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Is Iran or the US winning the missile war? (archive.is)
posted 136 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent 136 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent +20 / -0
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– The_Shadow_of_Intent [S] 8 points 136 days ago +8 / -0

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Indeed, over the past two nights, Iranian ballistic missile usage appears to have decreased sharply. The UAE, which has received the brunt of Iranian ballistic missile attacks and has been relatively transparent about the number of missiles launched at its territory, reported 165 ballistic missiles during the first two days. In the subsequent two days, the UAE reported only nine and 12 ballistic missile launches at its territory, respectively.

However, given that the intensity of Iranian ballistic missile attacks appears to have declined sharply, very likely due to TEL attrition, the situation now appears far less alarming. While it may still be premature to dismiss Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities entirely, the Gulf states – with the possible exception of Bahrain, given its comparatively small arsenal – have reason to expect that they can endure the conflict without exhausting their missile interceptors. Even Bahrain will likely remain in a manageable position, assuming continued US support and missile defence deployments on its territory.

TELs are transporter erector-launchers, basically mobile missile launchers. The US is currently destroying as many as possible, and apparently it's having some effect.

As for drones:

Indeed, rather than ballistic missiles, long-range drones have exposed more gaps in the defences of the Gulf states. Neither the Gulf states nor the United States deploy optimised drone interceptor systems in sufficient numbers, relying instead on manned aircraft to intercept incoming Shahed-type drones. Nevertheless, individual drones have repeatedly penetrated their defences and struck military and symbolic targets, including the US embassy in Riyadh. Overall, this does not reflect well on US and allied militaries.

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– SocraticMethod1 2 points 136 days ago +2 / -0

I heard though, cannot confirm myself, the Iranians are saying the drones they got from China have been useless.

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– horstshort 7 points 136 days ago +7 / -0

Ask yourself the following question.

Why would Iran buy Chinese suicide drones if they produce combat tested drones themselves that everyone else is copying?

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– SocraticMethod1 1 point 136 days ago +1 / -0

I'm just saying what I heard, might've been Iran wanted a huge stockpile of drones so got a few from China to see if theirs was any good if their own production was hit.

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– horstshort 5 points 136 days ago +5 / -0

They have a huge stockpile of drones. They don't need Chinese drones. I read that headline too and filed it under propaganda bullshit. Maybe they got some Chinese drones to test and deemed them terrible. That's possible but they are most definitely irrelevant militarily. Iran is most definitely not dumb enough to rely on imports for this war.

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