Is effective Anti Air protection for cities possible?

[uk 75]

With an exotic mixture of Soviet and Western surface to air systems in place Ukraine must have one of the most comprehensive such systems ever deployed.
Yet it still cannot prevent cruise and air launched missiles or drones damaging significant targets even if the 80 percent kill rate is valid.
If the weapons were to have CW BW or nuclear warheads the situation would be even more serious
Is the glass of air defence half full or half empty?

 

[GTX]

I think it just goes to show the complexity of the challenge. Of course it might have been nice if Israel had agreed to supply Iron Dome.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Any system can be overwhelmed, especially so far into a conflict.

 

[collins355]

The Defense of Antwerp Against the V-1 Missile

The successful defense of the port of Antwerp, Belgium, by U. S. Army antiaircraft artillery units against the vaunted German V-1 missile is generally regarded as unsurpassed during World War II. The attrition percentage achieved by the Antwerp defenders was over twice as great as attained by...

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The Defense of Antwerp Against the V-1 Missile

 

[Justo Miranda]

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