These (ICBM's) were never meant for conventional warheads. So that 'inaccuracy' would not amount to anything.sachins said:Ironically, these 300km cruise missiles are efficient compared to multi-million dollars 5000km ICBMs.
Heard of hypersonic missiles??sachins said:Since ICBMs fly at high altitudes, it is easier to catch them with radars and shoot them down. Cruise missiles can fly at lower altitude, sometimes skimming land and sea so they can escape radar detection.
For the uninitiated a lot of countries are again designing ‘Long range strategic bombers’sachins said:Gone are the days when you could just carry the warhead on a plane and drop it over the target(hiroshima nagasaki).
Info on all this can be found on defense blogs & on the net in general.kreacher10 said:These were never meant for conventional warheads. So that 'inaccuracy' would not amount to anything.
Heard of hypersonic missiles??
For the uninitiated a lot of countries are again designing ‘Long range strategic bombers’
Very inaccurate, in fact indian MGS is of world class level better than China and comparable to US/Russia.sachins said:Long range indian missiles have a guidance issue. It has been for years. You need something like a GPS constellations to guide them beyond a specific range, something which only US and russia has. How inaccurate you ask? Suppose we fire one at middle-east, the chances are that it'll fall somewhere in africa or russia.
Search 'Project Devil' and 'Project Valiant'. How about K-4 & K-5 series? Pinaka is sufficient for any low-altitude incoming warhead destruction.sachins said:Shooting down a long range missile is easy. You can might as well call them dumb missiles. Hence, their success rate(getting through enemy defences) are very less. I guess if you fire 10 in consecutive, 2-3 will get through. The rest will likely be shot down by ABMs.
I beg to differ with you, your example is way off even by exaggerated standards 😀. I think you have ben misinformed. What @whoru007 said is correct. Also I think you have not understood what I was trying to communicate, when it has a N warhead even off by a Km is of no consequence.sachins said:@kreacher10Long range indian missiles have a guidance issue. It has been for years. You need something like a GPS constellations to guide them beyond a specific range, something which only US and russia has. How inaccurate you ask? Suppose we fire one at middle-east, the chances are that it'll fall somewhere in africa or russia.
You have not considered or read about hypersonic technology (under test in many countries), here the warhead comes at that speed & is impossible to stop. Without getting into stleath tech if you have MIRV warheads the receipent will never know which is a dummy warhead (if they exist on the payload) or the real deal 🙂sachins said:@kreacher10Shooting down a long range missile is easy. You can might as well call them dumb missiles. Hence, their success rate(getting through enemy defences) are very less. I guess if you fire 10 in consecutive, 2-3 will get through. The rest will likely be shot down by ABMs.Stealth is a complicated technology, sort of like hit n miss.