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To: Jeff Head
Your insight is appreciated.

Can I ask you, the Sunburn missile seems pretty scary to me. Do we have anything that can knock it out? I know you can't divulge your sources, but this thing scares me. The last second zig-zag built in seems to be designed to foil our target and acquisiton (sometimes slow) computers.

Also, a lot of people think that Asians are all the same. I know Japan HATES China, as Korea hates Japan. If the balloon goes up, what do you think would happen? I know, super open-ended, but I don't have your books yet in front of me (but will!)

Thanks for indulging me. :) I really appreciate your take.
46 posted on 07/12/2002 7:04:26 PM PDT by MonroeDNA
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To: MonroeDNA
Sino responsible for 911. read china white papers
47 posted on 07/12/2002 8:04:33 PM PDT by Soul Citizen
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To: MonroeDNA
IMHO, the SS-N-22 Sunburn is dangerous. There is a shipped launched and an aircraft launched variant. At low levels is where it is most dangerous, flying in excess of Mach 2, allowing it to get closer, faster before we can do a lot about it.

Once spotted, the AEGIS system can engage it, but its no sure thing and there is little time to make multiple engagements. If enough of these missiles are launched, they could theeoretically saturate an AEGIS defense. That is why most carrier battle groups now have more than one AEGIS capable ship with them ... both Ticonderoga Cruisers and Arliegh Burk destroyers.

The SS-N-26 is equally dangerous with an even longer range (300 km vs 250 km) and it can be ship, air, land or sub launched.

The Russians have spent considerable effort in deigning weapons to counter our carriers. These missiles can do so if enough are fired, and (here's the big "if") if they can locate our CBG.

The closer we have to come to an engagement of the sort of Taiwan, the more easily our locations can be predicted. But even thn, the AEGIS defense system and the defense in depth provided for our carriers will be a tough nut to vrack for missile technology.

That is why in my book seriesthe Chinese put so much effort into the "super" supercavitating weapons technology. IN the books these more conventional methods are used as well by the belligerent nations. I have them using conventional version (most of these were deisgned to carry small nukes) because of the desire for these belligerent nations (which do not include Russia) to avoid playing to our trump card in any nuclear exchange.

53 posted on 07/12/2002 10:56:26 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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