Indian Missile News And Discussion

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[quote name='Arun_S' date='16 February 2010 - 05:13 AM' timestamp='1266276910' post='104246']

[url="http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article107287.ece"]Different version of BrahMos to be tested

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So this version of Brahmos employs a trajectory that is terrain following type, while the earlier ones fly higher at cruising altitude.



At low altitude cruising, the Mach 2.5 missile will scare the shit out of Abdul's below with its sonic-boom, while at the same time make life impossible in what was difficult in the first place for even AESA equipped Super Hornet F-18.



What people do not talk about BrahMos is that for given size and fuel carried inside it is more capable than the stated range of 290 km, and with all the excess fuel in hand it can do all kinds of "S-curve" dance and/or low altitude flying.

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In an event of war, if India is forced to use nuke warheads on BrahMos missiles,



can we assume that



BrahMos with 150 kg warhead can go a distance of 1000 km ??



1.Large fuel capacity



2.50% reduction in payload can double the range for ballistic missiles (can we assume the same for cruise missiles ??)



BrahMos range



300 km @ 300 kg (Published range vs payload)



BrahMos range (speculative)



500 km @ 300 kg (due to large fuel capacity)



1000 km @ 150 kg (Low yield FBF) (50% reduction in payload doubles the range)







Nirbhay range (speculative)



800 km @ 600 kg (Dr Saraswat said 800 km, but he did not talk about payload)



1600 km @ 300 kg



>2500 km @ 150 kg warhead (like Tomahawk W80 nuclear warhead which weighs 132 kg)



Just guessing without graphs !!



If it takes the highway without bothering about city traffic, we get better mileage for fuel pumped in.