Habitual Linecrosser's take on this.
He is a Patriot operator (SFC Long)
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| Zelenskyy hails 100% interception of Patriot systems amid Russian barrages on Ukraine |
| 2023-05-30 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that using the US-supplied Patriot anti-missile systems ensured his country’s forces had a 100 percent interception rate against Russia's long-range air strikes. "When Patriots in the hands of Ukrainians ensure one hundred percent downing of any Russian missiles, terror is losing," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. He added: "With our [military] success [against Russia], our pressure, our Patriots we must and will continue to respond to all manifestations of Russia's evil. And we will destroy this evil." Zelenskyy’s comments come after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian targets overnight and during the day using both missiles and drones, the latest in Moscow’s series of aerial attacks against Ukraine. Ukraine’s chief of staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that Russian forces fired 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv in the morning. The Russian defense ministry said it launched a multiple strike by air-launched long-range precision weapons against Ukrainian military airfields, claiming to have destroyed all the targeted facilities. The Russian attacks during the day followed the overnight bombardment with drones and cruise missiles. Kyiv’s military said Ukrainian air defenses downed 40 Russian targets. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter: "Russia’s drone and missile attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities cannot be seen as usual, no matter how frequent they grow." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 I'm reading 2 of the 3 Patriot Batteries have been destroyed. Only 2 have been delivered so far and at least one of them is still putting hate in the air. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-05-30 14:40 |
| #5 Within my circle, I'm reading 2 of the 3 Patriot Batteries have been destroyed. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-05-30 12:45 |
| #4 Habitual Linecrosser's take on this. He is a Patriot operator (SFC Long) |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-05-30 09:21 |
| #3 Little technical clarification. On engaging an on coming aircraft, you can look, shoot, look to determine if you need a second shot cause the birds aren't moving that fast. On engaging an on coming missile, you have to ripple fire one missile after the other, cause if you miss with the first one, you don't have time taken up by waiting to see if you hit. Thus, technically, you can only get a 50% kill ratio with a shot on incoming missile. However, count the entire engagement as an intercept then you could make 100%. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-05-30 09:03 |
| #2 Well maybe they hit one plane and don't want to risk their 100% kill rate. |
| Posted by: Vinegar Spolusing6485 2023-05-30 08:43 |
| #1 Pinch of salt required. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-05-30 07:13 |