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So Patriot is a failure because they only targeted areas where Patriot wouldn't be able to make an intercept? Got it.Ah but here the rub.
How many of thes KH22 attacks where targeted at or close to the System?
Remember that the Dagger shotdowns were Aimed AT the Patriot it self.
The Patriot WAS THE TARGET.
That is easy mode for any system.
The hardest mode is when you are trying to protect something AWAY and INFRONT of the system.
Which is why SOP is to put the system basically on or infront of the target to act as a goalie.
So say the Russian Target was 25 miles infront of the radar?
The Radar Time to engage is cut in half. And that time is cut even more every bit more the target away. Thats before you take into account the Interceptors Travel time.
Cause the SAM systems like Aegis Patriot or even the S300 do not have uniform performance.
They have LAYERS OF PERFORMANCE.
Ranging from killing everything in a 10 miles radius to only able to kill high flying planes at 100.
And we not seeing where the KH22 are hitting in relation to the Patriot.
If these things are hitting 45 miles away infront the system?
AKA well within the Radar Sight but outside of the Interceptors Killzone for the Missile
Sorry nothing be able stop that short of prestaging weapons there. Perferable with their own sensors or another system.
Physics among other issues make it so.
Now if its behind the system then we can talk bout performance. But infront of it?
Well thats the hardest engagement set up for Interceptors.