ClimateChangeAnxiety comments on Yemen releases new photos of their "Palestine-2" hypersonic ballistic missile which hit Israel yesterday

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What’s the difference between a “true” hypersonic missile and this? Genuine question, I know nothing about missiles

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[–] puff@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

The speed is the easy part, travelling in a straight line. The difficult part is getting the rocket to manoeuvre at high speed.

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[–] bdazman@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Terminal situational awareness, terminal maneuver capability, and terminal range extension are all traits typical of the modern definition of a hypersonic weapon in my opinion.

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[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Going really fast isn't helpful if you're not capable of steering at that speed. The V2 was technically a hypersonic missile.

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