Just been reading an interesting military analysis of the Iran retaliation.
The suggestion is that Iran succeeded in its objectives and proved it can do so at any time.
It launched a first wave of slow drones which took hours to reach targets. Intercepting them used resources, as intended, yet telegraphed intentions.
These were followed by a wave of ballistic missiles. These were aimed mainly at the sparsley populated negev and most were intercepted, again soaking up resources.
The final wave of slightly more sophisticated ballistic ordinance was aimed at and successfully hit the Nevatim IAF base in the negev.
That was the base for the aircraft which carried out the raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
So, Iran proved it has a method to occupy defenses and still hit the intended target.
Proportional response?
The suggestion is that Iran succeeded in its objectives and proved it can do so at any time.
It launched a first wave of slow drones which took hours to reach targets. Intercepting them used resources, as intended, yet telegraphed intentions.
These were followed by a wave of ballistic missiles. These were aimed mainly at the sparsley populated negev and most were intercepted, again soaking up resources.
The final wave of slightly more sophisticated ballistic ordinance was aimed at and successfully hit the Nevatim IAF base in the negev.
That was the base for the aircraft which carried out the raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
So, Iran proved it has a method to occupy defenses and still hit the intended target.
Proportional response?