Saddam sent *parts* and the missiles he used couldn’t launch from their containers.
Basically, this *is* new. It lets any container ship become an ersatz missile site without any other modifications. Given the state of port security, this means *any* modern freighter can be a Q-ship with no detectable external modifications.
And Russia is now very interested in selling them to anyone with the cash to buy them.
Imagine a third-nation-flagged container freighter with these on board as the top layer of their load sailing into NY or LA harbor, mooring up and then immediately launching these missiles. Let’s figure it’s got 100 containers on its top layer, all missile boxes. Each launcher has four missiles and conservatively could fire one every six seconds. That’s four hundred cruise missiles and ship killers being unleashed in the heart of one of the busiest ports and business districts in the world. Even conventionally armed, they could do a LOT of damage.
Yep, saw the picture with the system integrated into that container...
No Bueno...
Some population center is going to have a very bad day...
The ONLY reason you put a weapons system into a container like this IS to be able to sneek in closer and polish off something before your enemy has time to do anything about it...