Originally Posted by
A_Van
Just This Once...,
1. First, this airbase is pretty far away from the one where the Russian forces are based (some 150 km). Neither Patriot, nor similar Russian systems were designed to shoot down CMs at such ranges.
2. The idea of giving the Syrians more air defense sounds questionable to me: those stupid would anyway f.. them out.
3. The whole strike seems to be nothing but a "demo". The airstrip is OK, the planes in the field are OK. Some 6 old MiGs are gone with their shelters, fuel facilities, hangar with training classes and other secondary stuff. Quite nothing for 59 Tomahawks sent.
4. Disregarding the above consideration about the "demo", there are some rumours that less than 50% of CMs reached that airbase. I doubt such a poor performance, however 2 dead in the neighbouring village raises a point about accuracy. Anyway, it would be interesting to get real numbers. At least the holes on the planet are countable.
Latest word is that it took about a half hour to launch 60- one dropped into ocean- the rest either loitered or took long way routes such that come zero time fort impact was timed so that all 59 hit target area within about 2 minutes. The pUrpose was very limited- the fireworks display must have been impressive and more effective than a power point demo on precision targeting and real time changes possible. - sort of like hitting a donkey ( jack - assad ) on the head with a two by four to get his attention.
Or the don cordelone equivalent of finding a horses head in his bed in the morning. Nothing personal- just business.
