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Ocelot II

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7. By costs I mean civilian deaths and property damage, not just the financial costs

Reply to Goonch (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 1, 2023, 07:21 PM

Jan 2023

of missiles v. drones. Evidently the Ukrainians think it's worth spending more money to shoot down the drones to protect their citizens and cities. How much are those lives worth?

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I might not be in the right place, so please direct me to the right forum [View all] housecat Jan 2023 OP

I don't know how expenseive the drone is, but the damage the drones cause is incalculable. femmedem Jan 2023 #1

No question that the cost of saving lives and cities is small compared to the benefit. housecat Jan 2023 #12

Isn't the question "What are several more innocent Ukrainian civilian lives worth?" rather than Atticus Jan 2023 #2

Every Ukranian life -- civilian, military, visitor--is invaluable. My question is simply can it housecat Jan 2023 #13

Combat drones are not cheap. They are not anything like those little hobby or photo drones; Ocelot II Jan 2023 #3

From what I understand, Iranian drones are less sophisticated and less costly than American-made. housecat Jan 2023 #14

Russia is on the "winning side" of the "cost imposition curve," Goonch Jan 2023 #4

The cost of shooting them down is balanced against the amount of damage they can do, Ocelot II Jan 2023 #5

Financial toll on Ukraine of downing drones 'vastly exceeds Russian costs' Goonch Jan 2023 #6

By costs I mean civilian deaths and property damage, not just the financial costs Ocelot II Jan 2023 #7

Absolutelty! But there are misseles and there are missiles able to do the job housecat Jan 2023 #10

Of course! But I'd rather have many that can do the job than fewer that also cost more housecat Jan 2023 #9

Thank you. That is what I wanted to know. housecat Jan 2023 #11

Thank you Goonch. You answered my question. I wasn't suggesting that we withhold necessary missiles, housecat Jan 2023 #15

Planted demoralizing meme? bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #8

What does that mean? housecat Jan 2023 #16