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Bluetus

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12. I don't know what kind of defenses the US has against short-range rockets

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:34 AM

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The Patriot and other systems are for intercepting missiles that are high altitude, high speed, long-range. I bet Iran has lots of placements in the Hormuz area where they can shoot short-range rockets where a Patriot would be completely ineffective. One would think that, given the history of Hormuz, Iran probably has well-protected, underground firing positions.

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