Zvyozdochka [she/her, pup/pup's]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoYemen releases new photos of their "Palestine-2" hypersonic ballistic missile which hit Israel yesterdayhexbear.netimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1154file-text
arrow-up1154imageYemen releases new photos of their "Palestine-2" hypersonic ballistic missile which hit Israel yesterdayhexbear.netZvyozdochka [she/her, pup/pup's]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoWhat’s the difference between a “true” hypersonic missile and this? Genuine question, I know nothing about missiles
minus-squarepuff [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThe speed is the easy part, travelling in a straight line. The difficult part is getting the rocket to manoeuvre at high speed.
minus-squareSaeculum [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoGoing really fast isn’t helpful if you’re not capable of steering at that speed. The V2 was technically a hypersonic missile.
minus-squarebdazman [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoTerminal situational awareness, terminal maneuver capability, and terminal range extension are all traits typical of the modern definition of a hypersonic weapon in my opinion.
What’s the difference between a “true” hypersonic missile and this? Genuine question, I know nothing about missiles
The speed is the easy part, travelling in a straight line. The difficult part is getting the rocket to manoeuvre at high speed.
Going really fast isn’t helpful if you’re not capable of steering at that speed. The V2 was technically a hypersonic missile.
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.