Hawk is awesome. I was Army in a Patriot ADA Battery in Ansbach, (West) Germany. Good stuff. Thanks to all who’ve served.
They wanted the Pat to replace the Hawk,it was a more mobile 1 part piece that could be moved around much much easier etc etc but the Hawk proved much better in Air D against Jets..
The Hawk was is 7 parts, 3 CW radars and 3 Pulse radars with a battery central,they jam 1 the other 6 get their a>>.The Hawk even being built in the 50's is the Best In the World still Today. that Azmuth projection from those Ancient tubes is off the charts...
The Pat was thrown into some anti missile bs, but the Hawk in a desert setting OMG, You Fly You Die.
Don't have anything against the Pat soldiers ,just how they tried to over ride the Hawk..
And I have NothIng but Respect for All that Served.