☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to GenZedong • 11 months agoChinese scientists war-game hypersonic strike on US carrier groupwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square30arrow-up151arrow-down11cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@quality_funlink6•11 months agoone can only hope that war games are accurate. they rely on untested technology. so far, no hypersonic missile has actually been used against an aircraft carrier.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlink5•11 months agoWe did see them successfully used against Patriot systems though.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlink4•11 months agoYeah, Russia says they’ve destroyed the radar and five launchers. There’s also a video of it firing 30 missiles in 2 minutes failing to stop the kinzhal missile. And US admits that they were hit, but trying to play it down https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine-likely-damaged-us-sources-2023-05-16/
one can only hope that war games are accurate. they rely on untested technology. so far, no hypersonic missile has actually been used against an aircraft carrier.
We did see them successfully used against Patriot systems though.
they were?
Yeah, Russia says they’ve destroyed the radar and five launchers. There’s also a video of it firing 30 missiles in 2 minutes failing to stop the kinzhal missile. And US admits that they were hit, but trying to play it down https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine-likely-damaged-us-sources-2023-05-16/