"Typically two missiles are fired at a
target, but four would have to be fired at a broken-up Scud to insure that at
least two attacked the warhead section. The fire unit's radars generally
detected Scuds at about 70 miles, and the unit engaged at 10-20 miles. Alerts
were often provided by satellites (DSPs) originally launched to detect Soviet
missiles, and the time from alert to engagement was typically 6-7 minutes. The
time from engagement to the destruction of the missile was typically 15-18
seconds; the Patriots and the Scud closed at 2,000 to 4,000 ft/sec."
--From: "Desert Victory: The War
for Kuwait" by Norman Friedman, Naval Institute Press, 1991.
Unauthorized Site:
This site and its contents are not affiliated, connected,
associated with or authorized by the individual, family,
friends, or trademarked entities utilizing any part or
the subject's entire name. Any official or affiliated
sites that are related to this subject will be hyper
linked below upon submission
and Evisum, Inc. review.