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Couldn't you fire "dummy missiles" alongside real ones to overwhelm defenses?

Like shoot tons of missiles that don't have munitions in the...
bearded brethren
  06/18/25
Because the cost of the explosives is a small part of the co...
insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop
  06/18/25
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aromatic striped hyena stag film
  06/18/25
Make cheaper rockets using AI and computers and the internet...
bearded brethren
  06/18/25
What if the rocket doesn't have to be fast or accurate? Does...
Big University Tattoo
  06/18/25
They've already paid for the engineering for the real rocket...
charismatic business firm
  06/18/25
You can answer the question now
Big University Tattoo
  06/18/25
So this is actually an idea which people have used. The ide...
insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop
  06/18/25
Russia shot an Oreshnik with no warhead. Go back to sleep.
Big University Tattoo
  06/18/25
What if they use lawnmower drones?
Big University Tattoo
  06/18/25
Just store the fake missiles inside the real one and then sh...
light exhilarant fanboi becky
  06/18/25
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bearded brethren
  06/18/25
Don't nuclear missiles actually do this?
Carnelian domesticated puppy
  06/18/25
Yes
insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop
  06/19/25
just trebuchet hot boulders
vivacious zippy patrolman
  06/18/25
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Learning disabled hairraiser stain forum
  06/18/25
(Bobby Birdshit)
copper slippery background story
  06/18/25
Most cruise missiles carry decoy targets which they release ...
Slap-happy Coffee Pot Pisswyrm
  06/18/25
No shit, Iran just shot a missile with a 2,000lb warhead and...
Big University Tattoo
  06/18/25
Man think disabled people have it hard enough
bearded brethren
  06/18/25
This was a plot point in red storm rising by Tom Clancy.
Soul-stirring duck-like abode
  06/19/25


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Date: June 18th, 2025 4:49 PM
Author: bearded brethren

Like shoot tons of missiles that don't have munitions in them along with some that do, AA doesn't know the difference. Am I some insanely smart war strategist or what? Why doesn't Iran do this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029366)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 4:52 PM
Author: insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop

Because the cost of the explosives is a small part of the cost of the rocket.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029376)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: aromatic striped hyena stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029382)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:06 PM
Author: bearded brethren

Make cheaper rockets using AI and computers and the internet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029414)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:08 PM
Author: Big University Tattoo

What if the rocket doesn't have to be fast or accurate? Does it still require engineering you can barely fathom?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029418)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: charismatic business firm

They've already paid for the engineering for the real rocket. You could just fill the explosives chamber with rocks or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029430)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:21 PM
Author: Big University Tattoo

You can answer the question now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029456)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop

So this is actually an idea which people have used. The idea is to overwhelm the defenses by sending a lot of dumber, low cost munitions, but sending a dummy makes no sense economically. At some point there are not enough anti-missile weapons to stop them all. This is why drones can be effective; send thousands to the same place you can’t shoot them all down (in theory — shoot drones is pretty easy with a gun based defense, but there are range issues).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029477)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 9:49 PM
Author: Big University Tattoo

Russia shot an Oreshnik with no warhead. Go back to sleep.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030279)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:22 PM
Author: Big University Tattoo

What if they use lawnmower drones?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029458)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: light exhilarant fanboi becky

Just store the fake missiles inside the real one and then shoot them out of the real one once it gets close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029498)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 6:05 PM
Author: bearded brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029596)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 8:40 PM
Author: Carnelian domesticated puppy

Don't nuclear missiles actually do this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030056)



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Date: June 19th, 2025 8:51 AM
Author: insecure meetinghouse gaming laptop

Yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49031438)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: vivacious zippy patrolman

just trebuchet hot boulders

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030054)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Learning disabled hairraiser stain forum



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030068)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 5:10 PM
Author: copper slippery background story

(Bobby Birdshit)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49029422)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: Slap-happy Coffee Pot Pisswyrm

Most cruise missiles carry decoy targets which they release as they fly over high ADA regions. Supposedly some of the early Russian missile strikes in 2022 included completely inert iskander missiles whose explosive payloads were substituted entirely by decoys. This allowed them to fire volleys and have significantly more decoys to overwhelm air defenses, exactly as you suggested.

https://en.topcor.ru/24483-nyt-uznal-o-zapuskaemyh-rossiej-lozhnyh-celjah-vmeste-s-raketami-iskander-m.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030052)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 9:51 PM
Author: Big University Tattoo

No shit, Iran just shot a missile with a 2,000lb warhead and 48 hours later poasters are saying it costs nothing to add a warhead. Guess Judaism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030286)



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Date: June 18th, 2025 9:52 PM
Author: bearded brethren

Man think disabled people have it hard enough

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49030291)



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Date: June 19th, 2025 8:45 AM
Author: Soul-stirring duck-like abode

This was a plot point in red storm rising by Tom Clancy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5740018&forum_id=2#49031415)