11-22-2010, 01:49 AM
Arunji,
The article seems to indicate the K-4 test was mainly to test underwater launch - somehow the wording suggested a dummy projectile (or rocket with dummy upper stage) being tested. Such tests happened for soviet SLBMs. A video of such a thing for RSM-50/54 was available on youtube a while ago.
Do you have any other corroborative info that the Jan 2010 K4 test involved a full fledged K4 incl BGRV? How can a "full fledged" test of this type be secretly done ? Wouldnt a NOTAM be given ? What abt detection by uncle, etc ?
The article seems to indicate the K-4 test was mainly to test underwater launch - somehow the wording suggested a dummy projectile (or rocket with dummy upper stage) being tested. Such tests happened for soviet SLBMs. A video of such a thing for RSM-50/54 was available on youtube a while ago.
Do you have any other corroborative info that the Jan 2010 K4 test involved a full fledged K4 incl BGRV? How can a "full fledged" test of this type be secretly done ? Wouldnt a NOTAM be given ? What abt detection by uncle, etc ?