Like I wrote before. Sea skimming ist best to avoid AD systems, but for max. efficiency "attack from above" is best.Singular_Transform wrote:
The anti ship missile doesn't need to go sea skimming trajectory.
If it choose a high trajectory, and dive down on a semi ballistic one that can be effective as well.
In advertising videos the hit and boom of ASM looks quite impressive, but in reality not every missile will hit, or hit a vital section or from right angle. So it's important to direct the attack...correct information, good radar and/or satellite photos, a bit time...that the missile could fly the perfect course.
Of courseSingular_Transform wrote:
The onyx/granit/brahmos has variable air intake, means they can fly any altitude by any speed.
No! They explode same way like older ASM or like western counterparts. Yes, they have higher kinetic energy, but they don't really need it. They are fast to be troublesome for enemy AD Systems.Singular_Transform wrote:I think the bulkheads are one of the reason why these missiles has so high speed.
They can penetrate with one hit many bulkhead.
The hardened warhead is not only for penetrating the hull, it's against AD missiles and against CIWS also useful. It's a higher chance that the missile will reach intact the ship.
Yes and NO! The missile is not smart, it has no AI onboard. The missile doesn't know if it hits the ship from side or length. So theoretical a Zirkon could fly 100 or more meters through a carrier, but leave only one small hole (of course destroying the warhead...simply everything of the missile). But hitting from side??? If a Zirkon would explode after 40 meters of penetrating it would be outside of the ship again, causing a big boom only in the air and not in the ship ;D So Zirkon, Onyx, Harpoon, LRASM and Co. will all explode a few meters after penetrating the hull.Singular_Transform wrote:Practically they can fly along the main axis of a destroyer , puncture many section.
Other situation is if the hypersonic cruise missile will be smart, knowing from where it attacks. But this is music of far future.
Much of energy goes oustide, but the blast is enough for a whole section Believe me! Smaller ships like corvette will be complete ripped off, bigger ships have higher chance of survivability.Singular_Transform wrote:An if the blast happens just under the skin then the best part of energy will go outside.
But if the warhead penetrate many bulkhead then the explosion damage will be absorbed by the ship structure.
It can be debated how the damage profile looks like, but I think we can assume that it will be devastating.
Some ships burned good after a small hit, some never really burned but after few hard hits. Depends on the hit...Singular_Transform wrote:The missile open up way to the air, to the fire .
Actually, the closed box like structures in the ship are quite favourable to fire, the steel walls reflect back the IR waves to the ignited material.
If there is any entry for air then it will burn nicely.
For me it looks a bit more, than 20 mm. If you zoom in the first photo you will see how thick the plates are, dimensions here are giganticSingular_Transform wrote:The internal metal plates looks 20 mm thick.