Re: [GZG] Monster ships

On 15/01/2010 6:19 AM, Oerjan Ariander wrote:
>
> In a land-vehicle context, if it takes you 0.5s to slew and fire 
> you'll rarely be able to stop even an average LAW/RPG/CG round, and 
> they're strictly subsonic! <g> The latest tank-mounted PD systems are 
> able to intercept APFSDS darts coming in at 1500+ m/s (ie., even 
> faster than a Moskit) - though whether or not they can also disrupt 
> the darts enough to save the target vehicle is another question 
> entirely, of course ;-)

I was thinking of this -
http://40yrs.blogspot.com/2007/12/swedish-company-tests-hyper-velocity.h
tml

And this -
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/hatm.htm

Both on the order of 1500 m/s

And even this rather slower one -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmSs6hXWoU

Detection in fine. clear conditions, no ECM or decoys, no fog or smoke 
is one thing: in combat conditions, under enemy artillery fire, high MOP

level, another.
In tests, you may have 4 secs. In actuality, 0.4 secs.

As you said, hitting is one thing, adequate disruption another.

Zoe
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