Syrian air defense forces intercepted nearly 13 cruise missiles // Syrian people on the streets

[Falcon29]

I think you're 100% right, my friend! That looks like artillery or small rocket shelling rather than CMs and if you look closely, after the 3rd rocket hits, the power goes out in the entire city. That means they probably hit a power grid of some sorts which was not the case with the Syrian attacks. Plus all the impacts are spread out, contrary to the precision striking that took place in Syria. Good spot, bro!

I also think that CM impacts are not only larger than what's on that clip, but they create a larger fireball that lasts a bit longer.

It wasn't me but Reddit that discovered it first, lol.

It is indeed some sort of artillery shelling. I'm not sure how a CM strike would look like, I haven't seen much footage of one being used in a real situation. You would notice the impact and the fireball will be longer probably as you say. I can't find any live footage of a strike in Syria in the most recent CM strikes. It's probably hard to get some footage and people weren't anticipating it at that time.

 

[LeGenD]

@Gomig-21
@Falcon29

I suspect that much of the action was over by the time news coverage began. Then Syrians unloaded some flares into the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

 

[F-22Raptor]

@Gomig-21
@Falcon29

I think that much of the action was over by the time news coverage began. Then Syrians unloaded some flares into the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

That's exactly what happened. Syrian air defenses didn't fire until the very end of strikes had taken place.

It's why you see those SAMs taking ballistic trajectories and hitting nothing.

 

[Muhammed45]

@Gomig-21
@Falcon29

I think that much of the action was over by the time news coverage began. Later on, Syrians fired some flares in the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

Hey stop cheer leading attack on sovereignty of Syria. They did something just for show and failed to achieve the objectives. A bunch of liars are propagating lies of Pentagon clowns. Interestingly, Pentagon doesn't need to spend on trolls to spread its lies. Stop making a joke of yourself

 

[Falcon29]

@Gomig-21
@Falcon29

I suspect that much of the action was over by the time news coverage began. Then Syrians unloaded some flares into the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

Yep, not a single missile was intercepted. Pentagon said Russia did not use their air defenses but they were turned on. Pentagon is very reliable and professional. They had no ulterior 'objectives' that some people are trying to suggest. These threads are just technical.

 

[LeGenD]

Hey stop cheer leading attack on sovereignty of Syria. They did something just for show and failed to achieve the objectives. A bunch of liars are propagating lies of Pentagon clowns. Interestingly, Pentagon doesn't need to spend on trolls to spread its lies. Stop making a joke of yourself

FYI: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/damage-assessment-of-strikes-in-syria-by-nato-what-was-struck.553781/

Bro, I am not cheering these assaults. I am just trying to make sense of them and being vocal against silly narratives/propaganda.

I now get the impression that much of the action was over by the time amateurish footage(s) began to surface. It makes sense for the US to strike at the time of its choosing and not advertise exact timing.

Most of the footage(s) circulating around showcase use of flares and SAM in ballistic trajectory; nothing concrete.

 

[F-22Raptor]

We've got a bunch of Damascus Bob's roaming this forum.

 

[Gomig-21]

I suspect that much of the action was over by the time news coverage began. Then Syrians unloaded some iridium flares into the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

Yeah I agree. I was trying to give them something, maybe 2 or 3 interceptions just for the sake of argument but that doesn't seem to be the case. I was also a bit surprised when Dunford said that Syrian air defenses had absolutely no effect on any of the missiles and then McKenzie reiterated the same thing the next day and even mentioned that what they fired was after the fact. I figured the Syrians would put up a much better performance than that, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Plus when you really think about it, a barrage of 105 cruise missiles coming from 2 different directions from 3 different types of platform from standoff range is not something just any military is capable of dealing with.

 

[El Sidd]

Mighty Assad has grabbed the World powers by the pubic hair.

They should prepare a ground invasion

 

[Gomig-21]

Then Syrians unloaded some iridium flares into the sky which exploded and gave the impression that cruise missiles were being intercepted.

Woah, wait a minute,my friend! While I agreed with the "after the fact" part of your quote, how would the Syrians unload iridium flares into the sky? Creating iridium flares is a rather complicated process using satellite and com antennas and sunlight. That part doesn't make any sense TBH.

 

[LeGenD]

Woah, wait a minute,my friend! While I agreed with the "after the fact" part of your quote, how would the Syrians unload iridium flares into the sky? Creating iridium flares is a rather complicated process using satellite and com antennas and sunlight. That part doesn't make any sense TBH.

My bad, I amended my response.

 

[Gomig-21]

My bad, I amended my response.

They look remarkably similar though, I'll give you that.

 

[Mitro]

America to Russia hey men we are going to fired some missile on empty building are you ok [emoji108]
Russia why you want to waste missile
America bcoz they are going to expire and paid by saud dollar it’s a win win to us .
Russia ok kool

 

[zartosht]

people really need to get off the American nut sack..... and look at reality.

America is not some sooper duper invincible force. they are very much human, using human weapons that other human designed weapons can counter.

now lets look at facts: The US at no time tried to jam or target Syrian air defenses. Something they would have done if this was a serious strike.

Syrian air defenses (possibly manned by Russian technicians) were on full alert and ready.

now lets look at facts. The US sais they fired over 100 cruise missiles at only 3 targets and all hit.

this is highly implausible. why would you fire that many missiles at so few targets. and how is it possible not a single one was intercepted when they were on full alert and had access to Russian radar coverage. and the fact that tomahawks aren't really the most advanced weapon on earth.


The Russian version sound ALOT more plausible. that many were fired at different targets. and many were intercepted while a few got thru and hit non-military facilities.

the onus is on the americans to show more battle damage from their supposed strike.

 

[Rukarl]

I am looking at these matters from technical standpoint.

Assad regime (and Russians) have constructed a silly narrative for face-saving; simple as that. They have failed to provide 'concrete evidence' of dozens of intercepts. Amateurish footage(s) of developments over Damascus are useless junk.

Iraqi defenses were much more formidable in 1991:

- and Tomahawk cruise missiles still slipped through and struck numerous targets there.

Keep in mind that Pentagon would have recordings of every strike because every missile is equipped with onboard camera and stuff which provide live feed of its flight path (and engagement) to a center of operations. In-fact, Pentagon disclosed how many SAM were unloaded by Syrian defenses to counter any barrage - 40 in total.

I would take their disclosures seriously because I know how resourceful they are. Countries on the receiving end tend to construct silly narratives for face-saving; Syria is not alone in this regard - same is true for Iraq, Iran and even Pakistan.

Iran was never struck by a US missile or bomb on its mainland.