Re:U.S. Air Force says it conducted successful hypersonic we...
by aidenn0 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @03:17PM
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About mach 8, but then you need to actually hit your target.
For ground based targets that's probably fine (in fact for slow-moving, armored targets kinetic-energy penetrators are already a thing). For anti-aircraft fire the goal is to get "close enough" that the explosives will damage it.
For ground based targets that's probably fine (in fact for slow-moving, armored targets kinetic-energy penetrators are already a thing). For anti-aircraft fire the goal is to get "close enough" that the explosives will damage it.