South East Asia Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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Jura The idiot
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Well, I guess the threat in mind is not necessarily always an incoming enemy group of military fighters jets. There's a lot more in airspace and especially maritime security that this thing should be able to take good care of. And even if it were to eventually go down in an attack, it should still be enough to buy the defenders a few valuable minutes before the strike hits the city ... ^^
Jura The idiot
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OK but what later came to my mind was that for example Pirates could take it down with an RPG maybe?? to revenge something and get lost in mangrove (OK, I don't know where Pirates hide LOL) ... call it asymmetric threat ...
I think those blips can actually take quite a lot of beating. They should be operated with a really low pressure and a rather flexible surface. That combo can absorb quiet a lot of impact energy. And even if it gets perforated, it'll go down really slow.
That being said, I would guess it will be moored fairly center of city. If armed pirates still get close enough to shoot it with an RPG, the city as other problems indeed. ^^
That being said, I would guess it will be moored fairly center of city. If armed pirates still get close enough to shoot it with an RPG, the city as other problems indeed. ^^
Jura The idiot
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Nice.
I tell you, the Vietnamese are building up a very decent, modern Navy, which would be a credible threat to China or anyone else in the South China Sea.
6 x New Kilo SSKs, 4,000 tons, HQ-182 through HQ-187
2 x New Gepard FFGs, 2,000 tons, HQ-011 and HQ-012
4 x New SIGMA FFGs, 1,600 tons, (two in Netherlands, two in Vietnam)
5 x Old Petya Class FFGs, 1,200 tons HQ-09, 11, 13, 15, 17 (To be replaced by SIGMAs)
4 x New Molinya FFLs, 550 tons HQ-375 through HQ-378 (2 Russia, 2 Vietnam, 4 more building)
4 x Old Trantula I FFLs, 550 tons HQ-371 through HQ-375 (to be replaced by Molinyas)
1 x Old BPS_500 (Pauk) FFL, 600 tons, HQ-381
6 x New Svetlyak OPV, 400 ton, HQ-261 through HS-261 through HQ-267
8 x Old Osa Missle Boats, 200 tons, HQ-354 through HQ-381
Twenbty-six of these vessels will be new, modern, and capable vessels. The eighteen older vessels are not slouches either.
When you couple this naval force with their new modern SU-30MK2s (24 now and 12 more on order), the twelve upgraded SU-27s they have, and their 38 upgraded SU-22M4s, they represent a very strong maritime strike potential in the South China Sea.
The thing would be too high to be reached by a RPG. I would think of a small drone equipped with ? I don't yet now what ? to cut the cable. Just hitting the cable with the drone is unlikely to be effective.
