Tactical Frog
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Pure BS . Zero missiles downed. French DOD assessment.Dear @Armand2REP let's assume the best case scenario.
Let's assume that S-400 with 9M96E2 Missiles and 3 pantsirs were guarding Homs location.
Yet, it took 16 missiles (7 of'em might be Scalp EG) to destroy the target. Now from South Front we know that 13 of those missiles were destroyed enroute to target.
France has succeeded in their mission, no denying that. But at the cost is 16 missiles, let's count only 7 Scalp EGs.
The cost of each Scalp EG is $3.3 million as of 2011. Would you justify the cost incurred for this mission.
How many missions(cost) can France afford before it pulls out due to cost burden.
I exactly don't remember but I think it was around 2015-16, France has stopped it's missions due to higher costs. We all critized France for pulling off, hope you remember that.
At the end of the day, IADS aim is to increase the cost of each mission. In the full scale war scenario, these defenses (i.e. S-400 and Pantsirs) would move to protect another high value to target thus increase in the coat of future missions.
Thus I rest my case
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