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To: Flavius

Just need to explode some chaff in front of it. The kinetic energy will take it out. Also, can’t out run a laser.

An AMRAAM is ~ MACH 4.


30 posted on 09/29/2008 8:45:05 PM PDT by cruise_missile (''Edward - Jones:High commissions for lousy investment advice! Making cents out of $.)
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To: cruise_missile

Just need to explode some chaff in front of it. The kinetic energy will take it out. Also, can’t out run a laser. -

“Bullet speed” is one thing. Reaction time to incoming missile is another. If defense system has only several seconds to detect, calculate, target and fire then ... you can “out run” a laser.


51 posted on 09/29/2008 9:32:36 PM PDT by pobeda1945
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