>>508974197 (OP)
mass use of high altitude balloons can saturate any A2/AD system on earth.
You can attach little bombs or drones to the balloon. The cost of a.baloon will be always fraction of any weapon used to down it so it's an unstoppable weapon.
>>508974197 (OP)
Sounds to me like the missiles did all the work. We could haul out a rusted F-14 and it'd accomplish the same feat, that doesn't mean it's a good plane in today's environment.