I see a lot of panic over this troop deployment. There are comments predicting falling skies and growing mushroom clouds. Neither will happen.
US Presidents have deployed small numbers of troops to Israel, whether there is a crisis or not, for decades. They often do it when the Israelis are whining that American support isn't what is should be, and it guarantees more funding for the president's political party from AIPAC. Simple math shows this isn't a significant development.
100 troops to man a missile system that cannot possibly stop a saturation strike from Iran, that isn't designed to shoot down hypersonic missiles, and can only shoot down 48 lesser missiles per unit, of which there are a grand total of 7. Which means if Iran or anyone else fires 1000 missiles maybe 350 of them will get knocked down. It's still 350 if Iran launches 10,000, which they can easily do.
Militarily, it changes nothing. Politically, it still changes nothing except to piss off more Americans at the Biden Administration. It will be a tragedy if any of those troops get killed, but in the larger scheme of things this isn't much of a much.
Some hypersonic missiles can change flight paths even during their final dive stage. This can reduce the chance of being intercepted by a system designed to target ballistic missiles. The key is to be able to change flight path multiple times. However, due to its high speed, even if such control mechanism exists, the number of flight path change cannot be high.
Another doubt I have is I thought THAAD is more powerful when it is deployed close to the launch site and has the ability to intercept before the incoming ICBM reaches its zenith. This is why THAAD was pushed into South Korea. The current deployment inside Israel means the shield is close to the impact point. Therefore, some of the THAAD advantages are not obvious -- it is now used as a better, longer range Patriots. Unless its speed and seeker are significantly better Patriots, the difference in effect is likely to be minor, at least not to the full potential of THAAD. In additon, the actual interception point could be inside KSA air space.
Here we go again… mission creep. It’s no wonder that the Empire of Lies🇺🇸has been at peace for only ~15 years in its existence. They always require & enemy and an “attack on US soldiers.”
I see a lot of panic over this troop deployment. There are comments predicting falling skies and growing mushroom clouds. Neither will happen.
US Presidents have deployed small numbers of troops to Israel, whether there is a crisis or not, for decades. They often do it when the Israelis are whining that American support isn't what is should be, and it guarantees more funding for the president's political party from AIPAC. Simple math shows this isn't a significant development.
100 troops to man a missile system that cannot possibly stop a saturation strike from Iran, that isn't designed to shoot down hypersonic missiles, and can only shoot down 48 lesser missiles per unit, of which there are a grand total of 7. Which means if Iran or anyone else fires 1000 missiles maybe 350 of them will get knocked down. It's still 350 if Iran launches 10,000, which they can easily do.
Militarily, it changes nothing. Politically, it still changes nothing except to piss off more Americans at the Biden Administration. It will be a tragedy if any of those troops get killed, but in the larger scheme of things this isn't much of a much.
A token slice of support or is this all the US can offer?
Pretty pathetic stuff. How can the US defend its own territory with this measly system?
Maybe it's a political gesture. Little more than that!
WWIII is coming.
Sadly!
The sociopaths who rule over the West would without hesitation annihilate us all, rather than give up their perches.
Some hypersonic missiles can change flight paths even during their final dive stage. This can reduce the chance of being intercepted by a system designed to target ballistic missiles. The key is to be able to change flight path multiple times. However, due to its high speed, even if such control mechanism exists, the number of flight path change cannot be high.
Another doubt I have is I thought THAAD is more powerful when it is deployed close to the launch site and has the ability to intercept before the incoming ICBM reaches its zenith. This is why THAAD was pushed into South Korea. The current deployment inside Israel means the shield is close to the impact point. Therefore, some of the THAAD advantages are not obvious -- it is now used as a better, longer range Patriots. Unless its speed and seeker are significantly better Patriots, the difference in effect is likely to be minor, at least not to the full potential of THAAD. In additon, the actual interception point could be inside KSA air space.
Here we go again… mission creep. It’s no wonder that the Empire of Lies🇺🇸has been at peace for only ~15 years in its existence. They always require & enemy and an “attack on US soldiers.”