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Every Ukrainian downing of Russian hypersonic Kinzhal with the Patriot missiles will improve the Patriot missile intercept algorithm - and increase accuracy for all Patriot systems, a benefit for the US, the rest of NATO, and other Patriot AD users. Added ROI.

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Pretty much what those weapon systems were built to do. It’s a rare chance to test them against real world targets…

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I wonder how the medium range systems like IRIS-T or NASAMS would fare against them. Not that we should let them even get that far. It’s just so satisfying to watch all of Russia’s super-weapons fail so miserably.

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There was talk in German Media a few weeks ago, that IRIS-T had a 100% success rate. Every single rocket IRIS-T fired shot another one down.

Not sure I believe it, but I wouldn’t be surprised much.

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Once again American weapon systems show the world what absolute clowns Russia are.

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My thought exactly. What I guess was an attempt at a saturation bombardment, costing at least half a billion dollars, and it achieved literally nothing. Meanwhile in Russia you hear shit like the story the other day where a man got shot in the knee, and instead of getting him knee replacement and disability payment they sent his wife a bag of vegetables and they’re sending him back to the front line (even though he can barely walk). This whole situation is so fucked.

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18 points

That and Russia bombing one of it’s own villages by accident…

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8 points

Whoopsie!

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Yeah but this is an attrition game : if every patriot sent costs 3 m$, is it used to down a 10m$ khinzal, a 1m$ kh-22 or a 20k$ shaheed ? It costs both sides a lot, and I am not sure it is in favor of UA

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Send them more F16s

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Send them Gripen as well.

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We sent them all to Israel.

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Nah they get the f35s.

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Give Ukraine whatever they want including nukes and the mongoloid of Moscow will never look south again.

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5 points

Pretty gross way to agree with me tbh

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0 points

Pretty gross situation altogether tbh

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-62 points

Yes but with your money 😁

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Gladly

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To each their own ;)

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6 points

No I want them to use yours in particular

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Too bad I’m not paying since I’m from Russia

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4 points

🏛️

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np i’ll just overdraft my bank account, buy 500 patriots and shitloads of ATACMS for ukraine, send them off, and then declare bankruptcy. i can manage the 5 years lol

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You are very rich!!! My dad works for Microsoft as well!

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NGL, that’s pretty badass. Engineers are the real MVPs!

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