Pakistan conducts successful test launch of Shaheen-3 SSM (2750 km)

[kurup]

This is not related to this thread by I am curious to know why ships are not equipped with BMs? I have yet to find a ship equipped with BM? Perhaps it is because they can easily be tracked (following launch) and neutralized?

No proper launch mechanism developed for ship launch ballistic missiles plus missiles in it's current foam can't be launched from ship because of the weight issues.

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[Rashid Mahmood]

All tests are monitored by our satellites and ship-based radars, so hiding range from public is useless.

Why don't you tell us the actual tested range then...

 

[The Great One]

Why don't you tell us the actual tested range then...

I don't work for the Indian Armed Forces, or for the Ministry of Defence, or Ministry of Home Affairs, or for RAW. Ask them. The point was nobody hides test ranges. Actual range may very well be more, but tested range is impossible to hide today.

 

[Gufi]

There are a few other factors which are more important than range

1. speed
2. payload
3. time taken to launch
4. accuracy
   

A missile needs to work on all perimeters and the obsession with range is stupid as we have one declared enemy who we have this deterrent against and it is well covered

@syedali73 ballistic missiles on a ship would probably be easy to track and very difficult to launch. Also these missiles are useless unless they are nuclear armed and that would be very dangerous for a country with as many enemies as ours.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

3 but range is low like 1

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

I don't work for the Indian Armed Forces, or for the Ministry of Defence, or Ministry of Home Affairs, or for RAW. Ask them. The point was nobody hides test ranges. Actual range may very well be more, but tested range is impossible to hide today.

I'm not interested to ask anyone.
The tested ranges released in public (media) are for public consumption only.

 

[PakShaheen79]

Don't know why everybody is worried about range alone. what about other critical perimeters like Accuracy, payload,ability to evade ABM, speed etc?

 

[Bratva]

There are a few other factors which are more important than range

1. speed
2. payload
3. time taken to launch
4. accuracy

A missile needs to work on all perimeters and the obsession with range is stupid as we have one declared enemy who we have this deterrent against and it is well covered

@syedali73 ballistic missiles on a ship would probably be easy to track and very difficult to launch. Also these missiles are useless unless they are nuclear armed and that would be very dangerous for a country with as many enemies as ours.

As per Samar Mubarikmand, Shaheen 2 takes 12 minutes to cover it's whole distance. Shaheen 3 would probably take 15-20 minutes.

Payload would be b/w 1-1.5 tones

Accuracy would be within 50-100 meters

Speed would be between 10-15 mach

 

[Gufi]

As per Samar Mubarikmand, Shaheen 2 takes 12 minutes to cover it's whole distance. Shaheen 3 would probably take 15-20 minutes.

If you study countries like Russia and their Ballistic missile program you see a focus on speed increasing continuously. Speed is what will get you past the ballistic missile shield. I do not know where you got the time figures but in my opinion the main improvement would be speed.

 

[Zarvan]

Syed sahab my main concern is about Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India which is still out of range. India is developing these islands to host Nuclear submarines and launch Ballistic missile from it in futureView attachment 200881


But pakistan would likely launch missiles from within deep territories like mountainous areas of balochistan or along FATA region . In that case distance becomes 3500-3700 KM for Nico bar and and to hit South indian cities distance becomes 3000-3200 KM.

We need ICBM and if we are afraid what world will say than we should ask China to test them on our behalf or test in China

 

[dilpakistani]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1110745645609127

Checkout the roar of the system

 

[Bratva]

If you study countries like Russia and their Ballistic missile program you see a focus on speed increasing continuously. Speed is what will get you past the ballistic missile shield. I do not know where you got the time figures but in my opinion the main improvement would be speed.

From a very old interview.

About improvement in speed, watch Shaheen II and III test videos side by side. I didn't observe any improvement in speeds.

P.S.

March 9,2004

Samar Mubarak Mand, a nuclear scientist, said on Pakistani television that the full range of the shaheen 2 missile was 2,500km although it was tested only to 2,000km, the edge of Pakistan's sea limits.

Neighbouring countries - including its arch-rival, India - had been informed in advance "as a confidence-building measure", the statement said.

Pakistan tests new long-range missile | World news | The Guardian

 

[Amaa'n]

I don't work for the Indian Armed Forces, or for the Ministry of Defence, or Ministry of Home Affairs, or for RAW. Ask them. The point was nobody hides test ranges. Actual range may very well be more, but tested range is impossible to hide today.

and there is a reason you can't work for them, the SATs are there but they are not set upon Pakistan 24/7, and Pakistanis are not dumb enough to carry out a Missile test when there is a SAT right above their head --- go ask your Intel guys for further elaboration

 

[ares]

Range is reduced to meet the available teat range facility, its more than your sweet number. They had to drop it within Pakistan's EEZ you know

Now that's new, damn that India has been testing it's missiles in Australian EEZ.

Pakistan's EEZ extends just 200 miles from Pakistan coast.. This missiles impact was at least 2700km away from Pakistani coast.

 

[Bratva]

and there is a reason you can't work for them, the SATs are there but they are not set upon Pakistan 24/7, and Pakistanis are not dumb enough to carry out a Missile test when there is a SAT right above their head --- go ask your Intel guys for further elaboration

Since BM tests are notified in advance, it is not difficult to place satellite over Sominai test range on said dates. NOTAM was released on 5 March. India must have been informed a week before