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True, but if only half of the FPV take out an IFV or tank, hell even if only 1 does, the total cost is still less than a Javelin shot and far less than the cist of the armor they just mission or hard killed. Economically a win.
Take a look at the number of missiles fired against low cost Houti drones and missiles, more than 350 air-to-surface weapons, mnd more than 50 air-to-air missiles and more than 100 Standard and Tomahawk missiles. All to take out about 430 "targets". Care to add up the total value of all that US hardware vs the cost of all the Houti targets? The cost per kill exceeds the cost per target by a long shot. Not economically sustainable. Don't take my word for it, listen to experts like Perun.
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I think you need to take a listen to the War on the Rocks episode about Drones in Ukraine. A lot of those “drones destroys tank” videos are vehicles already damaged or disabled from ATGMs or artillery. In those cases the cost of the atgm must also be factored in. Even Perun will argue this, and the Houthis costs isn’t about dollar per target is about dollars spent to ensure shipping still happens.
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