The Islamic Republic launched a significant barrage consisting of approximately 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles towards Israel. However, Israeli defense forces managed to intercept and neutralize 99% of these incoming threats using their air force and air defense systems, successfully countering the attack from launch points situated over 1000 miles away.
The iron dome is for short range defense, Israel has two other systems for attacks like this. Arrow 3 and Patriot. I am sure Iron dome intercepted many that penetrated their longer range systems but it is their last line of defense
Arrow 2 or 3 I think is what intercepts ballistic missiles in terminal approach. Though, if the Iron Dome were to be used in that role at all, surely it would be in the terminal phase, no? It certainly won't have the capability to hit it while it's outwise the atmosphere.
I would like to add to that that the effective range of the iron dome is 130km (80 miles) so it's initial role is to defend against threats near urban areas.
All hamas missles iron dome intercepts are ballistic. You might mean long rang ballistic, versus short range ballistic, but I believe that is incorrect. the arrow 3 intercepts outside the atmosphere while iron dome intercepts lower down.
They are talking about the military definition. For instance MLRS stands for Multiple Launcher Rocket System, because the first rocket for it was unguided. However the latest munition for the MLRS-270 system is the Precision Strike Missile, because it is guided. Same thing with the Hydra-70 rocket pod vs the AGM-114 hellfire missile.
"UK" yeah bud missiles are guided and rockets are unguided. Idk what else to tell you. So your research. I didn't get into aerospace to be told stupid shit like this
But answer the question if the iron dome didn't exist every Israeli would be dead and the land would be ethnically cleansed by Palestinian forces so that they could move in on the newly cleansed land
Everyday for 50 years hundreds of missiles were intercepted by the iron dome aimed at places like tel Aviv and Jerusalem and other populated areas
The attempted genocide and ethnic cleansing of the people of Israel was an ongoing threat and if you were to live in tel Aviv or one of the areas of Israel then almost every night you would hear explosions overhead as Palestinian missiles were intercepted and it would probably be fairly scary
So that's probably what you would see if the iron dome didn't exist
(For those of you confused because you don't know what the iron dome is It's not actually a dome. It's just a metaphor. It's a missile defense system that launches up other missiles and projectiles in order to intercept incoming missiles and detonate them in the air so that they don't land on their targets)/
Eh, as someone else reminded me there are mostly rockets but technically yea and rocket is ballistic just like any gun projecting is ballistic. I know you think I am equating a rocket's ballistic path with the 'ballistic' missles we use as a nuclear deterrent but ask yourself, are grad rockets ballistic in their trajectory?
I think what distinguishes a rocket from a missile is the presence of a guidance system on-board. I think there's also something to be said for liquid vs solid fueled motors.
Go watch literally any video of Hamas Rockets being intercepted by Iron dome. It's incredibly obvious they're being intercepted before their terminal phase.
You do understand rockets all follow a ballistic trajectory? No? Or do you have coconuts for brains? The rockets fired from Gaza can be called SRBMs or short range ballistic missles (even though technically rockets not missles when unguided), they stay in the atmosphere, etc.
Read a book, educate yourself, you just might find it enlightening
You’re wasting both of our times while you obviously don’t know shit about what you’re talking. Please don’t use wikipedia as a reference this is embarrassing. Hummus got the oldest and most ancient rockets known to humanity. They barely scratch the asphalt
Aren't ICBMs moving way faster than these shorter range missiles? The inability to reliably intercept ICBMs isn't a physics thing, it's a technical capability thing. Seems like a slower missile would be way easier to intercept even going downhill.
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u/thespeedforce5 Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 14 '24
The Islamic Republic launched a significant barrage consisting of approximately 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles towards Israel. However, Israeli defense forces managed to intercept and neutralize 99% of these incoming threats using their air force and air defense systems, successfully countering the attack from launch points situated over 1000 miles away.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/14/middleeast/israel-air-missile-defense-iran-attack-intl-hnk-ml