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Chinese Carrier Killer Works
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| April 24, 2013
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Posted on 04/24/2013 4:49:16 AM PDT by ryan71
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posted on
04/24/2013 4:49:16 AM PDT
by
ryan71
To: ryan71
The Chinese affectionately dub their Carrier Killers the “Bill Clinton Cigar.”
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posted on
04/24/2013 4:57:05 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: ryan71
Large carriers are now large targets.
Wonder why China is building another one.
Theirs is also a target.
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posted on
04/24/2013 4:57:39 AM PDT
by
Venturer
To: ryan71
Very clever to have conned the Chinese into wasting all of that money.
Obama has no intention of defending Taiwan, or anybody else in the South Pacific.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:04:53 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(Darkness Hates the Light)
To: ryan71
DF-21D ballistic missile Very unlikely to be a "ballistic" missile if it is meant to be aimed at a ship unless it is one in port. Ballistic means that it just follows the path of gravity rather than being able to guided to its target. You won't have a chance to get a direct hit on a ship at sea unless it is traveling at a constant speed and direction for the entire time it takes to target, launch and fly the missile without some type of terminal guidance.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:07:10 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:10:37 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(The Old White Flag Republicans can go straight to He// and take their pal Obama with them!)
To: Enterprise
Yes, because Traitor Clinton declassified critical info and allowed companies run by ‘RAT campaign donors to sell critical technology to the Red Chinese that vastly improved their missiles’ accuracy & lethality. This is the biggest criminal action of the Bubba administration, not any of the other, myriad scandals.
To: KarlInOhio
Ballistic missiles can have maneuvering re-entry vehicles (MARVs), as the DF-21D so the statement is accurate. The flight profile is ballistic with a MARV with a radar seeker.
To: twister881
Thank you. The treachery of the Clintons has not yet come to a end.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:16:37 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: ryan71
The basic DF-21 is a 15 ton, two stage, solid fuel missile that is 10.7 meters (35 feet) long and 140cm (4.6 feet) in diameter.Probably won't see a pickup mounted version any time soon.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:22:47 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(I believe in God. All else is dubious.)
To: ryan71
At that weight and coming down as fast as it does, would it even need to carry a warhead? Hit one of our flat tops and punch a hole all the way to the sea. That is a terrifying thought.
I am imagining what happens with entry and exit wounds. The damage would be horrific.
Can our flat tops be equipped with a large deflection plates? Maybe have a second deck that can be quickly raised up at at sharp angle to deflect the ballistic bullet off and into the sea?
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:24:05 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(bahits.com)
To: Jeff Head
Another bit of good news about our friends across the Pacific.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:32:16 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(The "American People" are no longer capable of self-governance.)
To: KarlInOhio
Very unlikely to be a "ballistic" missile if it is meant to be aimed at a ship unless it is one in port. Ballistic means that it just follows the path of gravity rather than being able to guided to its target. You won't have a chance to get a direct hit on a ship at sea unless it is traveling at a constant speed and direction for the entire time it takes to target, launch and fly the missile without some type of terminal guidance. Ballistic is no longer used in a limited sense, and ICBMs have always had mid course guidance systems. In this case, the reentry guided warhead is delivered to a "basket", which covers all possible positions of the ship (30 kts just doesn't take you far in 10 minutes). The reentry vehicle then guides the warhead into the ship using either radar, IR, or a combination of both.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:38:36 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: FreeAtlanta
The story begs the question: "are carrier task forces obsolete as a strategic weapon in the 21st century?"
The proliferation, theft, and giving away of technology may well have come home to roost.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:53:21 AM PDT
by
buckalfa
(Tilting at Windmills)
To: FreeAtlanta
The quoted weight includes the fuel and discarded structure of the multi-stage missile.
And no, they cannot be fitted with plates as you suggest. The simple answer is that they would weigh too much, be too complex to fiit, and useless even if they were made part of the design.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:55:05 AM PDT
by
Pecos
(If more sane people carried guns, fewer crazies would get off a second shot.)
To: ryan71
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:56:13 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: FreeAtlanta
Sorry. Should have said the usual quoted weight. All else still stands.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:58:54 AM PDT
by
Pecos
(If more sane people carried guns, fewer crazies would get off a second shot.)
To: ryan71
The DF-21D is a maneuvering anti-ship ballistic missile with a variable yield nuclear warhead. With a nuke, close enough is good enough. That is why the Navy is looking at a defensive laser ABM system.
To: Jeff Head
ChiPing
It might be just a little harder to hit a moving carrier than a rectangle painted in the Gobi Desert. Assuming the carrier is warned and is maneuvering.
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posted on
04/24/2013 6:09:44 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: SampleMan
Sounds reasonable to me. That sucks.
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posted on
04/24/2013 6:10:23 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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