▲ 528 ▼ Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East (www.commondreams.org) submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by udc@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 183 comments fedilink hide all child comments Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East
[–] homura1650@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) The consumable on the US side is interceptors, not missiles. Iran's ability to land hits goes up dramatically once we are out of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* JDAMs are plane launched "dumb bombs" with extra guidance and fin system added on to be more precise. Iran doesn't have much defensive systems against the planes, and the bombs themselves are generally not intercepted. Iran does produce more offensive missiles than US combined offensive and defensive missiles, in addition to intensive drone manufacturing by Iran. Just as there was a 20:1 kill ratio in favour of US in Vietnam as a US metric for how awesome everything was going for the US, generaly, every hit on US allies and Israel counts as a cost that was never supposed to happen. Contrary to Pentagon propaganda about fewer Iran missile launches every day, damaging strikes seem to be steady or increasing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* JDAMs are plane launched "dumb bombs" with extra guidance and fin system added on to be more precise. Iran doesn't have much defensive systems against the planes, and the bombs themselves are generally not intercepted. Iran does produce more offensive missiles than US combined offensive and defensive missiles, in addition to intensive drone manufacturing by Iran. Just as there was a 20:1 kill ratio in favour of US in Vietnam as a US metric for how awesome everything was going for the US, generaly, every hit on US allies and Israel counts as a cost that was never supposed to happen. Contrary to Pentagon propaganda about fewer Iran missile launches every day, damaging strikes seem to be steady or increasing. permalink fedilink source parent