Persian Gulf
INT'L MOD
we know the main targets and these line up with the videos we saw. I am fairly confident in the 40-45 / 180 estimate ( = 25%).I would be cautious and double what was viewed as the likely success rate. So 45ish strikes were seen/recorded I would say around 90 got through. That makes it 50/50 which are not bad odds.
The main challenge is hitting accurately with the needed destructive power to do the desired damage. Might need more advance BMs for those. I would hope they are taking this time to build up stocks, back up production facilities and preparing defensively.
this was a big improvement over the first strike (9-10 impacts / 120 ballistic missiles = c. 8%).
the success rate should increase with each strike given depletion of ABM inventories. 10-25% success rate in the first two strikes is acceptable, especially given the trajectory of increased success. the issue was accuracy (500m+ CEP) and lack of destructive impact, not defeating the ABM shield.






