>>507943799 (OP)Iranians are attacking during the day.. that means that Israel has barely any planes flying over Iran to put their launchers at risk. Like I predicted, the IDF couldn't keep up the operational tempo much longer.
The entire IDF has 3000 pilots and that counts trainees, helicopter pilots, tanker... of that number they have at best 70% ready to duty. They were flying 200 planes at once and they own 300 or so, average western airforces have between 60 and 70% readiness when it comes to planes. That means they mobilized pretty much their entire airforce at once. The distance alone between Israel and Iran means they have to fly with extra fuel stressing both pilot and machine, extra fuel means less missiles and that means more sorties.
Having strategic depth is one hell of a thing. Israel is fucked if the US doesn't join. Utterly fucked.