Considering that each group of RVs takes about 0.5s to reach the ground from the cloud, which is about 2 km from the earth's surface, the RVs reach the ground at a speed of about 4 km/s or almost Mach 12. This is breathtaking & staggering! There is no defense against it! 1/4
Of course, the speed can be even higher, up to 14 times the speed of sound, too! Due to the fact that the firing point until the impact was below 1000 km, the missile was fired on a lofted trajectory & thus gained a tremendous 2/4
speed, which created such a fiery plasma upon returning to the earth's atmosphere. The re-entry speeds are usually more than 20 times the speed of sound! 3/4
Russians tested a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on Ukraine with a non-nuclear & non (or little)-explosive RVs to send an unmistakable message to the West! 4/4
Addendum_1: So according to Putin: "Ukraine defense industry facility was attacked with the latest medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik", in response to American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missile strikes on Russian territory"
Addendum_2: If so, It was pretty shocking display of power for a medium-range ballistic missile! So terminal speed of about 12 times speed of sound is truly crazy! If paired with mirv technology it becomes even more crazier! THAT WAS SHOCKING!
Addendum_3: A possible scenario could be release of 6 RVs at predetermined times each of which with 6 sub-munitions like the red ones here on an Iranian triconic RV to increase hit probability & extent of destruction!
Addendum_4: Pentagon: "Russia's experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile launched at Ukraine was based on the RS-26 Rubezh ICBM model"
Addendum_5: Post & Speed Confirmed by the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense:
Six RVs were installed on the missile: each RV was equipped with six sub-munitions. The terminal speed was over 11 times the speed of sound.
Addendum_6: The flight time of the Russian missile from the launch in the Astrakhan region to the impact area in the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes, according to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.
Considering that each group of RVs takes about 0.5s to reach the ground from the cloud, which is about 2 km from the earth's surface, the RVs reach the ground at a speed of about 4 km/s or almost Mach 12. This is breathtaking & staggering! There is no defense against it! 1/4Of course, the speed can be even higher, up to 14 times the speed of sound, too! Due to the fact that the firing point until the impact was below 1000 km, the missile was fired on a lofted trajectory & thus gained a tremendous 2/4speed, which created such a fiery plasma upon returning to the earth's atmosphere. The re-entry speeds are usually more than 20 times the speed of sound! 3/4Russians tested a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on Ukraine with a non-nuclear & non (or little)-explosive RVs to send an unmistakable message to the West! 4/4Addendum_1: So according to Putin: "Ukraine defense industry facility was attacked with the latest medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik", in response to American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missile strikes on Russian territory"Addendum_2: If so, It was pretty shocking display of power for a medium-range ballistic missile! So terminal speed of about 12 times speed of sound is truly crazy! If paired with mirv technology it becomes even more crazier! THAT WAS SHOCKING!Addendum_3: A possible scenario could be release of 6 RVs at predetermined times each of which with 6 sub-munitions like the red ones here on an Iranian triconic RV to increase hit probability & extent of destruction!Addendum_4: Pentagon: "Russia's experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile launched at Ukraine was based on the RS-26 Rubezh ICBM model"Addendum_5: Post & Speed Confirmed by the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense:
Six RVs were installed on the missile: each RV was equipped with six sub-munitions. The terminal speed was over 11 times the speed of sound.Addendum_6: The flight time of the Russian missile from the launch in the Astrakhan region to the impact area in the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes, according to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.
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Considering that each group of RVs takes about 0.5s to reach the ground from the cloud, which is about 2 km from the earth's surface, the RVs reach the ground at a speed of about 4 km/s or almost Mach 12. This is breathtaking & staggering! There is no defense against it! 1/4 ... Of course, the speed can be even higher, up to 14 times the speed of sound, too! Due to the fact that the firing point until the impact was below 1000 km, the missile was fired on a lofted trajectory & thus gained a tremendous 2/4 ... speed, which created such a fiery plasma upon returning to the earth's atmosphere. The re-entry speeds are usually more than 20 times the speed of sound! 3/4 ... Russians tested a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on Ukraine with a non-nuclear & non (or little)-explosive RVs to send an unmistakable message to the West! 4/4 ... Addendum_1: So according to Putin: "Ukraine defense industry facility was attacked with the latest medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik", in response to American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missile strikes on Russian territory" ... Addendum_2: If so, It was pretty shocking display of power for a medium-range ballistic missile! So terminal speed of about 12 times speed of sound is truly crazy! If paired with mirv technology it becomes even more crazier! THAT WAS SHOCKING! ... Addendum_3: A possible scenario could be release of 6 RVs at predetermined times each of which with 6 sub-munitions like the red ones here on an Iranian triconic RV to increase hit probability & extent of destruction! ... Addendum_4: Pentagon: "Russia's experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile launched at Ukraine was based on the RS-26 Rubezh ICBM model" ... Addendum_5: Post & Speed Confirmed by the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense:
Six RVs were installed on the missile: each RV was equipped with six sub-munitions. The terminal speed was over 11 times the speed of sound. ... Addendum_6: The flight time of the Russian missile from the launch in the Astrakhan region to the impact area in the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes, according to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.
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