Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "What Aircraft Carriers Reveal About the Military Tech Race | WSJ U.S. vs. China" video.

  1. Hypersonics are expensive though, like two F-35s worth per shot. Each one requires not only extreme materials engineering but also effective continuous external guidance to get it in the right area for a moving target like a ship -- such speeds with a relatively tiny onboard radar would otherwise guarantee a miss or a strike on a mistaken target like a similarly sized container ship.
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