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I'm pretty sure when it comes to SEAD, the Houthi rebels (or Iran) are not on the level as Israel. Shooting down a low (and slow) flying drone is easier for a short range system close to the potential target. And if you don't trust Russian hardware, position a couple of M6 Linebackers around vital areas.
LMAO
Implying this wasn't the plan all along, to get justification for war with Iran.
Let’s get this straight before Vatnik trolling really picks up speed:
1.) Despite the billions KSA has spent on air defence, the systems near Abqaiq are extremely mediocre. Their are Patriot PAC-2 (coverage depicted by red circles on the map) batteries are which are designed to intercept ballistic missiles and aircraft, but NOT cruise missiles and practically prehistoric MIM-23 Hawk (coverage depicted by orange circles) surface to air missiles that were first manufactured in the fucking 1960s. The Saudi PAC-3s which can intercept cruise missiles haven’t been delivered yet and the American systems are based further inland near Riyadh.
2.) As always their is some trademark Saudi incompetence involved: remember the current Patriot radars do not have 360 degree coverage, they have 120 degree coverage (one area where the Patriots is objectively inferior to Russian systems, although a new radar with full coverage is being procured for PAC-3). It’s been revealed that “Saudi air defenses are all oriented south to protect against Houthi missile attacks from Yemen and were useless against missiles coming in from the north”
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3.) As the diagram shows the cruise missiles likely took a sneaky route threading the needle between systems until the last second over mountainous terrain and close to the ground.
These 3 factors: ill suited hardware, Saudi incompetence and Iranian sneakiness lead to the attack being successful.
The vatnik trolling in response to this incident has been overwhelmingly pro-Iran and proves that Russia firmly supports Iran's global terror networks. Iran, covertly and/or overtly supported by Russia and China, are seeking more and more brazen ways to strike American interests and allies in the region and must be stopped before they are striking US soil. America can not afford to compromise with such regimes.
It doesn't matter what weapons you have if they are operated by 80 iq sand people.
The American Patriot systems aren't inferior, missiles are just SNEAKY and Saudis are bad at fighting.
> Israel strikes syria
RUSSIANS BTFO THEIR HARDWARE IS ALL CRAP
It's by definition not US military force if it's owned by a foreign military.
The US has no interests in the region. Israel and Saudi Arabia are worthless ticks.