Can anti-missile missiles intercept bombs?

[WelshZeCorgi]

So I noticed in DCS, anti-missile missiles will take out Standoff weapons, glide bombs, HARMS, antiship missiles like the tomahawk and harpoon, AS-4 Kitchen, stuff like that. 

 

But those same systems seem to be unable to intercept and destroy something as simple as laser guided, gps guided and unguided iron bombs. Why? 

 

Is this true to RL? Can the TOR system and those like it not intercept and destroy bombs?

[Mars Exulte]

I dunno in DCS, but in RL everything comes down to RCS and whether you can detect it. Also whether or not you have time to actually lock it, track it, and shoot it down before it hits. ''Regular'' bombs usually don't have real long flight times, which limits opportunity. They're also short range meaning air defenses are likely suppressed or at least ''occupied''.

 

That said, in RL they can and DO shoot down mortars and artillery rounds with point defense systems, so shooting down bombs would definitely be doable. Now, whether any particular system like Tor etc can do it, very probably, but like said earlier, it's going to come down to the RCS of the target and how much time they have to actually engage it.

[Seaeagle]

1 hour ago, Mars Exulte said:

I dunno in DCS, but in RL everything comes down to RCS and whether you can detect it. Also whether or not you have time to actually lock it, track it, and shoot it down before it hits. ''Regular'' bombs usually don't have real long flight times, which limits opportunity. They're also short range meaning air defenses are likely suppressed or at least ''occupied''.

 

That said, in RL they can and DO shoot down mortars and artillery rounds with point defense systems, so shooting down bombs would definitely be doable. Now, whether any particular system like Tor etc can do it, very probably, but like said earlier, it's going to come down to the RCS of the target and how much time they have to actually engage it.

Yup and another factor is the sophistication of the system and what its set up to deal with - e.g. a Tor might not do particulary well against such a target, but the naval version(Kinzhal) probably wouldn't have any problem with it.