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minus-squareMagister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoagainst hypersonic missile (speed mach 5 to mach 25), good luck to spot it and try to destroy it before it reaches you
minus-squareDerGottesknecht@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoShould be pretty easy to spot, those nose cones will be glowing in the atmosphere like rudolfs nose
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 months agoMost claimed “hypersonic” missiles can’t actually manoeuvre at those speeds so you can spot them at distance and work out where you need to send an interceptor missile. We saw this with Patriot batteries vs Kinzhal in Ukraine.
against hypersonic missile (speed mach 5 to mach 25), good luck to spot it and try to destroy it before it reaches you
Should be pretty easy to spot, those nose cones will be glowing in the atmosphere like rudolfs nose
Most claimed “hypersonic” missiles can’t actually manoeuvre at those speeds so you can spot them at distance and work out where you need to send an interceptor missile. We saw this with Patriot batteries vs Kinzhal in Ukraine.