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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral
Er, make that Mach 2.5. And that's high altitude. 1.5 at sea skimming height, from what I've read. And any system capable of taking out ballistic missiles that easily exceed Mach 5 should have no problem with much slower missiles at high altitudes.
But yes, speed does have its advantages. And Mach 1.5 on the deck still means virtually no reaction time without OTH sensors. I'd be surprised if an Iowa managed to shoot down 1 out of 10 Shipwrecks launched at it.
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I wrote earlier about it:
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By the way, there are experimental rockets 3M-45 "Granit" ("Shipwreck") with the engine 4D-04, capable to accelerate momentum up to mach 4 (they have not gone to a series because of disorder of the USSR ). Probably they had a greater chance to strike Iowa.
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