The so-called large-scale retaliatory attack is a matter of course! However, what flew this time was not a 5,000-round earthen rocket with a range of no more than 30 kilometers, which was made by a certain Yanggang pipe, but a real long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and cruise missile with a maximum attack range of more than 1,600 kilometers; and the most crucial thing was ballistic missiles. This is a modern medium- and long-range strike operation between two countries of medium power. The most important of these, the most destructive and the most strategic deterrent is actually medium- and long-range ballistic missiles. Because relatively cheap long-range drones, and even cruise missiles, hit military "soft targets" with insufficient fortification, or even simply civilian targets. For example, open-air airports, fuel warehouses, non-reinforced hangars, etc. As for the strategic targets belonging to both sides, such as specially strengthened underground command centers, missile launch bases, and specially reinforced hangars that can carry 500-kilogram aerial bombs directly hit,
Regular ballistic missile bombardment is used. According to the division of international disarmament treaties, medium-range missiles with a range of 500 km to 5,500 km are classified as medium-range missiles. The ballistic missiles with a range of 1,600 to 1,800 kilometers that have been used in actual combat are the most standard medium-range missiles. Although no nuclear warheads have been used, even the use of conventional high-explosive warheads, conventional ground-penetrating bombs, or other special warheads is enough to put the adversary under great pressure. Although it is claimed that 99 percent of the interceptions have been achieved, the vast majority of the medium-sized warheads are roughly more than 80 percent, and it can be seen from the on-site footage that they have actually completed all the penetrating actions and achieved the final landing strike! Although not all of them accurately hit the ground targets set in advance, almost every single one of them has landed and exploded. The so-called 99 percent successful interception is by no means all interceptions in the air; after all, using the runway or even a house of the own base to "detonate" an incoming ballistic warhead can be regarded as a final successful interception. It's like using your own cheeks,
Intercepting an incoming opponent's fist is also an effective interception! The actual combat power of a regular ballistic missile with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers is actually very huge. It's just that since the Gulf War more than 30 years ago, it has been difficult to use such a large-range regular intermediate-range missile in most war occasions. Even in the heavy war in Europe that has been going on for more than two years, none of the hundreds of ballistic missiles that have been used in actual combat during this period have a range of more than 500 kilometers, and can only be regarded as short-range ballistic missiles. Therefore, this time can be said to be a very rare opportunity for the actual combat observation of the regular medium-sized guide. With a range of 1,800 kilometers, even if the projectile does not penetrate through the trajectory with water, the minimum speed before the warhead hits the ground is between Mach 5 and Mach 8, that is, between 1,500 and 2,500 meters per second. From falling from a height of 10,000 meters to finally hitting the ground or the sea, it only takes 7 to 4 seconds, which is an extremely short moment. This is something that the light Iron Dome and the like simply cannot defend against. Because in 4 seconds, the interceptor missile of the Iron Dome has not yet flown out,
Initial climb trajectory. Even if the Iron Dome system is blind and has a very small probability of hitting an incoming medium-sized warhead with a dead mouse, the Linglong-type interceptor warhead, which has an internal charge of no more than 5 kilograms, can it do anything against a high-speed falling warhead of up to 1 ton? Therefore, to intercept a regular medium-range missile, a regular large-scale interceptor missile outside the atmosphere such as the arrow type is also needed. The actual combat cost is high. Besides, the Arrow was originally intended to intercept incoming nuclear warheads, and now it is used to intercept conventional high-explosive warheads, which is itself a big loss. Moreover, even if the two warheads are successfully intercepted outside the atmosphere, then the fall and warhead fragments after the collision between the two will be enough to smash into the ground and penetrate the floor slabs of civilian buildings with seven to 10 floors, and the collateral lethal effect will still not be underestimated! What is even more troublesome is that there is no corresponding reciprocal counterattack measure for this kind of medium-range missile attack with a minimum range of more than 1,600 km! This distance is already outside the non-air refueling attack radius of existing fighters, including the F35 and F15. unless
Carry out multiple aerial refueling and then long-range air strikes, but the opponent's anti-stealth capabilities are not weak, and the security of the air refueling zone itself is not high. In the absence of strategic bombers, they can only bomb with ballistic missiles in the same way! However, Xiaoba's current possession of the existing medium-range missiles does not exceed 40 rounds, and the opponent is at least 10 times the number. In this way, you will suffer a big dumb loss. From this point, it can also be seen why the camels did not hesitate to purchase 35 large two-kicks at a unit price of 100 million knives. Although the liquid system is no longer advanced enough. But it's not something that can be easily replaced by any of the existing weapons; And the conscientious young man who sold goods back then now has at least 5 figures of this kind of equipment in his hand. After this actual combat test, it is estimated that at least 300 billion dollars will be used in the new two-kick transaction immediately!