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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...
Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard
  06/18/25
Because the cost of the explosives is a small part of the co...
frozen parlor
  06/18/25
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costumed drunken institution
  06/18/25
Make cheaper rockets using AI and computers and the internet...
Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard
  06/18/25
What if the rocket doesn't have to be fast or accurate? Does...
electric sooty mexican
  06/18/25
They've already paid for the engineering for the real rocket...
boyish station boiling water
  06/18/25
You can answer the question now
electric sooty mexican
  06/18/25
So this is actually an idea which people have used. The ide...
frozen parlor
  06/18/25
Russia shot an Oreshnik with no warhead. Go back to sleep.
electric sooty mexican
  06/18/25
What if they use lawnmower drones?
electric sooty mexican
  06/18/25
Just store the fake missiles inside the real one and then sh...
Razzmatazz Red Hairy Legs Theatre
  06/18/25
...
Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard
  06/18/25
Don't nuclear missiles actually do this?
Multi-colored Whorehouse Party Of The First Part
  06/18/25
Yes
frozen parlor
  06/19/25
just trebuchet hot boulders
Crusty fear-inspiring travel guidebook
  06/18/25
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Duck-like Blathering Filthpig
  06/18/25
(Bobby Birdshit)
Slate Regret
  06/18/25
Most cruise missiles carry decoy targets which they release ...
Vivacious new version
  06/18/25
No shit, Iran just shot a missile with a 2,000lb warhead and...
electric sooty mexican
  06/18/25
Man think disabled people have it hard enough
Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard
  06/18/25
This was a plot point in red storm rising by Tom Clancy.
glittery slimy ticket booth
  06/19/25


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Date: June 18th, 2025 4:49 PM
Author: Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard

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: frozen parlor

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: costumed drunken institution



(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: Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard

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: electric sooty mexican

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: boyish station boiling water

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: electric sooty mexican

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: frozen parlor

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: electric sooty mexican

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: electric sooty mexican

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: Razzmatazz Red Hairy Legs Theatre

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: Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard



(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: Multi-colored Whorehouse Party Of The First Part

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: frozen parlor

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: Crusty fear-inspiring travel guidebook

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: Duck-like Blathering Filthpig



(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: Slate Regret

(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: Vivacious new version

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: electric sooty mexican

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: Well-lubricated talented abode haunted graveyard

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: glittery slimy ticket booth

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)