Modern Q-ship possibilities

Otto Harkaman · 12-07-22, 05:22 PM

“Many targeting systems rely on inverse synthetic-aperture radar, which produces a low-resolution image of its target for identification, revealing only a simplified shape. In heavily-trafficked areas, a missile merchant without sensor masts would be hard to discern from other merchant ships at range.”

Cargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser Retirements
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...nt-of-cruisers

New Navy proposal suggests converting cargo ships into heavily-armed ‘missile merchant’ warships
https://sofrep.com/news/new-navy-pro...hant-warships/

Converting Merchant Ships to Missile Ships for the Win
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proce...sile-ships-win

A Russian company is selling shipping containers packed with cruise missiles
https://www.wearethemighty.com/artic...ng-containers/

China Building Long-Range Cruise Missile Launched From Ship Container
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-building-long-range-cruise-missile-launched-from-ship-contain

12-07-22, 05:22 PM	#1
Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 936 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Modern Q-ship possibilities “Many targeting systems rely on inverse synthetic-aperture radar, which produces a low-resolution image of its target for identification, revealing only a simplified shape. In heavily-trafficked areas, a missile merchant without sensor masts would be hard to discern from other merchant ships at range.” Cargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser Retirements https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...nt-of-cruisers New Navy proposal suggests converting cargo ships into heavily-armed ‘missile merchant’ warships https://sofrep.com/news/new-navy-pro...hant-warships/ Converting Merchant Ships to Missile Ships for the Win https://www.usni.org/magazines/proce...sile-ships-win A Russian company is selling shipping containers packed with cruise missiles https://www.wearethemighty.com/artic...ng-containers/ China Building Long-Range Cruise Missile Launched From Ship Container https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-building-long-range-cruise-missile-launched-from-ship-contain __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm