well since they didn't have any Hawker tempests or Spitfires available to pun alongside and flip its wing over I can't see what else they'd do.
If all you have are high end solutions (for the reasons debated endlessly on here) then that's what you have to use - there is no alternative
Bit like the Saudis shooting down old Houthi missiles with Patriots - the cost balance is with the Yemenis but Saudi thinks its worthwhile to save refineries ... and face