Comment on Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ changes the face of battleparentComments−nardi12yA long-range rocket without a payload is probably still pretty expensive.Edit: Let me rephrase—"probably not much cheaper."−blhack12yNot really. These are improvised rockets made of steel pipes and welded sheet metal fins. The propellant is fertilizer (smuggled from Egypt, usually), and sugar.http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/graveyard-shift-fo...−cdash12yhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qassam_rocketThese seem to be about 800 dollars a piece with the payload
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A long-range rocket without a payload is probably still pretty expensive.
Edit: Let me rephrase—"probably not much cheaper."
Not really. These are improvised rockets made of steel pipes and welded sheet metal fins. The propellant is fertilizer (smuggled from Egypt, usually), and sugar.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/graveyard-shift-fo...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qassam_rocket
These seem to be about 800 dollars a piece with the payload