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displacedvermoter

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1. Cost of such a shoulder fire weapon is between $100k and up to $400k

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:53 AM

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Cost of an F-15 of indeterminate model, approximately $90 million. Cost of 2 Blackhawk helicopters, approximately $34 million. Cost of the 2 C130 cargo planes destroyed depends on age and model, but newest editions tricked out for special operations can be as much as the cost of the downed F-15 (x2).

Iran got really good value out their six figure investment, and points out again the dangers faced when high tech military operations encounter tough relatively low-tech opposition.

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