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>>15384348
They also intend to put a water deluge system on the OLM as well afaik, in fact we know more about it than the supposed steel launch pad.
I think the big question is whether they wil build an actual thrust diverter structure or if the steel pad will be enough in combination with the deluge system.

>>15382096
Deluge on it's own wouldn't have made a big difference, it wouldn't have prevented the pad from being obliterated which was the main problem, and it would have likely been destroyed in the launch.

The real problem was the lack of a thrust diverter, which would have prevented the massive ejection of concrete shrapnel, in combination with a deluge system to dampen reflected shockwaves that might have been enough to prevent the damage we saw, even with the existing OLM design.