I just asked as the wikipedia page said that df-41 has nirv but only df-21D has marv
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Oh I thought you were asking about MIRV. My bad.
In this case, MARV is basically a warhead with terminal seekers so that it can track moving targets. Such a seeker can be IR/radar but they are all very delicate parts. The key issue here is the speed of the reentry vehicle. IRBMs (like DF-21D) are slower because they do not need as much energy to travel so far. Thus, the reentry heating is a bit more tolerable than ICBMs. The sensors can potentially survive with less hardening.
This means that IRBMs with terminal guidance are a bit easier to build. ICBMs with the same ability will likely cost more because of the extra R&D.
There is also the issue of how to track a target. For ASBMs, you will need to track the moving target with other means before launching. Keep in mind that IRBMs can be supported by long range drones (WZ-8), OTH radars or other frontline units. Building a system that can track a moving ship from 10000 km away is going to be significantly more expensive. Not impossible but definitely costly. Thus, ICBMs with MARV will be more expensive to build and to support.
Finally, there is the issue of warheads. If you can fit nuclear warheads on a missile, why worry about accuracy? Afterall, if ICBMs are being launched, a nuclear war is either in progress or very likely either way. May as well fit a nuclear warhead on the missile and skip all that expensive R&D.
wikipedia is unreliable.
This is January 12, 2022
This is January 13, 2022, showing a certain country increased its railroad length by 70k km in 1 day, according to Wikipedia.
But notice how the track length increased, but the area per km track and population per km track did not change. The given number also does not appear in any of their given sources.
You trust Wikipedia?
Just got this from a friend, but since i cannot read it - he still blocks me - what do you think?
Again typical Indian stuff?
Again typical Indian stuff?
I think the general consensus is that the gentleman is either a plant or the entire story is made up. Too many inaccuracies.
il looks Chinese DF17, Russian Zicon and Korean hypersonic missile test are moving something in the US eventually... please also note from the article:
Russia and China are developing similar weapons, but their designs are all dual-use, meaning capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads, so their need for accuracy is not necessarily as great as in the U.S. designs.
vacation home in Plymouth? guess politics does pay.
A test that is a few years old, the US claimed a CEP of the 15-inch hypersonic missile.
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