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12-05-2021, 09:51 #11
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Re: Israel's Iron Dome defense system is quite amazing
How does this system actually work? (on the Israeli side)
Is it some sort of permanent radar surveillance, and once a threat is identified do they launch heat seeking missiles to shoot the rockets out the sky?
Which kind of rockets are being shot at them?
I have seen videos during the previous conflict in 2014 of rockets being shot at Israel and it looked nothing short of terrifying, didnt look like small rockets...
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12-05-2021, 09:54 #12
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Re: Israel's Iron Dome defense system is quite amazing
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12-05-2021, 09:57 #13
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12-05-2021, 10:02 #14
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Re: Israel's Iron Dome defense system is quite amazing
None of these systems are full proof, active self protection systems have been active on Soviet tanks since the invasion of Afghanistan. Iron Dome does have a very high intercept rate of 75% (I can't remember where I read that) or there abouts.
I wonder if the Israeli economy can keep this up? Hamas make a lot these rockets themselves or they are supplied via Iran, and they're cheap. Barak 8 missiles run at $40 000 a piece.... X 100 they used last night and are going to use in the future.
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12-05-2021, 10:03 #15
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More than a hundred rockets were fired, the fact that only a few got through is pretty impressive. If it wasn't for the Iron Dome and Hamas fired all those rockets and they did more damage you can bet that Israel's response would be much more severe so ironically the Palestinians are safer with the Iron Dome.
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12-05-2021, 10:18 #16
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12-05-2021, 10:23 #17
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12-05-2021, 11:27 #18
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12-05-2021, 11:29 #19
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12-05-2021, 11:29 #20
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