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> It's a firework-grade rocket with no payload that can't even ignite reliably.

Doesn't matter at that cost.

> To imitate even a TBM or a MBRM, you need similar kinematics, even if you're running without a payload.

That is relevant in a conflict like Iran at the moment, where the distance that needs to be covered is large. It's not relevant in e.g. an insurgency or the moment you put boots on the ground, where it only needs to look like something potentially explosive coming towards your truck or your helicopter or your people and you have 20 seconds to decide whether to waste munitions on it or not.



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