North Korean ICBM Hwasong-15 may be a 100 ton monster

[Safriz]

The missile is 2 to 2.05 meters wide.
Nose cone is 3 Meter tall.

The second smaller stage is 2.7 metes long and t a width of 2 meters , must have fuel carrying capacity of 23 cubic meters.

Inter stage separation between Second and larger first stage is 3.5 meters long.

The first stage has a total length of 12 meters, but the cable runner goes to 10 meters of its length, giving the first stage fuel carrying capacity at 69 cubic meters.

Total length of missile is 21 meters
Total fuel carrying capacity is 69+23 = 92 cubic meters.
Just the fuel may be about 90 tons on the missile.
With casing,engines , warhead and electronics, the total weight of the missile may be 110 tons.

 

[Hell hound]

expected range based on that data

 

[Safriz]

expected range based on that data

Global...................

 

[Safriz]

Also the Re-entry speed is Mach 27+
Jugding by the altitude it reached during the last week's test. Anything free-falling from 4500 Km reached Mach 27 upon entering atmosphere.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Also the Re-entry speed is Mach 27+
Jugding by the altitude it reached during the last week's test. Anything free-falling from 4500 Km reached Mach 27 upon entering atmosphere.

Which means that no ABM system in the world can stop this missile.

 

[Safriz]

Which means that no ABM system in the world can stop this missile.

S-400 can track anything up to Mach 18. Beyond that the target can be detected but not tracked.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

S-400 can track anything up to Mach 18. Beyond that the target can be detected but not tracked.

But can a missile at mach 23 be intercepted/destroyed?

 

[Safriz]

But can a missile at mach 23 be intercepted/destroyed?

anything above Mach 18 cannot be tracked and hence cannot be hit by ABM

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

anything above Mach 18 cannot be tracked and hence cannot be hit by ABM

Then we need to start emulating the North Koreans.............

 

[BHarwana]

anything above Mach 18 cannot be tracked and hence cannot be hit by ABM

At mach 23 it cannot enter atmosphere as well. If it is fired at max range the altitude also decreases and the reentry speed also decreases. So North Korea cannot def it self from the missile at all west cost USA is a perfect target including Japan but east cost has 50% chance of hit and survival.

 

[alimobin memon]

anything above Mach 18 cannot be tracked and hence cannot be hit by ABM

judging from that our missiles are in vicinity of speed of mach 18 does that mean our missiles are interceptable ? trajectory alteration and altitude is another thing that nasr does but not all of our missiles are capable of doing that if im not wrong.

 

[Dungeness]

The missile is 2 to 2.05 meters wide.
Nose cone is 3 Meter tall.

The second smaller stage is 2.7 metes long and t a width of 2 meters , must have fuel carrying capacity of 23 cubic meters.

Inter stage separation between Second and larger first stage is 3.5 meters long.

The first stage has a total length of 12 meters, but the cable runner goes to 10 meters of its length, giving the first stage fuel carrying capacity at 69 cubic meters.

Total length of missile is 21 meters
Total fuel carrying capacity is 69+23 = 92 cubic meters.
Just the fuel may be about 90 tons on the missile.
With casing,engines , warhead and electronics, the total weight of the missile may be 110 tons.

Very nice TEL vehicle! India can get some design clues from NK.

 

[cerberus]

Very nice TEL vehicle! India can get some design clues from NK.

Agni already canisterized

 

[Kopa Shamsu]

The missile is 2 to 2.05 meters wide.
Nose cone is 3 Meter tall.

The second smaller stage is 2.7 metes long and t a width of 2 meters , must have fuel carrying capacity of 23 cubic meters.

Inter stage separation between Second and larger first stage is 3.5 meters long.

The first stage has a total length of 12 meters, but the cable runner goes to 10 meters of its length, giving the first stage fuel carrying capacity at 69 cubic meters.

Total length of missile is 21 meters
Total fuel carrying capacity is 69+23 = 92 cubic meters.
Just the fuel may be about 90 tons on the missile.
With casing,engines , warhead and electronics, the total weight of the missile may be 110 tons.

global range using how much payload?

Then we need to start emulating the North Koreans.............

i am surprised you still did not

 

[Safriz]

global range using how much payload?

i am surprised you still did not

90 tons of rocket fuel can probably take 3 tons to ICBM range. Just a guess.