“Nomadic” complexes: why Kyiv may lose American Patriots

The Storiest ^ | March 22, 2024 | Stephen

[Navy Patriot]

Footage from the city of Pokrovsk in the DPR appeared on the Internet – a precise strike on the American Patriot complex. Anti-aircraft missiles detonate and a powerful explosion occurs. Two launchers, a radar and an escort vehicle were destroyed. A column of equipment was hit by a Russian Iskander missile right on the march, during the transfer of Patriot to a new position. This is the second American complex destroyed in a month.

At the end of February, the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system hit a launcher, a tractor and a transport-loading vehicle. Thus, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were missing one Patriot battery. Typically, it includes: radar, command post, communications equipment and supply vehicles, plus four to eight launchers.

What were Patriots doing right at the front line? Why do the Ukrainian Armed Forces use an inferior version of the American complex? And how do our intelligence officers track anti-aircraft systems?

[Navy Patriot]

Very interesting.

[Brian Griffin]

“column of equipment”

“Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.”

[Brian Griffin]

I suspect Russian ground support aircraft were what the Ukrainians were hoping to use the Patriots against.

Some Ukrainian defensive works were strongly built and require a big bomb dropped by an aircraft to take one out of service.

[BobL]

Kvrvivvv, or whatever they renamed themselves doesn’t have any Patriots left, as shown 24 hours ago by Russia. At this point they’re just shooting chaff when they see incoming.