Wilshire@sh.itjust.worksM to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-21 day agoIron Dome missile changes target midcourse.i.imgur.comvideomessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1videoIron Dome missile changes target midcourse.i.imgur.comWilshire@sh.itjust.worksM to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTurbonics@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 hours agoDumb saturation is the Iron Dome’s nemesis. Even Hamas managed to overwhelm it with a comparatively “small” amount of rockets on October 7. Once the batteries are empty all the enemy rockets are going to land.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoCiws no matter how good so long as it’s a single gun can only intercept a single target at a time. Ciws saturation is literally more than one. A single iron dome launcher can intercept 20 from any launcher and track and engage 36 from any one radar iirc. Low angle saturation is the weakness of any rocket/artillery interceptor, and depletion issues go the same with any weapon system.
Dumb saturation is the Iron Dome’s nemesis. Even Hamas managed to overwhelm it with a comparatively “small” amount of rockets on October 7.
Once the batteries are empty all the enemy rockets are going to land.
Ciws no matter how good so long as it’s a single gun can only intercept a single target at a time. Ciws saturation is literally more than one.
A single iron dome launcher can intercept 20 from any launcher and track and engage 36 from any one radar iirc.
Low angle saturation is the weakness of any rocket/artillery interceptor, and depletion issues go the same with any weapon system.