I was stationed in a military outpost in Dammam, Saudi Arabia during the ground war phase of the first Gulf War, I can assure you that the Patriot Missile Systems were effective. It was incredibly surreal watching the Scuds tracking across the skies and seeing the Patriot Missiles intercept them. They did not always connect, but another Patriot would immediately fire when the first one missed. For the twenty of so Scuds that were launched at us, all but five were eliminated by the first Patriot. The remaining ones were eliminated by the second launch. Perfect, no. Effective, yes.
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I was stationed in a military outpost in Dammam, Saudi Arabia during the ground war phase of the first Gulf War, I can assure you that the Patriot Missile Systems were effective. It was incredibly surreal watching the Scuds tracking across the skies and seeing the Patriot Missiles intercept them. They did not always connect, but another Patriot would immediately fire when the first one missed. For the twenty of so Scuds that were launched at us, all but five were eliminated by the first Patriot. The remaining ones were eliminated by the second launch. Perfect, no. Effective, yes.