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eldritch	Aster v supersonic test	Lead	[-]
Posts: 38 (17-Feb-2012 13:09:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad http://www.navyrecognitio...amp;task=view&id=332
istobie		#1	[-]
Posts: 1274 (17-Feb-2012 13:37:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Excellent news I shall await the results with bated breath.
MSR		#2	[-]
Posts: 3702 (17-Feb-2012 16:02:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, if Moskit never posts on these forums again, we'll know the test was a success! The aim of diplomacy is to achieve results, not win arguments
istobie		#3	[-]
Posts: 1275 (17-Feb-2012 16:22:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad Ahaha There's a bloke on Stratpage who'll have a complete psychic meltdown if this comes off (actually, he'll just claim those thieves at Thales faked it) Thing is, previous French tests have been fairly benign compared to some of the stuff the RN have chucked at the missiles they've shot off. Ian
HMS Pinafore	Type 42	#4	[-]
Posts: 2151 (17-Feb-2012 17:30:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	From a book on the Type 42 destroyer. Back in the 1980s one of the Type 42 destroyers (Cardiff I think)was invited by the USN to 'have a go' against a supersonic target drone with its Sea Dart missile system on their Caribbean range. It took a single Sea Dart to take out the target with a direct hit. The USN promptly billed the RN for the cost of a replacement drone.
istobie		#5	[-]
Posts: 1278 (17-Feb-2012 17:55:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Blimey, just went looking for more stuff on the Sea Dart and it turns out they were intercepting mach 2+ sounding rockets at 40K ft in the 70's. Wow....
Moskit		#6	[-]
Posts: 1744 (17-Feb-2012 20:01:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad Well, if Moskit never posts on these forums again, we'll know the test was a success! Bloody comedian

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