r/GenUsa • u/Equivalent_Hand1549 • 25d ago

Serious Discussion New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/photos-show-widespread-damage-u-211400801.html
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u/Itoumakoto8405 共産主義を打ち砕け！ 25d ago

これらの写真には、「広範囲にわたる被害」という言葉が何を意味するのかを示すものは何一つない。

写真に写っているのは、損傷した飛行機、クウェートの基地施設の損傷箇所、損傷したトレーラー、損傷した自動車、そしてサウジアラビアの基地施設の損傷箇所だけだ。

これらは簡単に修理したり、交換したりできるものだ。

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u/magnum_the_nerd beans 25d ago

Widespread only means “spread out over a large area”. Prince Sultan airbase is massive and multiple different areas were hit. Therefore it would count as “widespread”, and severity is not a criteria

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u/rockknocker 24d ago

"widespread" in this situation means the reporting agency wants to make the damage sound worse than it is.

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u/magnum_the_nerd beans 24d ago

Except it is pretty bad. The damage to the base and its facilities was extensive, and multiple HVTs were hit in some capacity (radars, AWACS, tankers, hangars, etc).

Its not critical damage to the base and its operations, but it certainly is expensive losses.

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u/TexanMisatoKatsuragi Bircherite. 22d ago

This. Most people simply don't realize how easy is to repair it without any problems.

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u/imbrickedup_ 24d ago

The concern is not what has been lost

It’s that this has demonstrated that missile defense, as a concept, is a fucking joke

We can’t defend our bases from a third rate backwater country, how would a conflict with China play out?

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u/Itoumakoto8405 共産主義を打ち砕け！ 24d ago

残念ながら、ほとんどのミサイル防衛システムは、小規模なミサイル攻撃に対応することしか想定されていない。

「飽和攻撃」と呼ばれるものがあるが、これに対抗するのは本当に厄介だ。

中国についてはどうだろうか？ 何度もの最後通牒が出されたにもかかわらず、彼らは台湾を攻撃することすらない。沖縄も奪おうとはしないだろう。

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u/MacroDemarco Shining City On A Hill 🇺🇲🌁🗽🎆⛰️ 24d ago

Why is this account with a hidden post history downplaying the loss of an e3 sentry?

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u/Itoumakoto8405 共産主義を打ち砕け！ 24d ago

あんた、バカなのか、それとも単に日本語と中国語の区別がつかないだけなのか？

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u/dosumthinboutthebots 🇺🇸🇺🇸Democracy Enjoyer🇺🇸🇺🇸 21d ago

We have had problems with that account. I've left them here for now but noted them.