SAM Patriot proved to be in action: intercepted missiles going to the Saudi terminal

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A new attack on the oil infrastructure of Saudi Arabia failed - this time the air defense systems were able to show what they are capable of.

Saudi Arabia’s air defense system worked great tonight in Yanbu City. Several flying missiles were destroyed. The likely target was Aramco's large oil terminal at a nearby port

- writes the publication CNW, surprised to note that the bombarded settlement is located one thousand kilometers from Yemen.



According to the publication, all the missiles, according to available information, were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, without causing harm to the population and infrastructure:

So far, it seems that all the missiles have been intercepted.

As indicated, as a means of destruction acted as an American-made air defense missile system "Patriot", consisting of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia. Previously, they failed to prove themselves properly, without adequately reacting to the air raid from Yemen.

In September 2019 the group drones attacked the world's largest primary oil refinery in Abqaiq, located in the east of the kingdom, and an oil refinery at the Khurais field. Due to the damage to the infrastructure, the production of Saudi “black gold” has halved.



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    1. -8
      21 February 2020 04: 21
      Really, really. Though. Better late than never at all.
      1. -10
        21 February 2020 05: 04
        The Patriots capable of intercepting medium-range missiles are not designed to intercept quadrics, this was obvious from the very beginning. Who was not - pretended to have at least some reason for joy. And so, the quadric is the target for the Maxim machine gun in the anti-aircraft quad version.
        1. +40
          21 February 2020 08: 47
          The Patriots capable of intercepting medium-range missiles are not designed to intercept quadrics, this was obvious from the very beginning. Who was not - pretended to have at least some reason for joy. And so, the quadric is the target for the Maxim machine gun in the anti-aircraft quad version.


          What are you carrying?! Saudi Arabia's refinery was attacked by cruise missiles.

          Now the attack, most likely, was not so massive and it is not a fact that there was an attack at all, and not a show with the "effective" work of the Patriot air defense system.
          1. -11
            21 February 2020 09: 20
            And drones, and the Kyrgyz Republic - a trifle. This does not mean, of course, that they do not pose a threat, but the corresponding systems should reflect them.
          2. +14
            21 February 2020 09: 37
            It was probably e-target rockets, the United States loves to show efficiency only this way.
          3. +2
            21 February 2020 12: 33
            Now the attack, most likely, was not so massive and it is not a fact that there was an attack at all, and not a show with the "effective" work of the Patriot air defense system.

            The circus left, but the clowns remained.
            1. +3
              21 February 2020 16: 18
              IMHO, instead of krivorukovyh Saudis, the complexes were managed by calculations transferred from the US.
          4. +6
            21 February 2020 21: 20
            Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan
            window dressing with "effective" work of the Patriot air defense system.

            I completely agree with you, there is a high probability of an attempt to rehabilitate the Patriots in the eyes of the NATO allies
            writes the CNW publication, surprisingly noting that the bombarded settlement is located one thousand kilometers from Yemen.
          5. 0
            22 February 2020 23: 54
            No promotion, beacons attached or something like that, penguins have already done this.
        2. -33
          21 February 2020 09: 44
          How so ? And they told me at VO that the Patriots are sucks that can’t and will not do anything for the S-400 soles ... So, have you deceived me? So maybe F-35 and not a “flying pregnant penguin” at all? I have cognitive dissonance
          1. -12
            21 February 2020 10: 26
            And they told me at VO

            They probably also said that we would complete SP2 in 19, that Ukraine would not pay anything, that sanctions would only benefit us, that the Russian economy was growing .. along with wages .. that the dollar was about to collapse, and America would fall apart ??
            Oddly enough, but, for some reason, these are the same people always say ..
            1. 0
              21 February 2020 22: 18
              Do not hysterical liberoid! All will be
              1. 0
                25 February 2020 09: 12
                Do not hysteria, liberoid ..))
          2. +5
            21 February 2020 18: 03
            Quote: Sgan
            I have cognitive dissonance

            It happens!
      2. +20
        21 February 2020 08: 29
        Even if there was no attack, the Yankees had to organize these "successful" shooting themselves. What is the correct attack. From the right direction, at the right height and detected on time ...
        1. +8
          21 February 2020 08: 34
          Quote: avdkrd
          Even if there was no attack, the Yankees themselves had to organize

          Yes, very similar to the show, trying to wash themselves from shame.
          1. +4
            21 February 2020 18: 39
            Quote: figvam
            Yes, very similar to the show, trying to wash themselves from shame.

