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Stealthflanker

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Tam said:
Note that no one has been reporting that the Russians have been using a new dual targeting version of the Kh-35 for their airstrikes. This new version is capable of targeting both land and sea targets, similar to the dual targeting YJ-83 the PLAAF and PLAN seems to be incorporating recently. However the difference appears that while the YJ-83 is using a dual seeker, the Kh-35 is still using a single active radar guidance seeker. If they must be doing it with a K band or mm wave seeker to get that kind of resolution and clutter resistance.
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Or use the radar seeker as terrain avoidance radar while navigation to target is handled via software updates which adds "TERCOM" mode so it can use the altimeter for navigation to target.

You don't need high resolution Ku/Ka band for something like buildings. But to attack tanks or armored vehicles.
 
FairAndUnbiased

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Stealthflanker said:
Or use the radar seeker as terrain avoidance radar while navigation to target is handled via software updates which adds "TERCOM" mode so it can use the altimeter for navigation to target.

You don't need high resolution Ku/Ka band for something like buildings. But to attack tanks or armored vehicles.
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Or the missile could have GLONASS navigation, use radar as collision avoidance, and has sufficient internal memory for coordinate waypoints. As a bonus, GLONASS and waypoint capability would be useful even in antiship roles.
 
Helius

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lcloo said:
Looking at the photo, there is no obvious sign of explosion caused by missile detonation. Seem like missiles failed to explode, just like the Exocet that hit HMS Sheffield in Falkland but failed to explode, instead the unspend fuel of the missile caused fire that sunk the ship.

The suspected missile entry points are just meters below the ship's CIWS.

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Only thing I would point out is that the larger patch of dark spot at the stern is most certainly smoke billowing out from the portholes just below the torpedo bay, same as the smaller spots from portholes dotted along the hull a deck above -

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If that section had been hit, which is exactly where the torpedo bay was, if could've caused an even larger explosion from those 5x torpedoes cooking off just behind that door since that part wasn't even shielded.
 
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NeoIsolationist

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Richard Santos said:
Several torpedo warheads cooking off inside the hull or near the upper deck would obliterate the midship hull and superstructure. See effect of torpedo warhead exploding on a ship:
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I think this is a photo of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma. You are correct. It was struck by 5 bombs, one of which set off the torpedoes.

I heard it was also struck by a US aircraft in this battle.
 
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