably Russian. And you do not target them with Tomahawks. There would have been significant Russian casualties. So either half the Tomahawks got shot down OR most got through because we shot the Russians first. Unless the Russian anti missile defenses were what was relocated before the launch. In that case why even waste 59 Tomahawks. Shoot 1 for the news, then just set off some explosives on the airfield to simulate damage.