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rgbhfg t1_iudrqri wrote

Reply to comment by Spudtron98 in Ukraine says Iran’s help for Russia should push Israel out of neutral stance by Lahampsink

If Israel shoots down 99% and Iran launched 1000. That’s still 10 which hit their target.

Defense by itself isn’t the full picture. Also need offensive capabilities

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Spudtron98 t1_iudy1fa wrote

At that point, it's extremely uneconomical. Iran relies on smuggled western components for those drones, and launching a thousand of them to land ten hits on targets that probably aren't even that vital is a bad trade.

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PhillipIInd t1_iueo5wy wrote

100 of those drones is about the price of a cruise missile, it really isnt and thats the issue

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rgbhfg t1_iue3ip6 wrote

Tell that to hezbola and those who died while under the protection of the iron dome

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FisterMister22 t1_iufagbt wrote

Hezbollah hasn't killed any Israelis since the iron dome became operational.

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PurpleSUMFan t1_iufd650 wrote

Hasn't hezbollah not gone to war with Israel though after 2006? Or am I wrong and they have done attacks?

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StayAtHomeDuck t1_iugud3j wrote

Not true, there was one successful ATGM ambush in 2015 on the Israeli border.

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watson895 t1_iufdqw8 wrote

What does Russia have a fuck load of that Iran really wants. And could send towards Israel? How many shitty drones would they trade for a dozen of those?

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CamelSpotting t1_iuf38pp wrote

That's still quite a bit cheaper than one jet and clears out some of their ammunition and tracking capacity so the jet has a better chance of getting through.

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Confident_Fly1612 t1_iugi5kc wrote

That’s their strategy via Hamas and PIJ. overwhelm the iron dome with rockets and some will get through. They sent over 4000 during the most recent major barrage.

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