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.
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.
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.