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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
I can imagine once located via satellite, TLAM or the like would be used in an attempt to destroy them.
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At least one version of the the S300-series is mobile, can get hidden just anywhere, moved within short time. Several versions also are designed to
intercept cruise missiles instead of just taking them. This is not some old SA-2. However, differences exist between the various subtypes. Some have less than half the range of the longest running versions, others have far improved elctronics, and so on. It's a huge missile family. But the better versions really have a nasty bite, it seems. And with one version having a range of 200 km - well, look at a map and see what that means for Israeli air space if it gets stationed near the Golan, or in Southern Lebanon. Could cover all of Israel's northern air space, and then some.
Not to mention the system ending up in the rebels or Hezbolla's hands. Israel has struck for less advanced missile deliveries from Iran already.