Falcon29
Elite Member
Let's put it another way :It doesn’t work that way.
Some interceptors are exo-atmospheric: THAAD and Arrow-3
Some are endo atmospheric: PAC-2/3 and David’s Sling
Some missiles Iran fires have high probability of impact if a THAAD or Arrow-3 is not used. Others like older Ghadr series can be tackled with endo interception.
So it matters on what missile is Iran firing and what interceptors does Israel have.
Not all interceptors are created equal and not all Iranian missiles move the same way on re entry.
They will still comfortably intercept another 200-300 missiles before we start noticing decline in interception rate that will continue day by day.
Iraqis, Ansarallah, and Hezbollah firing some ballistic missiles into the mix helps bring us closer to that point and helps Iran conserve more missiles.
People are underestimating how much the US provided for Israel. They took missile defense batteries out of Europe and other locations in the middle east to put in Israel. And they evacuated some sections of US bases to leave them not requiring protection and moved US soldiers into more secret locations in their respective deployment.
So that more defense systems can be provided for Israel.
Hezbollah's 100 rocket barrage from two nights ago was enough to overwhelm Iron Dome battery deployment in the region. Which embarrassed the IDF and Israeli government, and was reason they began more extensively murdering Lebanese civilians. Hezbollah should do that on a constant basis as it increases likelihood of economic and material cost. Even though that's not related to ballistic missile equation. It targets a different layer of their defense and causes them to expend expensive interceptors too. While forces their army + AF to direct more attention to Lebanon away from Iran.








