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Hunter · 03-10-09, 03:04 PM

Although, the style the message is too pothetic its meaning isn't far from truth.
Here is a good reference on Russian/Soviet naval messiles. USN got used to relay on air power rather than cruise missiles and don't have anything like Sovet surface-to surface messiles engeneered for attacking CV groops from distances beyond their effective air defence range (for CV armed with F-18 it is eprox.300 km now). Harpoon and Tomahawk which can't reach supersonic speed, change direction and altitude while at range, as well as act automaticaly in groups are weaker.
http://www.dtig.org/docs/Russian-Sov...20Missiles.pdf

03-10-09, 03:04 PM	#14
Hunter Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 474 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Although, the style the message is too pothetic its meaning isn't far from truth. Here is a good reference on Russian/Soviet naval messiles. USN got used to relay on air power rather than cruise missiles and don't have anything like Sovet surface-to surface messiles engeneered for attacking CV groops from distances beyond their effective air defence range (for CV armed with F-18 it is eprox.300 km now). Harpoon and Tomahawk which can't reach supersonic speed, change direction and altitude while at range, as well as act automaticaly in groups are weaker. http://www.dtig.org/docs/Russian-Sov...20Missiles.pdf Last edited by Hunter; 03-10-09 at 03:15 PM.