Iron Dome - Multi-Level Security

Amid a new aggravation of the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel, reports of a new weapons Israelis, which is designed to protect the location of the military units and cities of the country from missile attacks from the Arabs. This weapon is called the Iron Dome. The idea of ​​Israeli designers is simple: the new system works to intercept unguided shells and missiles of the enemy at ranges from 4000 to 70000 meters. The Iron Dome can be called a tactical missile defense system. Today, the Iron Dome operates to intercept the Palestinian Kassam and multiple launch rocket systems such as Grad.

In principle, this weapon would not have aroused interest in the media if it were not for the talk about the acquisition of the Iron Dome by American troops. Already today, a special consortium, which aims to promote a strategic missile defense system the United States market. The question is why the stars and stripes need the “Iron Dome” if they have their own counterpart, which is called “C-RAM”. Pentagon officials say that the Israeli model has a very impressive performance characteristics.

If we consider the "Iron Dome" from the point of view of its protective characteristics, it stands out, above all, its specialization. The same "C-RAM" is much more universal. The versatility lies in the fact that the "C-RAM" allows not only to defend against cruise missiles, but also reliably withstand grenade attacks and ballistic missiles. As you can see, C-RAM still has one flaw. It is just what is possible, and the vulnerability of the missiles, whose motion is controlled by no one. It is worth noting that one battery "Iron Dome" allows you to "cover" the territory 150 sq.km. The complex may even cancel the interception, if the radars determine the place of impact away from the buildings and military locations.

It turns out that buying "Iron Dome", the Israelis, the Americans closed the gap and get a multi-level security system. This protection can serve as the perfect shield for advancing mechanized infantry units and other military groups. If we imagine a battle against the American army equipped with the “Iron Dome” and “C-RAM”, then options for hitting any target with a missile or an enemy projectile are completely excluded. In this case, indeed, the offensive process can take place, as it were, under a dome, which provides super-reliable protection for army units. Why is it about offensive? Because Americans have no such problem as the Israelis, connected with the shelling of their cities. But it is interesting to use a weapon of defense in the attack on the enemy's position Americans are in the course of any, they unleashed the war.

By the way, there was information that the interest in the "Iron Dome" manifests and Georgia. Apparently, Saakashvili also wants to see the effect of «Iron Dome» in the field. I do not set out to test whether he was again on the Russian part of the strength and patience of the international community? Time will tell.

Comments

[Professor]

This defense system can serve as an ideal shield for the advancing motorized rifle units and other military groups.

How? The "Iron Dome" system is static, not mobile.

Because Americans have no such problem as the Israelis, connected with the shelling of their cities

But they have bases all over the world and the system is ideally suited from the shelling of partisans in Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere.

By the way, there was information that Georgia is also showing interest in the “Iron Dome”.

And where did she appear? Did one grandma say?
Here Singapore (city-state) really shows interest.

[Zerkalo]

A TTX would be interesting to see. Is it really impossible to saturate the density in one section to such an extent that the system simply cannot physically cope? What about guided projectiles fired from artillery? is this system intercepting them too?

Well, about shtatovites is a separate conversation, if they have "c-ram", so what do you want =)

[Professor]

I am now translating one article on the creation of the Iron Dome with the help of several Israeli colleagues. Hope to post it soon.
Although the system does not provide 100% sealing, however, its creators were very surprised by the resulting TTX. For the first time last week she missed!
On tests, the system successfully intercepted a volley from Grad.
Shells should not intercept artillery shells. For this purpose, a Nautilus laser was created.

I personally liked the following news, which, if you think about it, says a lot:

The police leadership asks residents of Ashkelon, Be'er Sheva and surrounding settlements not to try to photograph the interception of the Iron Dome missile system of the Qassam and Grad missiles fired at Israeli territory by Palestinian terrorists.

“I know it looks like a fireworks display and people go out to admire, but it has to stop,” said Inspector General of Police David Cohen. According to Cohen, most of the victims of the rocket attack on Beersheva could have remained unharmed if they followed the safety rules and remained in the shelter.

Earlier, the city’s mayor Rubik Danilovich asked Beer-Sheva residents with a similar request.

The military command emphasizes that the Iron Dome system cannot provide airtight protection for the residents of Ashkelon and, especially, Beer Sheva, which is much larger than the seaside city in terms of territory.

http://www.newsru.co.il/israel/21aug2011/kupol305.html

[Garfield]

Jews have always made cool weapons! Well done! And Ukraine, under the license, releases a couple of good things http://www.fort.vn.ua/produkciya/avtomaticheskoe-oruzhie.html and Russia shows interest in it http://zakony.com.ua/news/business/10463-rossiyskih -spetsnazovtsev-iskushayut-uk

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[PSih2097]

But why do you need a fort, if there is GSh18?

[Superduck]

And he doesn’t have a fort (pistol) with an Israeli license, he had a dad from the hell out of it. From Israel, it seems, only the brand and the galile. If galil is secondary, as for me from the Kalashmat, it’s slightly, only done much more accurately, then the brand is a very interesting weapon as for me. Although I talked with the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers on the topic of Fort pistols, they have been trying to get them in for a long time, they don’t have confidence in these pistols, although they mostly encountered early samples, they believe PM more, for them it’s still Stechkin’s dream with all his flaws as a police weapon.

[svvaulsh]

GS18 what is this?

[Superduck]

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%A8-18

[Garfield]

And I didn’t talk about the gallop pistols at all! Look at the section "automatic weapons" (2097) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[datur]

svvaulsh, GSh18 what is this? - Tula pistol. very soulful machine. better on the head for all performance characteristics and fort and peles. and no worse, but on a par with glocks and berets. but as always, we have no prophet in our own country.

[svvaulsh]

Well thanks for the clarification. I’m more and more with GS-23, GS-6-23, GS-301 encountered in the service. 18 what is this? Clip kit?

[Phoenixl]

Yes
Made of half plastic, which is why it is quite lightweight and relatively compact
According to the statement of the designers:

When used in conjunction with a new cartridge of increased penetration (7N31) it provides penetration of bulletproof vests of the 3rd class or 8 mm steel plate at a distance of at least 20 m.

[svvaulsh]

This is not the one that is "gyurza"?

[Garfield]

You guys besides GSh-18 do not see anything at all! Yes, the GSH-18 is a cool gun! And the rest of the countries of the world means poke? Is GSh-18 and suck? Duriki - removed mat - !!! In the world there are countries that are generally on the world map !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!