Iranian Missiles | News and Discussions

[Agha Sher]

You're right, thanks for the correction.

But the carrier would still be moving at 30 knots because the Nimitz carriers are nuclear powered and therefore have effectively unlimited range. They will especially be moving at full speed and making erratic manoeuvres if they are being fired upon.

True - the aircraft carrier would manoeuvre at full speed if aware of an attack. However, what is also important is that the carrier group will need some time to discover the incoming missile and take action, therefore, even 5 km might be exaggerated in a realistic setting.

I am not worried about whether it can find the carrier (its a 100.000 tons metal block floating around), but rather how the missile and Iran will breach the various defence measures of the carrier and the carrier group?

 

[AmirPatriot]

However, what is also important is that the carrier group will need some time to discover the incoming missile and take action

The US has an extensive network of ballistic missile detection mechanisms, including satellites and specialised ballistic missile tracking ships. There's also the radars on Aegis ships that will be part of a CSG.

I am not worried about whether it can find the carrier (its a 100.000 tons metal block floating around)

Well Iran cannot at this time send a naval fleet out into the open sea to detect and confront the US Navy. It would be suicide. The other methods of detection are satellites, maritime patrol aircraft and OTH radars. Iran doesn't have the satellites and its maritime patrol aircraft wouldn't survive a carrier fighter wing. The only option remaining is an OTH radar. As I understand they are used in detection of ships, though I am not well versed in their precision or reliability.

how the missile and Iran will breach the various defence measures of the carrier and the carrier group?

In the Persian Gulf, Iran uses a swarm strategy. There are coastal ASCM batteries located all along the Iranian coastline, as well as on a number of islands right in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz. These missiles have a range of up to 300 km. Iran's Khalije Fars missile is a 300 km range ASBM that has been operational for several years. As well as those there are over 2 dozen submarines and hundreds of small boats/FAC armed with everything from MLRS to ASCMs. This layered approach is designed to create maximum confusion and complexity for the enemy.

However, all these are well out of use beyond about 300 km. If Iran were to mount the Mobin warhead on the Zolfaqar missile (as the Defence Minister said would happen), it would give the Zolfaqar the ability to hit ships. Zolfaqar is a very extensively improved Fateh-110 variant with a MaRV that hits up to 700 km. The MaRV has quite a small profile and high maneuvering capability. It is Iran's equivalent of the Iskander. Operationally, Iran would likely aim to use "Zolfaqar Mobin" in volleys against US carriers and try to use their MaRV characteristics to evade Aegis defences. But the main benefit would be area denial. Any US carrier group within 700 km of Iranian shores would be at risk, and is likely to completely avoid entering that zone at all.

^ Zolfaqar missile. 5-6 of these were used against ISIS in Deir ez Zor in 2017.

 

[raptor22]

hundreds of small boats/FAC armed

Have you seen Hellfire in action?

 

[AmirPatriot]

Have you seen Hellfire in action?

Only realistic launch platform is helicopters which are very vulnerable.

 

[raptor22]

Only realistic launch platform is helicopters which are very vulnerable.

 

[mohsen]

 

[AmirPatriot]

In limited service aboard a few ships. Besides, the more potent Iranian FAC with actual ASCMs far out-range the Hellfire.

 

[skyshadow]

https://lobelog.com/are-irans-ballistic-missiles-designed-to-be-nuclear-capable/

 

[Sineva]

Ah,the littoral warfare/combat ship,an answer in search of a question if ever I saw one.The biggest problem for this thing is simply its questionable survivability in the littorals.It would probably make a good anti pirate patrol vessel tho.It really was a pity that they didnt just start out with a clean sheet of paper design for a frigate instead rather that this "jack of all trades master of none" attempt,altho it looks like the saudis may be getting some so who knows maybe iran will get the chance to face them in combat some day.

 

[raptor22]

How many do we have?

In limited service aboard a few ships. Besides, the more potent Iranian FAC with actual ASCMs far out-range the Hellfire.

I estimated its range 3 kms base on clip which means what u said about "actual ASCMs far out-range the Hellfire" could work ... but still we should be cautious and prepared 4 it too. millennium challenge was in 2002.

 

[skyshadow]

https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/N...e-to-surface-missile-facility-in-Syria-566217

https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-photos-said-to-show-new-iranian-missile-factory-in-syria/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...s-to-iraq-in-warning-to-enemies-idUSKCN1LG0WB

 

[skyshadow]

http://etemaadonline.ir/content/229...ادار-دوربرد-و-موشک-بردبلند-را-رونمایی-می-کنیم

بزودی پیشرفته‌ترین رادار دوربرد و موشک بردبلند را رونمایی می‌کنیم

http://www.ghatreh.com/news/nn44097158/رونمایی-پیشرفته-ترین-رادار-دوربرد-موشک-بردبلند-بزودی

 

[Websorber]

Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...s-to-iraq-in-warning-to-enemies-idUSKCN1LG0WB

 

[WinterNights]

Iran's air lunched cruise missile with a range of 1,500 km. No name and information is available from the cruise missile.

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I don't think that's the cruse missile bro. That looks a like liquid fuelled missile (qiam?). Where did you get this from bro?

This is qiam:

Ali javid is @yavar channel. Is that from a new vid bro?

Edit yes, it seems it is deinfitely Qiam. Look at this vid, watch around 1:18

 

[skyshadow]

I don't think that's the cruse missile bro. That looks a like liquid fuelled missile (qiam?). Where did you get this from bro?

This is qiam:

Ali javid is @yavar channel. Is that from a new vid bro?

Edit yes, it seems it is deinfitely Qiam. Look at this vid, watch around 1:18

thanks. my bad