Modern Carrier Battle Group..Strategies and Tactics
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Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
problem for MIRV is the size and power. in order to hit a ship in open water within certain accuracy, the warhead need alot guidances & real time processing system, communication, antenna, radar etc etc on board for each warhead, which cost space and power. also alot electronic, processor confine in a small closed space will generate alot heat, to the point of damage the onboard chip. it need proper cooling, which gonna be hard in missile terminal phase.
problem for MIRV is the size and power. in order to hit a ship in open water within certain accuracy, the warhead need alot guidances & real time processing system, communication, antenna, radar etc etc on board for each warhead, which cost space and power. also alot electronic, processor confine in a small closed space will generate alot heat, to the point of damage the onboard chip. it need proper cooling, which gonna be hard in missile terminal phase.
Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
That's only a problem of making smaller but equally effective sensors, which will arise in time (things keep getting smaller, always). But the mass of warheads will likely still remain the same, so the question is whether the mass of a normal AShBM warhead divided by three, will still be effective against a flattop or such.
The problem being it could be easier for opfor to take out the missile during boost phase. Not to mention that if launched from a sub, it coudl be mistaken as an IRBM nuke first strike.
That's only a problem of making smaller but equally effective sensors, which will arise in time (things keep getting smaller, always). But the mass of warheads will likely still remain the same, so the question is whether the mass of a normal AShBM warhead divided by three, will still be effective against a flattop or such.
The problem being it could be easier for opfor to take out the missile during boost phase. Not to mention that if launched from a sub, it coudl be mistaken as an IRBM nuke first strike.
Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
Proper cooling during months of operation is a very different thing from proper cooling during the flight time of a missile.The second can be provided in a very much smaller and lighter package.
Red___Sword
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Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
Yes you got that right, tactical advantage shall not obsticle the strategical sensitivity. ASBM is after all, a tactical strike option, no need to make things worsening in a nuke-war direction.
With that been said, the infamous American Aero-space strike platform like X47B and other new toys emerging, let's hope that their politicians knows what's at stake when their generals and know-nothing senators waving it as casual.
Yes you got that right, tactical advantage shall not obsticle the strategical sensitivity. ASBM is after all, a tactical strike option, no need to make things worsening in a nuke-war direction.
With that been said, the infamous American Aero-space strike platform like X47B and other new toys emerging, let's hope that their politicians knows what's at stake when their generals and know-nothing senators waving it as casual.
Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
the PCB, electronic need sufficient amount of cooling in order to work. a enclose space such as missile's warhead does not help that. the heat generated by the electonic has to get to outside at some point.
the PCB, electronic need sufficient amount of cooling in order to work. a enclose space such as missile's warhead does not help that. the heat generated by the electonic has to get to outside at some point.
Engineer
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Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
the heat eventually has to dissipated to somewhere. the volume of that stuff is limited, also liquids in a missile warhead is not really a good idea. most liquids are conductive, also the force at that speed moving to different direction. anyway cooling alot electronic in a tight confine space is problematic. then there is the small size, low poer requirement for the guidance, and other system in a MIRV
the heat eventually has to dissipated to somewhere. the volume of that stuff is limited, also liquids in a missile warhead is not really a good idea. most liquids are conductive, also the force at that speed moving to different direction. anyway cooling alot electronic in a tight confine space is problematic. then there is the small size, low poer requirement for the guidance, and other system in a MIRV
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Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
Yeah, into the liquid.
Satellites contain ample liquids and they don't have problems. Satellites also have to cool a lot of electronics in tight and confined space in vacuum, and they also don't have problems.