Posted on 07/24/2012 9:30:33 PM PDT by James C. Bennett
Obviously, “Jane’s” refers to Fonda’s exercise video.
Sounds pretty far fetched to me. Based on my extensive experience of playing Harpoon on computer, the ONLY way I could take out a US carrier (as the Russians) was to launch absolutely EVERYTHING, and hope one of the nukes got through.
I doubt this system would be particularly effective.
Just like our nuclear response to North Korea, North Vietnam and Al-Qaeda. Oh, wait ever mind.
I am not certain that Aegis can defeat a DF-21. Aegis could be effective against tactical ballistic missiles, but the DF-21 is a long range device that would overfly Aegis’ radar fence. Taiwan is installing long range surveillance radar, equivalent to PAVE PAWS, to keep an eye on China, which would almost certainly detect the launch of a DF21, if not effectively jammed.
What really, truly puzzles me is how they think you can get 200 kT from a FAE with a payload much less than one ton?
I also wonder about the OTH radar part. In time of hostilites, nothing would be easier to jam or spoof than an OTH radar. If they are going to track the carriers by satellite, they better pray for clear skies.
When did North Korea/Vietnam/Al-Qaeda attack one of our carriers?
I wouldn't want to take bets on an Obama Administration response. It would likely be whatever was the worst option for the US.
Since a kiloton is 2 million pounds, this missile carries a half a billion pound warhead. It simply must land on the carrier, and sink it with its own weight.
the laser defense is tried, tested and fully operational... I read an article several years ago, they mounted one of these lasers on an M1 chassis... mounted it where the turret was, it looked like a huge searchlight on a tank.. anyway, 25 miles away they lit off a 155mm howitzer.... this thing tracked the projectile and shot it down IN FLIGHT... not once but 3 times in a row..
remember when north korea lit off it’s new ballistic missile and it self destructed? They immediately lit off a bunch of smaller ones that mysteriously self destructed also?
My guess is that our aircraft mounted laser system shot them down...
the aircraft carrier is obsolete, but so is the ballistic missile....
500 kilotons is a larger yield than the W-88, our second largest thermonuclear warhead in the active US arsenal.
Current Aegis class ships with SM3s have anti-ballistic missile capabilities. I think the DF-21 would be a piece of cake.
BS! That's the yield range of thermonuclear weapons.
Also, there are a lot of difficulties in gettng a fuel-air explosive to work properly. They are very sensitive to envirornmental variables. IOW’s you get a lot of fizzles.
Wiki Boeing YAL-1
Maybe. But the bigger problem is that the forces deploying such a weapon need to exercise and test fire the system at simulated targets -- a lot. That's the only way to take a theoretical capability and make it an operational weapons system that is taken seriously by your adversary. So unless the Chinese start live-fire exercises over the South China Sea demonstrating that they can 'hit' a simulated CVBG, this is all smoke.
All good points. Their economy will nothing left if they attack us. Logically that would be a deterrent; but as you said, human history has many examples of stupidity.
I think it would need to get a cue from another sensor. I doubt that it could autonomously acquire a DF21 post-boost phase.
Maybe, but there are awful lot of sensors in a CBG.
I think you'd get a quick answer. It would have something to do with Jane Fonda.
You two are thinking alike.
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