            I don’t know how much they will be able to clean up, but Norway has refused the American "reliable anti-missile shield". As in the joke, there were spoons, but the sediment remained.
      3. +5
        21 February 2020 13: 47
        Quote: Evdokim
        Really, really. Though. Better late than never at all.

        Did they believe the American PR specialists' word? It is embarrassing that the attack was strange, a volley of only two missiles and all the missiles were shot down. What is clearly not clean. What was the target of the attackers?
        According to the publication, all the missiles, according to available information, were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, without causing harm to the population and infrastructure:

        So far, it seems that all the missiles have been intercepted.

        In the first sentence of the quote below, the whole point of this PR campaign is revealed. Patriot is otmazyvayut.
        Saudi Arabia’s air defense system worked great tonight in Yanbu City. Several flying missiles were destroyed. The likely target was Aramco's large oil terminal at a nearby port

        - writes the CNW publication, noting with surprise that the exposed settlement is located one thousand km from Yemen.
      4. +2
        21 February 2020 14: 51
        underestimating the enemy’s weapons means giving them an edge
    2. +3
      21 February 2020 04: 27
      Somehow they swayed for a long time. Could have been notified in advance? Therefore, they exemplary fired back ... tongue
      1. KCA
        +6
        21 February 2020 04: 43
        Or they themselves launched simulators to launder themselves, even if they weren’t shot down, an empty missile without warheads will not do much harm, we can say that it was struck
        1. +3
          21 February 2020 05: 01
          It is a viable version. To improve your reputation and sales, you need such an advertising trick.
        2. +4
          21 February 2020 05: 37
          Or they themselves launched simulators to wash themselves

          It is - because
          surprised to note that the settlement that was shelled is located one thousand km from Yemen.

          The Hussites have no missiles with such a range ....
          1. +3
            21 February 2020 06: 54
            Did Abkayk and Hurais also shell themselves? They are also almost a thousand kilometers from Yemen.
          2. 0
            21 February 2020 07: 03
            Tightened a couple of additional fuel tanks and go !!! A cool picture would be, the launch of a rocket with barrels on the sides))))
      2. +1
        21 February 2020 05: 32
        Could have been notified in advance? Therefore, they exemplary fired back ...

        This is closer to the truth.
        Where did the Hussites get rockets with such a firing range?
        .... the shelled settlement is located in one thousand km from Yemen.

        More like a dramatization.
        1. +11
          21 February 2020 06: 09
          If you do not shoot down other people's missiles, then you need to come up with them. Otherwise, there will be no prize! recourse
        2. +10
          21 February 2020 06: 53
          Quote: maidan.izrailovich
          Where did the Hussites get rockets with such a firing range?

          For some reason, when Abkayk and Khurais successfully attacked, which also almost 1000km from Yemen did not raise such questions
          1. 0
            21 February 2020 08: 55
            For some reason, when Abkayk and Khurais successfully attacked, which also almost 1000km from Yemen did not raise such questions


            Really strange.
      3. +3
        21 February 2020 07: 45
        Quote: Mountain Shooter
        Therefore, they exemplary fired back ...

        It will be Hochma if the Hussites declare that they did not fire at anyone that night.
        PS You can even pay them for such a statement. Well, so that p-he life does not seem to be honey.
    3. 0
      21 February 2020 04: 36
      The precipitate still remained, not to mention the fact that the video does not show any defeat to the target, and there is no evidence that at least someone was shot down.
    4. +6
      21 February 2020 04: 40
      damn how much you can talk about this plant, everyone has jambs, take at least our excuse about the curvature of the earth, about 200 I will not remind you, you just need to understand that no one has perfect air defense
      1. +3
        21 February 2020 12: 44
        And what is wrong with the curvature of the earth. Just an unsuccessful attempt to convey the term "radio horizon" to the imbecile. The feeble-minded USE-shniki did not even understand such an explanation, they were only struck again with "ha-ha".
    5. -3
      21 February 2020 04: 46
      Now move for S-300/400? They have not shown themselves anywhere.
      1. -1
        21 February 2020 13: 45
        Turks will test them on our planes soon
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    7. +2
      21 February 2020 05: 19
      For now, it seemsall missiles were intercepted
      So really intercepted or just it seems? Maybe they just decided once again not to give a reason for obstruction of American air defense systems, tk. "Previously, they failed to prove themselves properly"?
    8. -6
      21 February 2020 05: 26
      In principle, a normal air defense system, few have tested and better.
      1. +2
        21 February 2020 20: 07
        Oh Victor, probably your first Minus! on VO (sarcasm) After all, you’re probably right, Saudi Arabia has poor air defense with its resources - probably good! I have a different question - why does everyone in the VO oppose Saudi Arabia and the Husites? This is interesting! Personally, I think that for Yemen and its citizens, the victory of the Hussites is a path into the Stone Age.
        1. +2
          21 February 2020 20: 33
          Minus \ plus, balance is easy to maintain, but not interesting.
          BV, Arabs, Muslims ... br r p, I do not like, it is unpleasant to remember, we have NO friends and cannot be there
          Syria ... wards, allies, commitments ... took up the tug, do not say that not a dozen!
          Air defense, a native topic .... why speak on the air defense system which, when used properly, works adequately, it is proved. Who else can claim such an assessment? The Israelites and WE, which are proved, are proved. And everyone else ... let him first PROVE!
    9. -1
      21 February 2020 05: 27
      And ALL missiles in numbers, how much is from 2x to 5 pieces? And are they literally following the calculated trajectory so that the Saudis do not screw up again? But the calculations of the Patriots were definitely not American? ??
      1. +1
        21 February 2020 12: 47
        Once in the news on the tiliviser there was a gorgeous phrase "at least one militant was destroyed in a clash." laughing And what the hell is less than one action movie?
        1. +3
          21 February 2020 14: 05
          zero or seven
          1. +2
            21 February 2020 15: 26
            Quote: Charik
            zero or seven

