Defense One: What We Know About the Missiles Iran Fired Into Iraq
To begin with, they’re getting more accurate.
Iran has improved the accuracy and maneuverability of its missiles, like the ones fired Tuesday at military installations in Iraq housing U.S. and coalition troops, in part with foreign help.
New guidance systems have increased the lethality of Iran’s missiles, including the short-range Fateh that appears to have been used in the attacks. But many unknowns remain.
“We don’t have a real good, high-fidelity count of the number of missiles that Iran has,” said Michael Elleman, director of the Nonproliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Ellerman estimates that Iran has between 200 and 300 Scud missiles and about 100 Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missiles.
“Once you get beyond 100, it probably doesn’t matter because they have a limited number of launchers and launch crews,” he said.
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WNU Editor: The "experts" are not impressed .... PHOTOS: First images of 'dud' Iranian missile in Erbil reveal impotent attack (Washington Examiner).
8 comments:
I'm not impressed that the U. S had no anti missile systems in place to intercept them at a major airbase.
We do. Just didn't need the in this case.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9CA1z_1568585895
They didn't know that Iran was t going for the kill and were wide open.
Point Air defence is something that has been long neglected by the U. S.
China and Russia are way ahead in that regard.
That footage was, revealed as being from a P. C video game on this very forum sometime ago.
If the satellite photos are real the accuracy of the missiles was actually quite impressive considering they are supposedly upgraded SCUDS
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They could use Phalanx CIWS, but they do not want the civilian casualties. Despite what trolls here say America tries to limit civilian casualties.
I'll never forget my 1st night in Ar Ramadi and Al Qaeda purposefully bombed a shopping mall filled with civilians.
Yep. Fact checked on the CWIS footage.
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