WATCH: Simulation Video of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Israel
The simulation illustrates the scale of the events and the significant geopolitical implications
Avraham Ayalon
| 30/04/2024
Photo: Screen shot, OSINT-cschmitz YouTube channel
On April 13, 2024 – which already seems like distant history, with events unfolding rapidly in our neck of the woods – the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Iran, together with their Houthi proxies in Yemen, launched an unprecedented direct assault on Israel dubbed Operation True Promise, utilizing drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
This attack marked a significant escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict and represented Iran's first direct military involvement with Israel. Iran and its proxies utilized characteristic missiles from their arsenal: Ghadr/Kadr, Kheibar Shekan, and Shahab 3.
Israel's defensive response included the Arrow 2, Arrow 3, and Patriot missile systems, and according to some reports, the Iron Beam as well. Additionally, the American Navy deployed two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which launched SM-3 missiles.
Earlier this month, a simulation video of the actual events that occurred then was posted on YouTube by OSINT-Schmitz. The video, which utilized Tacview simulation software, is 23 minutes long and surprisingly garnered only a small number of views – a few hundred in total.
The simulation focuses solely on the ballistic missile attack (approximately 110 missiles) and the defense systems against them (Arrow 2, Arrow 3, and SM-3), as they operate largely independently from defense systems against other threats (such as drones and cruise missiles).
The simulation illustrates the scale of the events and the significant geopolitical implications. It's possible to appreciate how brief a ballistic confrontation can be in terms of time, especially because the distances involved are around 2,000 kilometers.
The initial interceptions occurred approximately 5 minutes after the missiles were launched by the Houthi proxies from Yemen, at a distance of around 1,000 kilometers from their launch point and at an altitude of over 200 kilometers.
The simulation illustrates the scale of the events and the significant geopolitical implications
Photo: Screen shot, OSINT-cschmitz YouTube channel
On April 13, 2024 – which already seems like distant history, with events unfolding rapidly in our neck of the woods – the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Iran, together with their Houthi proxies in Yemen, launched an unprecedented direct assault on Israel dubbed Operation True Promise, utilizing drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
This attack marked a significant escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict and represented Iran's first direct military involvement with Israel. Iran and its proxies utilized characteristic missiles from their arsenal: Ghadr/Kadr, Kheibar Shekan, and Shahab 3.
Israel's defensive response included the Arrow 2, Arrow 3, and Patriot missile systems, and according to some reports, the Iron Beam as well. Additionally, the American Navy deployed two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which launched SM-3 missiles.
Earlier this month, a simulation video of the actual events that occurred then was posted on YouTube by OSINT-Schmitz. The video, which utilized Tacview simulation software, is 23 minutes long and surprisingly garnered only a small number of views – a few hundred in total.
The simulation focuses solely on the ballistic missile attack (approximately 110 missiles) and the defense systems against them (Arrow 2, Arrow 3, and SM-3), as they operate largely independently from defense systems against other threats (such as drones and cruise missiles).
The simulation illustrates the scale of the events and the significant geopolitical implications. It's possible to appreciate how brief a ballistic confrontation can be in terms of time, especially because the distances involved are around 2,000 kilometers.
The initial interceptions occurred approximately 5 minutes after the missiles were launched by the Houthi proxies from Yemen, at a distance of around 1,000 kilometers from their launch point and at an altitude of over 200 kilometers.
