Naif al Hilali
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Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem
Brother, what would you say about the trajectories of the Hypersonic (actually mostly high-supersonic) AntiShipMissiles? My understanding was that they followed near-ballistic trajectories so that they would have the highest velocities and kinetic-energies when they attack from height. Nice discussion of them at The Strategist:
"...The effect on the target is due to both the explosive power of the weapon plus the energy it brings to the collision. The Harpoon relies heavily on its warhead for effect while the hypersonic weapon delivers a similar amount of energy, but entirely KE...
A related concern is that even successfully hitting an incoming weapon mightn’t be enough if it’s close enough to the ship. The effectiveness of the Phalanx gun (a ‘last ditch’ close range rapid fire system for when other defences fail) has been questioned on the grounds that the debris from the missile will continue on its inbound course and hit the ship anyway. Breaking up a hypersonic projectile could have the same effect—the pieces will still carry most of the kinetic energy of the whole..."
Can you list any hypersonic AShM missiles that have been deployed?
@Penguin
anything on these two questions, sir?