Hello community! This is your mastermind speaking...
I have no idea why there was such a stir when a Patriot missile fired by the Ukrainians to intercept a Russian Kalibr cruise missile missed its target and instead destroyed a palace in the city of Uman. The incident was quickly overshadowed by the media or replaced with ridiculous narratives intended to blame the Russians. As was clearly demonstrated in Saudi Arabia, when they repeatedly misfired and allowed Houti drones and rockets, certainly not the most cutting-edge technology, attack military institutions and oil corporations in Riyadh, these missiles are really utterly dependable when it comes to missing the target. This is interesting because the Patriot is a typical weapon failure that is sold naturally throughout the world, but whose flaws are concealed to prevent business from going south for billions and to give buyers who are frequently also colonies of the USA a false sense of security I'm not sure whether you recall when confidence in this defense against external assault peaked, but it had a significant impact on the willingness of many nations to join NATO, and its effects may still be felt today.
The Patriot hasn't been proven wrong in thirty years, though. Even the Americans questioned the usefulness of this anti-aircraft missile, yet during the first Gulf War it was said that they managed to shoot down 90% of the over 300 Scuds that Iraq had hastily shot either the invading forces or into Israel. Everyone wanted the Patriots to have a reliable umbrella after the war in case of a storm. Undoubtedly, a Patriot had crashed into a shed in Dharhan, killing 38 American soldiers, and undoubtedly, Saddam's Scud missiles were vintage 1950s weapons, but these details seemed pointless. Only a year after the first Iraqi campaign came to an end, the unfortunate fact that the Scud shootdowns were faked became clear. Theodor Postol, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and former Pentagon advisor, took the time to review in slow motion the launches, impacts, and trajectories of this missile in order to reveal an almost total failure of its capabilities to intercept an ordnance like the Scud, which was built at the dawn of rocket technology. The Patriots' warheads burst against this wrecks, giving the impression that they had struck the target. This rocket, especially if it had been in storage for decades, returned to the densest parts of the atmosphere frequently in bits.
Then there is the much more recent example of Saudi Arabia, whose borders were covered by 88 Patriot launchers, of which 52 had the most current upgrade, known as PAC-3, and 36 had the PAC 2 version. Additionally, three destroyers that were connected to and equipped with this amazing air defense bastion's Aegis missile defense system and 100 SM-2 missiles were in operation. However, enemy artillery moved silently. According to an analyst from the Russian Defense Ministry, this may be explained by the fact that the Patriot and Aegis anti-aircraft missile systems that the Americans have promoted do not match their stated characteristics: they are ineffective against cruise missiles and other small air targets. In a genuine combat situation, they simply are not prepared to repel the enemy's enormous use of air attack weaponry. After the Aramco tragedy in which its factories were severely damaged by an attack from 18 drones and 7 missiles, none of which were detected by the powerful American system, this declaration was made public in September 2019. The reality is that relatively few NATO weapons have been tested in actual conflict and almost none in high-intensity encounters; instead, manufacturer brochures have been the sole source of information on their performance. Even while it will undoubtedly be claimed going forward that the blunders were brought on by the Ukrainians' inexperience, we are approaching the conflict with the confidence of an unstoppable force and without any knowledge of what will transpire.
Don't believe the lies! The truth sets us free! Have a good day !
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