02-25-2010, 06:56 PM
[quote name='Arun_S' date='24 February 2010 - 03:35 PM' timestamp='1267043265' post='104510']
Hypersonic cruise missile of 700km is not very different from CM coming at a target, but it comes in fast like a BM.
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Maybe not Arun.
Hypersonic CM projects a high intensity of uncertainity in detection and interception while a BM is not(be it a tactical/strategic)
People might be discounting its advantages after looking at its cruise altitude of 30-40km,but there is one hidden advantage in that itself.
At present there is no known defence for a supersonic CM itself
and a hypersonic CM like Shourya??? No way it can be intercepted before 2017-2020.
One highly overlooked point in regards to shourya is its coasting Phase.While the active rocket propulsion keeps it cruise all the way at Mach 5 to 750km and then lets it coast.the coasting sector is of high value IMHO.
If DRDO or MOD is talking about the payload of the missiles,treat that as the final pure warheads weight after discounting dummies and countermeasures and vagaira.....
True throw weight of A-III is in the range of 2500kg... Keep your gesstimator at work <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Hypersonic cruise missile of 700km is not very different from CM coming at a target, but it comes in fast like a BM.
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Maybe not Arun.
Hypersonic CM projects a high intensity of uncertainity in detection and interception while a BM is not(be it a tactical/strategic)
People might be discounting its advantages after looking at its cruise altitude of 30-40km,but there is one hidden advantage in that itself.
At present there is no known defence for a supersonic CM itself
and a hypersonic CM like Shourya??? No way it can be intercepted before 2017-2020.
One highly overlooked point in regards to shourya is its coasting Phase.While the active rocket propulsion keeps it cruise all the way at Mach 5 to 750km and then lets it coast.the coasting sector is of high value IMHO.
Quote:the specs of M51 SLBM is similar to agni3 and agni 5, in fact M51 SLBM is lighter and shorter than agni3 with .3 increase in diameter so if M51 SLBM can do over 8000km at mach 15 why does agni 3 and agni 5 can do just about 5000km at mach 7
If DRDO or MOD is talking about the payload of the missiles,treat that as the final pure warheads weight after discounting dummies and countermeasures and vagaira.....
True throw weight of A-III is in the range of 2500kg... Keep your gesstimator at work <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />