reaction time for SLBM launched close to shore

urmomma158 · 07-21-2006, 18:20 PM

Exactly how much time do you have to intercept an SLBM when it's launched at a shallow trajectory close to your shore????

**TopHatter** · 07-21-2006, 18:25 PM

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Originally Posted by urmomma158

Exactly how much time do you have to intercept an SLBM when it's launched at a shallow trajectory close to your shore????

Oh probably not quite enough time to have a final cigarette.

PubFather · 07-21-2006, 19:40 PM

damn - if there's not enough time for a ciggie, there's only time for two shags....

urmomma158 · 07-21-2006, 19:52 PM

So what would you say the estimated time would be from detection to impact of warhead??? I'd say 3-5 minutes.

**Officer of Engineers** · 07-21-2006, 19:55 PM

From launch to target - 10 min max.

urmomma158 · 07-21-2006, 20:06 PM

Funny I read an article now and it said 3 minutes.

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However, it was soon realised that submarines could 'sneak up' close to enemy coastlines and decrease the 'warning time'- the time between detection of the launch and impact of the missile - from as much as half an hour to under three minutes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare

nutter · 07-21-2006, 20:37 PM

Whether it's 3 minutes of 30 minutes - for most of us it's nowhere near long enough to get outside the blast radius :D

What's the typical response time for a fighter squadron to get aircraft in the air? 10 minutes plus?

My bet is that trying to intercept with fighters is futile (unless they're already in the air, and flying CAP over the area) - you'd need to rely on SAMs or something...

urmomma158 · 07-21-2006, 21:20 PM

And at 3 minutes I doubt those sams will be able to do anything at all.

HistoricalDavid · 07-22-2006, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by nutter

My bet is that trying to intercept with fighters is futile (unless they're already in the air, and flying CAP over the area) - you'd need to rely on SAMs or something...

Trying to intercept the most modern SLBMs with anything at all is difficult any enough, especially when MIRVed and salvoed.

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07-21-2006, 19:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
urmomma158 the real plastic *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 03-05-06 Location: NJ Turnpike Posts: 938 Country:	So what would you say the estimated time would be from detection to impact of warhead??? I'd say 3-5 minutes.

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urmomma158 the real plastic *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 03-05-06 Location: NJ Turnpike Posts: 938 Country:	And at 3 minutes I doubt those sams will be able to do anything at all.

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