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To: Lonesome in Massachussets; Turbo Pig

Well I don’t know much about weaponry, but it does seem like Lebanon sends a billion rockets a year into Israel without killing a soul the vast majority of the time (Thank God).

How accurate are missiles lobbed from less than cutting edge tech countries?

Again, I have NO IDEA.

Can they just suck at being accurate?


8 posted on 01/09/2020 3:07:29 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622
Can they just suck at being accurate?

Yes, unguided ballistic missiles are that inaccruate. They are area weapons; meaning you are aiming them at a point on the map and they will land within a somewhat-predictable area. Hitting a specific point target is either a matter of coincidence or saturation. When the US introduced modern guided munitions during the First Gulf War it was a complete game changer, and we've led the way in their development since.

9 posted on 01/09/2020 4:05:10 AM PST by Turbo Pig (To close with and destroy....)
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To: dp0622

The German V-2 had a ballistic accuracy of about 10 miles. A 200 mile range with an error of 5%. Launched from France, it might hit London. They fired dozens at the Remagen Bridge, without effect.

The Iranian ballistic missile could actually be that ineffective.


15 posted on 01/09/2020 1:50:18 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Every election is more or less an advance auction of stolen goods. - H. L. Mencken)
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