            Right now it was a shame for chekuska. laughing
            1. +2
              21 February 2020 18: 35
              So there can be no less than one check. Regardless of the quantity and quality of the fluid in it. drinks drinks drinks
              1. +2
                21 February 2020 20: 14
                Quote: rzzz
                less than one also cannot be.

                So yes, but I meant exactly the quantity (part) - 0,25 in relation to one particular barmaley taken. laughing By the way, on a nearby branch Thrall threw off a link to a series of photos of ushatnye ghouls. So there is such stuffing - there is 0,5, 0,7 and even 0,25 - obviously not the gunner worked. If the nerves are in order, then here: https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/5653218.html
            2. +1
              22 February 2020 01: 00
              and the bastard?
    10. +1
      21 February 2020 05: 36
      Well, they intercepted ... so it’s not even an evening! Here, for example, I heard that tamma is popular with sheikhs falconry, and here and another UAV with imitation of birds appear ... What the hell am I doing? wink There are 2 possibilities here! The first is that the attackers slip UAVs on the sheikhs under the guise of "birds" ... ("This is a new breed of hunting falcon! I swear by my mother!") ...; 2. Saudi "patriots" shoot down everything that flies ... incl. and real falcons belonging to the Saudis! And given that a trained hunting falcon is very expensive, and sheikhs are touchy, then such legal showdowns with the participation of The Hague and Strasbourg will begin that the "giant" Saudi budget will go to zero with an attacking falcon! And then the ruling Saudis, in order to preserve the remains of the treasury, will have to give up on protecting some oil fields ... it will be cheaper!
      1. 0
        21 February 2020 06: 14
        crying Birds are sorry!
    11. 0
      21 February 2020 06: 34
      but in my opinion .. PURE ORDER OF PURE ORDER .. to somehow wash off the dirt
    12. -3
      21 February 2020 06: 39
      Where did the Hussites have missiles with 1000 km range? Iran?
    13. 0
      21 February 2020 07: 19
      Well, now you can run to the Indians with the results of the shooting. like - "these are our patriots proven in battle ..!" traders of gypsies will breed ...
    14. +2
      21 February 2020 07: 40
      They launched themselves-shot down.
      Image losses must be somehow restored wink
    15. -1
      21 February 2020 07: 45
      And what kind of missiles were. Discuss is not clear, not clear. We need at least a source from Yemen. In Yemen, the modernization of missiles has been going on for a long time and is in full swing, and its main goal is range. Maybe Iran somehow set, bypassing sanctions, and then all missiles could not be intercepted.
    16. -2
      21 February 2020 07: 59
      as a means of destruction were the American-made Patriot air defense systems, armed with the troops of Saudi Arabia.

      And what and who was the means of attack?
      the shelling village is located one thousand km from Yemen.

