The sat was traveling at 17000 mph and the SM-3 speed was a reported
6000 mph. 23000 mph closing speed. put the mass of the two together and
convert the speed to fps and suddenly you have a lot of very high
energy. I don't know what the sat mass was but it was probably
significant, maybe 10,000 lbs. Ignore the missile mass... my rusty math
says 1.76 time 10 to the 11 power in ft-lbs of energy released....
SOmebody check me...
mayf
Bryan Savage wrote:
>I think it's a very big deal.
>
>What surprised me ED was the amount of energy they got into a small
>package. Current electronics are so small that you can buy a complete
>inertial system that is about 3x3x4 inches. Add to that phased array
>radar and a targeting system and your in business. The avionics are,
>in my mind, the easy part.
>The propulsion system is what amazes me. It must be 100% reliable or
>your going to be building a lot of ships. Not a good plan.
>
>Bryan
>
>
>Ed Weldon wrote:
>
>
>> Go Navy!!
>>Most Americans don't yet realize what a big deal it was for a guided missle
>>cruiser to turn a satellite into football sized chunks.
>>But I'm sure none of it was lost on the folks in the PRC military
>>leadership.
>>Kinda would have liked to have been a fly on the wall in the wardroom when
>>the exec announced that set of orders.
>>Ed Weldon
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