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China fires ‘carrier-killer missiles’ into South China Sea
Star Advertizer ^ | 8/27/2020 | Star Advertizer

Posted on 08/27/2020 11:34:05 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse

China’s latest volley of missile launches into the world’s most hotly contested body of water served as a warning to two key U.S. targets: aircraft carriers and regional bases.

The missiles launched into the South China Sea on Wednesday included the DF-21D and DF-26B, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a person close to the People’s Liberation Army. Those weapons are central to China’s strategy of deterring any military action off its eastern coast by threatening to destroy the major sources of U.S. power projection in the region.

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KEYWORDS: china; southchinasea; usnavy
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1 posted on 08/27/2020 11:34:05 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

I am of the opinion that lasers will eventually make missiles obsolete.


2 posted on 08/27/2020 11:35:40 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - Dad's wisdom)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Using tech stolen from.......


3 posted on 08/27/2020 11:36:15 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: taxcontrol

The hypersonic missiles are big trouble.


4 posted on 08/27/2020 11:38:57 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Gosh, I wonder what would happen if a hypersonic missile ran into a cloud of bomblets.


5 posted on 08/27/2020 11:40:26 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: taxcontrol

Only if you can use them “Over the horizon”.


6 posted on 08/27/2020 11:41:30 AM PDT by TheGunny
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To: taxcontrol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlB5YtGP5LA

CIWS Shoot Aboard GHWB


7 posted on 08/27/2020 11:42:18 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: DarthVader

Thank Clinton and Loral.


8 posted on 08/27/2020 11:42:57 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: rktman
Not stolen, but given to them by the Clintons.
9 posted on 08/27/2020 11:43:13 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (America has a DemocRat and RINO problem.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

does china want to know what is on board an Ohio class sub,
an easy way to find out is to sink a carrier.


10 posted on 08/27/2020 11:44:38 AM PDT by bandit123 ( China locked down Wuhan to the rest of China,, but allow travel to the rest of the world? WTF)
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To: taxcontrol

“I am of the opinion that lasers will eventually make missiles obsolete.”

The problem with lasers is total energy and time on target. If the atmospheric conditions are bad; rain, fog, etc. and/or the target is maneuvering, or very small, or reflective, all of that matters. If you fire through a cloud, the part of the beam you see is not energy hitting the target. So, yes, lasers will matter, but they are not a panacea. (Nothing is, really. Until we get force shields and a warp core where the ejection system isn’t ALWAYS offline...)

The thing about missiles and anti-missile systems, is, nobody knows how good either are until they are used in actual combat. We will most likely find that missiles only hit the target some of the time and antimissile systems work about as well. On the other hand, compared to aircraft carriers missiles are dirt cheap and you can launch lots of them simultaneously. Who cares if half of them miss if it only takes two or three that hit?


11 posted on 08/27/2020 11:44:56 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: LeoWindhorse
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12 posted on 08/27/2020 11:47:17 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Major Matt Mason

Or hunter byeDUHn.


13 posted on 08/27/2020 11:47:36 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Given the reality of modern technology, virtually anything that floats can be detected and destroyed. The sailors on those ships will never come close to the people who killed them with stealthy supersonic missiles, clusters of drones as small as seagulls or high altitude jets or space weapons. Today’e battleship admirals unfortunately will never realize in time that surface warships are obsolete. Unfortunately many brave young people will first have to die terrible, needless deaths.


14 posted on 08/27/2020 11:52:37 AM PDT by allendale
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To: LeoWindhorse

Phalanx systems are awesome and proven effective in the past. But they were designed in the 70s, based on a gun from the 50s, and deployed in the 80s. Are they still going to be effective against a swarm of modern hypersonic missiles? I don’t know, but if were wargaming, I’d rather be on the side attacking with hypersonics than defending with 20mm cannons.


15 posted on 08/27/2020 11:52:51 AM PDT by Wayne07
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To: LeoWindhorse
The Chi-Comms should fire more of their missiles into
the South China sea so that US military intelligence
can study the flight characteristics and other
issues regarding those missiles.
Yes, show us more Chi-Comms!
16 posted on 08/27/2020 11:56:36 AM PDT by StormEye
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To: Gen.Blather

Well said and all very true!


17 posted on 08/27/2020 11:56:43 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: bandit123

Delivery from the Ohio-class sub will be in 30-45 minutes.

Or the next one is free.


18 posted on 08/27/2020 11:57:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Both missile systems are GPS guided, and therefore very vulnerable to spoofing.

China assumes - quite incorrectly - that their orbital systems will survive initial contact with our military in combat.

Sucks to be them.


19 posted on 08/27/2020 11:57:42 AM PDT by datura
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To: Wayne07

they’ve mostly been replaced by rolling airframe missiles, IIRC.


20 posted on 08/27/2020 11:58:33 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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