      No new pin dignified provocation with the setting "successful defense with the help of" Patriot "?
    17. -4
      21 February 2020 08: 14
      Apparently the Americans inserted the Saudis according to the tonsils and now they turned out to be vigilant ...
      PS: lovers to shout about the staging and worthlessness of the patriot, but has our S300 / 400 already hit something in the real situation? ....
      1. +1
        21 February 2020 09: 26
        Apologists "nothing was shot down in real conditions С300 / 400" in my opinion are not far from apologists of "flat Earth" wassat
        Anyway, the argument is of the same level laughing
        1. -2
          21 February 2020 11: 17
          While C300 / 400 did not take a real part in the database, both sides are good / bad, it has equal arguments
    18. 5-9
      +1
      21 February 2020 09: 10
      The mention of the fact that "rockets flew for peaceful purposes" somehow immediately makes you doubt ...
      On the other hand, to shoot down single Iranian alterations of ancient SCADs in the "black sky" with 100% probability is, his mother, the direct duty of the PAC-3 crowds with ERINT for 1 lamu bucks each. I won’t be surprised if that night they threw a 2-month military budget of the Houthis into the sky.
    19. -1
      21 February 2020 09: 29
      At the right time, and in the right direction deployed? ☺
    20. +4
      21 February 2020 09: 46
      the shelling village is located one thousand km from Yemen

      The play was a success, the world will again believe in the abilities of the Patriots
      Why so far? And suddenly, the Yemenis, with a real blow, will ruin the production.
    21. 0
      21 February 2020 09: 53
      Top managers of Raytheon:
    22. +2
      21 February 2020 10: 28
      It remains only to congratulate the amers on successful training firing)
    23. +1
      21 February 2020 10: 53
      Saudi air defense systems successfully shot down Saudi UAVs laughing
    24. -3
      21 February 2020 11: 50
      [quote = Ratmir_Ryazan] [quote] Now the attack, most likely, was not so massive and it is not a fact that there was an attack at all, and not a show with the "effective" work of the Patriot air defense system. [/ quote]
      All the same, it seems to me that there was a show, as if no one had yet taken responsibility for launching missiles.
    25. -2
      21 February 2020 12: 27
      This time, the calculations did not pray and the systems were not de-energized, apparently :)
    26. -2
      21 February 2020 13: 21
      Rehabilitated.
    27. -2
      21 February 2020 13: 42
      Well, finally, the Americans excelled!
    28. +2
      21 February 2020 14: 08
      Quote: Vyacheslav Viktorovich
      The Patriots capable of intercepting medium-range missiles are not designed to intercept quadrics, this was obvious from the very beginning. Who was not - pretended to have at least some reason for joy. And so, the quadric is the target for the Maxim machine gun in the anti-aircraft quad version.

      Well, but how much joy the people had, how many posts could be written about the "leaky American missile defense" and "worthless" "Patriots" laughing

      Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan
      What are you carrying?! Saudi Arabia's refinery was attacked by cruise missiles.

      Now the attack, most likely, was not so massive and it is not a fact that there was an attack at all, and not a show with the "effective" work of the Patriot air defense system.

      The refinery was attacked not only by the CD (according to some sources there were 7 of them. The remaining 15 targets were UAVs, which Vyacheslav called "quadrics." Now the attack was with the help of a ballistic missile, most likely Burkan-2

      Quote: KCA
      Or they themselves launched simulators to launder themselves, even if they weren’t shot down, an empty missile without warheads will not do much harm, we can say that it was struck

      The fire was probably caused by an empty rocket, either not intercepted, or collapsed.

      Quote: lucul
      The Hussites have no missiles with such a range ....

      Really not? Burkan-H2 has a range of approximately 1000 km with a 500 kg warhead. BR Burkan-3 has a range of 1200 km with a warhead of 350-400 kg. so, Yemen does not have such missiles. I do not remember Burkan-1 with a range of 800 km and a half-ton warhead. I don’t remember Burkan-2 (Burkan-2H) with a range of 850 km. And of course I don't remember Qiam-1 and Qiam-2 - Iranian ballistic missiles, which Iran periodically "tossed" to Yemen and which became the basis for "Vulcan"

      Quote: maidan.izrailovich
      Where did the Hussites get rockets with such a firing range?

      Kamrad. But if you argue that the Saudi air defense is a fake and carried out exemplary launches and that the Houthis do not have missiles of such a range, maybe it is worth a little "to learn some materiel?" Otherwise, you don't know elementary things about equipping the Houthis with rocket weapons.

      Quote: mark1
      Well, now you can run to the Indians with the results of the shooting. like - "these are our patriots proven in battle ..!" traders of gypsies will breed ...

      It is clear that "lowering" enemy vehicles below the plinth is very pleasant. That's just how much it corresponds to reality. Our media are very "truthful". But to believe them is not to respect yourself. There is material on the net called "Missile War in Yemen". Collected statistics on missile launches from March 26, 2015 to November 13, 2019. EMNIP in the table contains about 180 positions. There is also a graphic version of the material. There, by day of launches, it is indicated how many were launched and how many were shot down. And I must note the number of shot down exceeds the number of "penetrated" air defenses quite significantly.

