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Old Crank

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22. The problem being

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 07:35 AM

Mar 15

The interceptors are expensive and much slower to build.
Drones are cheap and can be built fast. Much the same with the Iranian missiles.

During WWII, the US constructed between 80 and 90 thousand bombers in 1944.
A huge effort. Massive scale of plane building.

Last year how many drones did the Ukraine produce?

6 million. Any wonder why there is a 40 to 50 kilometer kill zone between them and the Russian forces.
I would bet that Iran has taken notes from the Ukrainian war.

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Israel Is Running Critically Low On Interceptors, Semafor Reports [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 14 OP

Maybe don't attack other countries?? NoMoreRepugs Mar 14 #1

And don't elect leaders who commit crimes then use war to distract voters. Probatim Mar 14 #2

Gee! There's an idea! Exactly! paleotn Mar 14 #5

And if Trump diverts any US-made interceptors to Israel, it's Ukraine who suffer muriel_volestrangler Mar 14 #3

No guarantee we're not getting low too. paleotn Mar 14 #6

It's the same old tell - "yeah, we got plenty". Translation - "we're way low". flashman13 Mar 14 #12

JMO, but my guess is that Europe will continue to supply Ukraine Deminpenn Mar 15 #20

The Ukraine has helped the US Old Crank Mar 15 #21

Good. Play stupid games, get hit by high explosives. paleotn Mar 14 #4

Don't worry. Iranian missile launching capacity is down 93% Prairie Gates Mar 14 #7

As soon as you start quoting numbers with a '%' sign after them . . . Aussie105 Mar 14 #10

... Prairie Gates Mar 14 #14

That's an interesting philosophy FBaggins Mar 15 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie Gates Mar 15 #23

Good one vanessa_ca Mar 14 #16

It would be even more Trumpian to say their missile capacity is down 900%. Intractable Mar 15 #18

Oopsie liberalgunwilltravel Mar 14 #8

Mankind is screwed. James48 Mar 14 #9

No, just the USA. Aussie105 Mar 14 #11

You go to an unprovoked war with the army you have... Gore1FL Mar 14 #13

So they can escort ships in the Hormuz Strait RainCaster Mar 14 #15

It's been getting hammered for days. This was just 3 hours ago vanessa_ca Mar 14 #17

The problem being Old Crank Mar 15 #22

Sounds like an Netanyahu problem. Ray Bruns Mar 15 #24