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Throw money at Rosoboronexport and get a 3M-54E Club-K system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbUU_9bOcnM Includes terminal-phase supersonic sprint in the ASM variant (Shown at 6:45 in the video). Apparently even the new US carriers couldn't defend against >1 missiles at once.
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DumbparameciuM posted:I want to see this system vs the Spyder (in it's defensive anti-guided-munitions role) I don't think the SPYDER is designed to intercept surface-skimming cruise missiles. It's flight altitude is listed as 20-9,000m whereas the 3M-54 is 10-15m. Still you never know what Rafael has up their sleeves.
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DumbparameciuM posted:Hmm! Excellent point there. I got a bit ahead of myself. Also, the terminal phase of that thing is no loving joke. Concern Agat spend a ridiculous amount on their videos as the bulk of their profits are to countries other than Russia (Via Rosoboronexport of course). Also their boothes at expos are weird and awkward, so much so that an E3 promoter would feel uncomfortable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJzl3Xt-m4
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Billmac posted:who needs runways? This reminds me of Operation Credible Sport which was a plan to rescue hostages held in Iran during 1980: quote:The Credible Sport concept called for a modified C-130 Hercules cargo plane to land in the Amjadien Stadium across the street from the U.S. Embassy and airlift out Delta Force operators and the rescued hostages. The aircraft would then be flown to and landed on an aircraft carrier for immediate medical treatment of an expected 50 wounded. They planned to do that by fitting rocket motors from missiles to a C-130's airframe: quote:The resulting XFC-130H aircraft were modified by the installation of 30 rockets in multiple sets: eight forward-pointed ASROC rocket motors mounted around the forward fuselage to stop the aircraft, eight downward-pointed Shrike rockets fuselage-mounted above the wheel wells to brake its descent, eight rearward-pointed MK-56 rockets (from the RIM-66 Standard missile) mounted on the lower rear fuselage for takeoff assist, two Shrikes mounted in pairs on wing pylons to correct yaw during takeoff transition, and two ASROCs mounted at the rear of the tail to prevent it from striking the ground from over-rotation. However, it didn't work out quite so well in testing (It sure looked badass though): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFjhWw4DNo Pile Of Garbage has a new favorite as of 10:47 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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blunt for century posted:Oh wow, I didn't realize they got that far into the 100mt design, I thought it was just theoretical before they scrapped it for being even more of a waste of fuel. I also didn't think the Soviets would have cared about the pilots surviving. Well according to the Wiki article it was reconfigured to a 50 MT yield because they were worried about the level of fallout in addition to the pilots safety (The latter being an afterthought IMO).
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LostCosmonaut posted:I think Sprint already got mentioned (if not, you should go look it up), but here's its more insane cousin HIBEX. Russia still operates 53T6 ABMs as part of their A-135 anti-ballistic missile system surrounding Moscow. The 53T6 has a 10 kt nuclear warhead, is capable of reaching speeds of Mach 17 and can intercept re-entry vehicles at a distance of 100km. They used to test them once a year but haven't done so since 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBto1aVOQwE
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Jerry Cotton posted:Yes but he's much easier to fit inside a turret since it doesn't matter if he gets mangled by the workings because you know he'll return. WW3 will be filmed in SuperMarionation.
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