Abingdonboy
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So you've gone from "BARAK-8 can't intercept" to "it can't with a high degree of reliability"- that's quite a big difference in the span of a few minuets.No, as it puts you at a tremendous disadvantage when trying to intercept missiles that are flying at Mach 10 or so.
There is virtually no room for error with launch window and course corrections, which means the chances of a miss are much higher.
Why do you think that all ABM systems have missiles that are much faster than Mach 2?
See below what India is inducting for anti-ballistic missile defence:
PAD - designed to hit ballistic missiles that fly up to 2000km and at a maximum height of 80km. This flies up to a maximum speed of Mach 5. I presume that it would be this that would be ideal to counter Pakistani missiles.
I repeat, Barak 8 cannot with any reliability hit ballistic missiles flying at Mach 10 or so. It is designed to shoot down aircraft and cruise missiles. Do not turn it into something it is not
But sure, I'll take your point and if the MRBM/ICBM threat was actually serious there's no doubt the BARAK-8 would not be the weapon of choice to counter such threats but really there is no such threat from Pakistan, I've still not had ANY answer as to how Pakistan will detect an Indian CBGs 100s of KMs off its coast then launch a MRBM/ICBM to hit it making mid-course adjustments as the target moves (at speeds up to 30 knots).
Alas, the ABM sheild India is in the process of setting up will largely neutralise this threat from Pakistan- their entire (tiny) coastline will be covered by a single LRTR and say they did target a static CBG (this is the only way their plan works) the shore based ABM shied would take care of it.
India will only develop and deploy sea based ABMs when there is a credible threat eminating from China's SSBNs/SLBM in this regard and that is a long long way away.
Not even the Chinese claim they will be able to take out an US Carrier with ICBMs which is why they are developing supersonic AShMs.
I can't be bothered to answer children.what logic you have sir the why world is developing sophisticated naval and land based ABM shield by your logic, PAC-2 and 3 is enough for USA and S-300 and its versions s enough for Russia, and why you developing ABM shields from your own if you have BARAK-8 in your hand, and the speed of the MRBM is irrelevent as the BARAK-8 won't be chasing the projectile. so what is chashing ping pong balls speed does matters its a shor to medium range SAMs warhead speed faster than your BARAK-8 speed warhead landed first on its target than aproching BARAK-8 Misssile
and you know we last year tested a indeginous misssile with a range 600 KM and CM-400 AKG hyper-sonic anti-ship missile with a range of 400 KM, OMG what is you talking about CBG is a small target we have coastal radar batteries and AWACS for your invincible CBG