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Why do self-defence missiles have a maximum target speed?
I understand if you want to do area defence you might be engaging a crossing target so you need tot be fast enough to catch up.
But if a ballistic missile in its final in atmosphere phase, or hypersonic weapon is heading towards you, then why shouldn't your slower missile be able to place itself between the ship and the incoming threat?
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Are electronics omniscient in your timeline?
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>>34881531
what a constructive post. good job.
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>>34881531
Aster 15 and Aster 30 are identical with the exception of the booster. Yet they have different maximum target speeds.
Electronics have nothing to do with the ability to reach a point in space where a detected target will be.
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>>34881483
Because the faster an incoming projectile is traveling the less time a missile defense system has to calculate an intercept route and actually intercept the missile. The defense system has a minimum time it needs to identify and incoming projectile, calculate an intercept trajectory, and actually launch an intercepting projectile and have it intercept before impact. If the incoming missile is traveling fast enough to impact before all that takes place then the missile defense system will not be able to intercept.
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>>34881531
>>34882009
If you two are the sane why didn't you just make this as one post from the beginning?
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>>34882058
I'm not >>34881531
I'm >>34882009
I did my best to give an actual answer.
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