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To: canuck_conservative

The Russian election of 2024 has a wiki.

Ignoring the Nazulny paragraphs, which are many, you can see the array of candidates actually on the ballot for the March election, and maybe more important, how many seats each of their parties hold in Parliament.

There is a separate wiki for Nazulny that reveals some things not addressed by the preference of media to describe him only as jailed opposition.

As for hypersonic and computing speeds, Khinzal are air launched and 1000+ miles of range. There are challenges to the published speeds, but the issue is . . . at least Mach 5, down from claimed 10 (which it may be).

The challenge for air defense is not so much speed as how far it has to go post detection. An air defense battery with radar up maybe 10 feet has a horizon 4 miles away.

1000 miles/hour will travel that 4 miles in 15 seconds. These missiles are faster than 1000 mph. You have to detect, identify, target and have your interceptor arrive in 15 seconds. That also presumes the radar has nothing else to do.

They are not going to be shot down.


16 posted on 01/13/2024 10:54:08 AM PST by Owen (.)
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To: Owen

“An air defense battery with radar up maybe 10 feet has a horizon 4 miles away.”

There are networked air defense radars all over the place with collectively unlimited horizon.


21 posted on 01/13/2024 10:58:45 AM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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To: Owen
They are not going to be shot down

Yeah, that's Putin's line too ... except, they already have been


24 posted on 01/13/2024 11:03:05 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian vermin out!!)
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To: Owen
They are not going to be shot down.

Not with projectiles. Probably not with guided missiles either. Depends on the detection range and communication systems.

A laser shot might be able to do it.

Well, c*^&! The Ukrainians do not have any of those systems. Shall we send them a few for field tests?

Oh s$%##$! We don't have any of those systems either. Maybe we could get some from the Israelis - if they are not too busy.

36 posted on 01/13/2024 11:39:15 AM PST by flamberge (There is a countermeasure for every superweapon)
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