“The idea of small mobile long range air defense (offense) system”
FtrPilot expressed interest in that, earlier in the war. He wanted to know if PATRIOT launchers could be forward deployed, far from their radars, for just such an ambush (without exposing the radar to additional threat).
We will have to see what can be done in practice, but it is a good idea.
That is a question I have had, how much responsibility does the launcher have, and how much does radar and CC and what is their link. There seems to be a limit, but how abs why.
Secure connections, physical communication lines…..
Launchers appear to be the least valuable at least in terms of cost, so as FtrPilot asked and I am too, what are the restrictions(besides being more susceptible to loss and not enough of them)that keep them from being forward deployed
It is apparent that Ukraine not only needs more systems, but many more systems capable of protecting them