What if Syria had Sam-300 in the Lebanon war in 1982

Jason222

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Let say Syria must advance anti aircaft weapons Russia had offer. Syria government great deal work convice the Russia sell must advance anti-aircraft weapons system Sam-300. I think Israel would prevailed in operation. Likely leading some Sam-300 site capture great lose USSR time.
 
The usage of the S-300 / SA-10 in Syria, while highly implausible, might have caused some issues for the Israelis, and may have gotten a few kills. However, the fact that the Syrians' training was notoriously poor, and the Israelis' noted skill at electronic warfare, would have helped to mitigate the threat. Also, expect the US to pay Israel nicely for data on the missiles and radar system.
 
SA-300 first came out as a fixed-position system, then later (1986?) as a mobile system. In fixed positions and few in number, the IAF could probably have handled it. As a mobile system, it would have torn the IAF a new one.
 
SA-10 was still a fixed system in 1982. The mobile one didn't come along until the mid '80s...Not to mention the fact that the system hadn't even been installed in any of the WARPAC countries, so why give it to Syria before, say, East Germany? Then there's the fact that the Israelis would have neutralized the system anyway. Maybe it would've caused a few losses, but the end result is still the same as in OTL: Bekaa AD system smashed, followed by the Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot.
 
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