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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•13 days agoagainst hypersonic missile (speed mach 5 to mach 25), good luck to spot it and try to destroy it before it reaches you
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-213 days 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.
minus-squareDerGottesknechtlinkfedilinkEnglish0•13 days agoShould be pretty easy to spot, those nose cones will be glowing in the atmosphere like rudolfs nose
against hypersonic missile (speed mach 5 to mach 25), good luck to spot it and try to destroy it before it reaches you
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.
Should be pretty easy to spot, those nose cones will be glowing in the atmosphere like rudolfs nose