do you guys think this is a game changer? I am a new and ignorant person related to these topics but the thought of facing a long range hypersonic anti ship missile would surely deter me from getting anywhere near a type 055 class destroyer.
The USAF also says China has a 20x cost advantage in terms of equivalent hypersonic missile capability in the Western Pacific.
If we use the LHRW ($43 Mn) as the likely baseline, that implies a DF-17 is only $2 Million.
That $2 Mn figure also matches up with the stated figure in a Guancha podcast.
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Based on your statement, the implication is that the US Navy would be deterred from approaching to within 3000km of mainland China.
