Posted on 06/01/2022 1:57:07 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Reflective Material and Double Hulls might very well be the answer but that is not going to come easily, most countries would probably find it cheaper to overwhelm missile defense system with numbers than new designs that defeat laser defenses.
Paint the missiles with a coating that reflects whatever wavelength the iron beam works on.
Lasers are not a good answer for now. Energy isn’t high enough. Partial beams might be. I haven’t been following the rail gun issues but that looked promising the dudded out.
Shooting down rockets fired from the Gaza Strip was not a good answer 10 years ago, until it was possible.
The same goes for this new laser system from Israel, before it’s proclaimed as not a good answer, I want to see it in action.
I doubt it would have gotten to this stage of development without showing positive results.
Far Great minds than me have worked on this thing and probably should not be underestimated.
More shiny gewgaws that will fry to a crisp in the EMP when the first nuke detonates.
A gas generator pushes the missiles out of the tube, main rocket engine actually ignites when the missile is fully out of the water and starts to fall back.
I’m of the same opinion. Still I thought the main engine ignition was just under water as the rise slows or falls back (as you said).
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