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@Terry Lutnick is shorting American missile defense systems

@Terry Patriots was designed that way. They launch twice staggered, even before confirming the first is a hit. If the first miss, they launch a third and so on.

Design speaking its very effective, very costly tho.

@IAMAL_PHARIUS 20 patriots to take out a single missile is effective?

@Terry No efficient but it maximises effect yes.

@IAMAL_PHARIUS Yeah well let's discuss this a week from now when the only patriot missiles left are protecting Bibi's mansion.

@Terry Im not aruging that pac 2 are mission capable. Im just saying thats their design philosophy.

Maximum interception chance. Thats why you see a single launcher firing in 2s then a third.

Says nothing about their radar ability to see and the rockets ability to catch. Israel has already used up its inventory of pac 3s. They know its shit

It's an effective way to make it rain for RTX and LockMart shareholders during the earnings call.

The oy veys must be deafening.

>The financial asymmetry is stark: a $20,000 Iranian Shahed drone is countered by a $4 million Patriot missile, raising concerns about long-term sustainability

@Xenophon @Terry But wait it took 40 gaytriots to counter 2 missiles. so doesn’t that mean it’s more like $80m?

Literally yes

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @Terry They were at 400 shaheds per day production level before the the demon nation attacked.. would imagine that went into high gear..

At this rate Trump will nationalize Raytheon

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @Terry and they had an 80k backstock of them.. 😆

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @Terry Goshdarn lawnmower of the apocalypse for the demons.. lol

@Xenophon @Terry The funniest thing, Iran only added a small rocket for terminal approach boost and it fucks with gaytriot trajectory prediction so bad.

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @HonkHonkBoom good news is he'll probably run it into the ground like every other business venture of his

@HonkHonkBoom @Xenophon @BarelyEagle where are you getting this info about Iran producing 400 Shaheds a day?

>Iran is alleged to produce up to 400 Shahed-class drones per day, according to Israeli estimates cited in reporting from February 2026. This production rate, if accurate, would allow Iran to manufacture over 146,000 drones annually, enabling rapid replenishment and expansion of its drone arsenal even during active conflict.

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @HonkHonkBoom ok yeah we're fucked.

If the US generals spent some time playing 4x/total war/hoi4 theyd understand the economics of war better😤

@Xenophon @Terry @BarelyEagle @HonkHonkBoom Turns out bolting 400 weed whackers to 400 fiberglass bodies and filling them with explosives is actually pretty effective

Theyd be better off using ww2 flak cannons than 4mil missiles which will hit a production logjam long before cost becomes unsustainable

@Xenophon @Terry @HonkHonkBoom Interesting

https://x.com/cirnosad/status/2029181286267674922?s=20

@Xenophon @BarelyEagle @HonkHonkBoom to be fair they are using AA guns in Ukraine, when the Uke soldier actually knows how to lead a target it can be effective

@Xenophon @Terry @BarelyEagle @HonkHonkBoom Iran is unconquarable. There's no way USA can beat them in a ground war.

This isnt true. But there is no way THIS military can or will.

As a HOI4 player I went back in time to tell Hitler how win and there was a line. After a few hours of waiting I just went home, true story.

Why would THEY care about how much it costs? It’s not like they paid for them. 🤨

@Xenophon @Terry It's clear Iran has been preparing for this conflict since at least 2003, if not 1991. The Houthis demonstrated that they could effectively close the Red Sea with missiles. This war was lost before the first shot was fired because they were better prepared and had the better doctrine.