Patriot doesnt have the glossy brochure specs that S400/S300V
has but its seen wide service, been used plenty of times and its weak and strong points are known.
We dont know squat about the S400 I agree, so why would I fork over $1 billion for a few batteries unless
(a) its demoed to shoot down hi-class IRBMs
(b) has a couple of non-russian reference accounts to give feedback
(c) is shown to work on *my* trials range.
It would gain more respect if like Arrow2 they organize trials wherein drones black sparrow is demoed and shot down.
for the radar to track missiles, India already purchased 2 sets
of Green Pine when options in RU were available! again A50 Shmel was rejected after $600K was spent on trials in India and
Phalcon was chosen. Smerch MRL failed its submunitions tests
in India (the unguided stuff worked), T90S bolomo peleng TI sight
went ‘**** up’ per a tanknet wag when exposed to prolonged 50C heat of indian desert trials (Sagem TI was installed later), Krasnopol rounds failed at high-altitude later rectified by Russia Kilo SSK batteriers failed in tropical conditions – india had to make her own and also supplied Iranian kilos.
if you go by brochures all of the above were well tested and trialled in russia, but they failed in some way or another to meet the customer req. indian delegation who went to see S300 trials
were greeted with a slow flying drone aganst whom a missile was fired – to nobodys surprise it scored a direct hit!
as I said, to gain street-cred you gotta have to come out in
the ring and throw some punches.
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