Russia’s New Mega-Missile Stuns the Globe
Oct 19, 2015 7:40:01 GMT -6
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Post by Rickster on Oct 19, 2015 7:40:01 GMT -6
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1,000 miles now thats a distance only the US was capable of with tomahawks. I think the display of new weapons displayed in Syria is a warning to the US military that Russia hasn't been idle in high tech weapons development. This type of range should put our military uneasy because most of the US would be vulnerable from the gulf to one of these.
It appears to me Russian interest are oil related in the region, and doing ajoin power grab with Iran in Syria allowing the border of Syria to be occupied by Iran within a few miles of Israel. One would think the Obama administration would realize this putting one of our best allies in danger, but time and again Obama has denigrated our relationship with Israel in support of Islam.
The next few years should be interesting in he Global alliances of middle east factions with Russia. Specially since Germany, France, Japan, and others are onboard with their intervention in Syria. Once again our allies show support for our oldest enemies. Soon it will be time to hedge long term oil cost.
"On Oct. 7, Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired 26 high-tech cruise missiles at rebel targets in Syria—a staggering 1,000 miles away.
The missiles in question, which the Pentagon calls SS-N-30s, were mostly unknown to the outside world before the Oct. 7 raid. Even close watchers of the Russian military were surprised to see them. The missile attack was also highly visible. In many ways, it was an announcement to the world, and America in particular, that the once-dilapidated Russian navy is back in action—and that Putin’s missileers are now among the planet’s most advanced."
The missiles in question, which the Pentagon calls SS-N-30s, were mostly unknown to the outside world before the Oct. 7 raid. Even close watchers of the Russian military were surprised to see them. The missile attack was also highly visible. In many ways, it was an announcement to the world, and America in particular, that the once-dilapidated Russian navy is back in action—and that Putin’s missileers are now among the planet’s most advanced."
1,000 miles now thats a distance only the US was capable of with tomahawks. I think the display of new weapons displayed in Syria is a warning to the US military that Russia hasn't been idle in high tech weapons development. This type of range should put our military uneasy because most of the US would be vulnerable from the gulf to one of these.
"Planning for the missile attack began on Oct. 5, six days after Moscow’s warplanes conducted their first bombing runs on rebel holdouts in western Syria. Russia is intervening in Syria ostensibly to help the Damascus regime defeat the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS, but the Russian attacks seem to be hitting ISIS’s enemies more than the terror army itself. What’s more, critics point out, Syria provides Moscow strategic access to the Mediterranean Sea."
It appears to me Russian interest are oil related in the region, and doing ajoin power grab with Iran in Syria allowing the border of Syria to be occupied by Iran within a few miles of Israel. One would think the Obama administration would realize this putting one of our best allies in danger, but time and again Obama has denigrated our relationship with Israel in support of Islam.
"The SS-N-30 obviously boasts a much greater range than its predecessors and can also strike targets on dry land. That makes it broadly similar to the American Tomahawk missile, which the U.S. military traditionally fires in large numbers from ships and submarines in order to wipe out enemy air defenses before conducting aerial bombing campaigns. The U.S. Navy fired Tomahawks to hit the most heavily defended ISIS targets at the beginning of the American-led air war over Syria in September 2014.
Very few countries posses Tomahawks or similar munitions—and only the United States and Great Britain have ever successfully used them in combat. Now Russia has joined that exclusive club of global military powers. And that should worry the Pentagon, Wertheim said: “It should be a wakeup call that we don’t have a monopoly on the capability.”
What’s particularly striking is that Moscow has been able to build this long-range naval strike capability with much smaller vessels than anyone thought possible. In the U.S. Navy, large destroyers, cruisers, and submarines carry Tomahawk cruise missiles—and those vessels are typically at least 500 feet long and displace as many as 9,000 tons of water.
Russia has joined an exclusive club of global military powers. And that should worry the Pentagon.
The four brand-new warships that launched the SS-N-30s were much, much smaller—ranging in length from 200 to 330 feet and displacing no more than 1,500 tons of water. “Small ships, big firepower,” Wertheim commented."
Very few countries posses Tomahawks or similar munitions—and only the United States and Great Britain have ever successfully used them in combat. Now Russia has joined that exclusive club of global military powers. And that should worry the Pentagon, Wertheim said: “It should be a wakeup call that we don’t have a monopoly on the capability.”
What’s particularly striking is that Moscow has been able to build this long-range naval strike capability with much smaller vessels than anyone thought possible. In the U.S. Navy, large destroyers, cruisers, and submarines carry Tomahawk cruise missiles—and those vessels are typically at least 500 feet long and displace as many as 9,000 tons of water.
Russia has joined an exclusive club of global military powers. And that should worry the Pentagon.
The four brand-new warships that launched the SS-N-30s were much, much smaller—ranging in length from 200 to 330 feet and displacing no more than 1,500 tons of water. “Small ships, big firepower,” Wertheim commented."
The next few years should be interesting in he Global alliances of middle east factions with Russia. Specially since Germany, France, Japan, and others are onboard with their intervention in Syria. Once again our allies show support for our oldest enemies. Soon it will be time to hedge long term oil cost.
