Re:Russia ready to deploy hypersonic weapons US can’t defend...
by ryanwaggoner on Thursday December 27, 2018 @05:46AM
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Why can’t laser-based defensive systems take them out?
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Re:Russia ready to deploy hypersonic weapons US can’t defend...
by simontc on Thursday December 27, 2018 @09:27AM
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I have looked at the specs of the Chinese anti carrier weapon. These things fly at Mach 10 through the lower atmosphere and glow white hot. Shooting a laser on a thermal protection system that can handle this kind of flight profile... Snowball in hell.