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Speaking of carrier killers, Iran now
claims to be developing its own fleet of
anti-carrier ballistic missiles. Too bad
they dont exactly sound like they can
hold U.S. carriers at risk, since their
range is about 185 miles. From AFP:
Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, who heads the elite military force, the Revolutionary Guards,
said the missile had a range of
300 kilometres (185 miles). Iran is mass producing a smart
ballistic missile for sea targets
with a speed three times more
than the speed of sound, Jafari
was quoted as saying by state
news agency IRNA. He said the missile was
undetectable and cant be
neutralised by enemies, without
specifying the name. It has very
high precision in destroying
targets, Jafari added.
A smart, undetectable, impossible to
kill ballistic missile that can hit a
moving target, eh?. I mean, theyve got missiles like the
Shahabs which have a range of up to
1,200 miles and may have the ability
to avoid anti ballistic missile systems.
But, can any of those missiles hit a
moving ship? Even if this missile exists, the easy solution to avoiding them is
to park the carriers just out of range of
the missiles. At least, until the missile
sites can be taken out. However, if this
missile is someday put on an Iranian
missile boat, then thats another story.