      Quote: bald
      And what kind of missiles were. Discuss is not clear, not clear. We need at least a source from Yemen. In Yemen, the modernization of missiles has been going on for a long time and is in full swing, and its main goal is range. Maybe Iran somehow set, bypassing sanctions, and then all missiles could not be intercepted.

      A little higher, namesake, I wrote which rockets ...
      1. 0
        23 February 2020 00: 51
        But usually the Hussites launch in the afternoon (zaavirizat) and closer (the probability is greater).
    29. -1
      21 February 2020 15: 18
      Quote: figvam
      Quote: avdkrd
      Even if there was no attack, the Yankees themselves had to organize

      Yes, very similar to the show, trying to wash themselves from shame.

      Not funny at all ... Okay, window dressing. I already want to see "window dressing" with complexes like 300, 400.
    30. 0
      21 February 2020 15: 23
      I do not believe))) I believe in the advertising industry, but the fact that they suddenly intercepted someone, I do not believe))) a well-thought-out PR move, no more
    31. +1
      21 February 2020 15: 27
      Quote: awg75
      I do not believe))) I believe in the advertising industry, but the fact that they suddenly intercepted someone, I do not believe))) a well-thought-out PR move, no more

      I would not be so sure ... Maybe they connected their specialists, for example, as an option. When they realized that something went wrong with the Saudis ..
    32. -2
      21 February 2020 16: 08
      surprised to note that the exposed village is located one thousand km from Yemen.

      where did the Hussites have such a miracle ?! On the knee you can’t gather such a thing, no matter how rugged you are; The Persians have become so unattractive recently, rockets are constantly losing off the coast of Yemen.
    33. 0
      21 February 2020 17: 07
      As indicated, as a means of destruction were the American-made air defense missile system "Patriot", consisting of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia. Earlier they failed to prove themselves properlywithout adequately responding to the air raid from Yemen.
      it’s not the air defense systems that failed to prove themselves, but the Saudi calculations, \ in which, like all Arabs, their hands are ... growing. Give them at least a space cruiser, they will manage to either break or mumble.

      Apparently, the American advisers carried out "explanatory work" and the result was not long in coming.

      I read the comments. This is not even quiet horror. It seems that he got into ward number 6, and patients, already violent, were given a cunning pill, and some - a whole handful. It becomes extremely clear what contingent is now in the VO.

      To all those who wonder what they were shooting - probably BR Burkan-2, the granddaughter of the famous "Scud". This modern version of the ancient rocket, with a reduced warhead, is capable of covering over a thousand kilometers. They wrote about this a few years ago, but for someone it is still a revelation ...
    34. +1
      21 February 2020 17: 45
      fool circus ? It wasn’t the Americans who made a show. All targets were marked with radio beacons and the rockets just went at them knowing exactly where to hit them. laughing
    35. +1
      21 February 2020 21: 30
      good performance, like in hollywood bully
    36. +1
      22 February 2020 02: 38
      blah blah blah I do not believe, except for the video there is nothing)))
    37. -2
      22 February 2020 04: 04
      Fake news. Maybe one accidentally shot down and filmed on video, rejoice.
    38. +1
      22 February 2020 06: 43
      Judging by the video, the targets were shot down already under the very nose of the Patriots, the defeat occurs a few seconds after launch. And the operator with the video camera on time was in the right place. Advertising window dressing
    39. 0
      22 February 2020 08: 10
      Even I'm not sure that this was not an order, in order to restore the reputation of the Patriots. Really far from Yemen.
    40. 0
      22 February 2020 08: 12
      Most likely, there was no shelling. Americans love "beautiful stories", they made a statement, Maybe they even launched the targets, a little to the side of the target, on which they trained at home. And a little to one side - in case they miss, you can still declare that: "thanks to the successful actions of the world's best complex" ...
    41. 0
      22 February 2020 14: 06
      Most likely these missiles were launched by the Americans themselves and famously "destroyed" them to save their image ...
    42. +1
      22 February 2020 17: 45
      And everyone thought that they were "for furniture", or what ?!
      Enemy systems, oddly enough, also know how to shoot. And what is characteristic is to hit the target periodically.
    43. 0
      23 February 2020 10: 19
      What impresses me more is the fact that countries like Yemen or Iran build long-range cruise missiles in series. Previously evil weapons become available. Are the constant drone attacks on our base in Syria not surprising? The Saudi refinery’s attack surprised everyone, stupidly. It becomes clear the concern of the Jews and their attacks on Iranian logistics in Syria. Something sniffed out.

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