International media outlets report that the Russians have destroyed two Patriot systems near the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not comment on this, while the Institute of the Study of War believes it is not true.
The article talks about the possible destruction of two Patriot launchers. The title is incorrect as a Patriot system involves a whole host of vehicles. You have command, power, radars, and multiple launchers in even a basic system. A complex Patriot system can have remote versions of basically everything and be spread out over a large geographic area.
It’s mostly the scale of what was (possibly) destroyed. Destroying two launchers means you likely still have a fully functional Patriot system as they consist of nominally 6+ launchers per battery.
It’s the difference between 2 launchers vs two whole sets of crew, command vehicles, communications vehicles, power vehicles, radars, maintenance vehicles, and 12+ launchers. Two systems vs two launchers.
The article talks about the possible destruction of two Patriot launchers. The title is incorrect as a Patriot system involves a whole host of vehicles. You have command, power, radars, and multiple launchers in even a basic system. A complex Patriot system can have remote versions of basically everything and be spread out over a large geographic area.
Without the launchers, what’s the point of the other vehicles?
It’s mostly the scale of what was (possibly) destroyed. Destroying two launchers means you likely still have a fully functional Patriot system as they consist of nominally 6+ launchers per battery.
It’s the difference between 2 launchers vs two whole sets of crew, command vehicles, communications vehicles, power vehicles, radars, maintenance vehicles, and 12+ launchers. Two systems vs two launchers.
And if I say that I don’t believe you unless you post the schematics or technical manual for it?
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-447.pdf
The 8th page has the diagram of all the major Patriot parts: