Comments by "ZIPZ" (@zipz8423) on "" video.

  1. One other issue with PAC-2 was warhead type and fuzing, a blast frag HE warhead is only ever going to damage a missile - it won’t prevent the mass of the target from continuing on its path so it will still likely hit the target area - if the warhead is still intact it might detonate. Hit to kill is the game changer, the energy difference is measured in hundreds of megajoules. After a successful HTK there isn’t much left of the target and debris will more or less fall straight down.
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  2. It’s very rare that the Russian military rejects equipment that is not for purpose - at least publicly. I do remember an article that talked about a Guards tank division rejecting the first T-90 tanks because they were not fit purpose. However, you always have to take this level of oversight with a pinch of salt. On the other hand, testing opportunities for this type of weapon are probably extremely limited - regarding its performance against an air defence system. The ideal would be for non destructive testing, it’s possible. You model tests to get near misses.
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  3. The Russians aren’t the only ones who do that,the MDA do it quite often for GBI testing. As for Kinzhal, it emerged yesterday the Ukraine Patriot battery that took them down engaged them at <3.5 Mach so Kinxhal is much slower than claimed. Although it’s possible there was some confusion regarding missile types in the discussion between the Patriot operator and the journalist who got the informarían? He could have confused Kinzhal with Iskander M. Who knows.
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