hussainb72
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The correct term is "quasi-ballistic missile". This is because the missile can maneuver. I am talking of the version of Khalij which was used to strike ISIS targets. It was observed to have maximum speed of 3Mach then.
I understand what it is because Indian Prithvi-3 missile is also a quasi-ballistic missile which has maneuverable trajectory.
Just look at your video and see how the missile immediately turns sideways. Also, the missile is not vertically launched. I jave not seen any ballistic missile which is not vertically launched or that turns sideways that soon after launch.
Khalij doesn't just do evasive maneuver but hits the target by using seeker. This means it homes in on the target. This is clearly not a ballistic missile. Just because it is solid fuel doesn't mean it is ballistic missile.
Pershing was a quasi-ballistic missile. So is Khalij missile quasi-ballistic missile
Once again you are showing us that you are brain dead. The only difference between a ballistic missile and a quasi ballistic missile is that the quasi ballistic doesnt exit the atmosphere, everything else is the same, including the trajectory. And can you show me a source that said the max speed of the missiles used by iran in 2017 was mach 3? The missiles iran used at that time was the zolfaghar missile which is a variant of the fateh-110, but there are lots of differences between this version and the original version, as this version is longer and flies in a truly ballistic trajectory and has a longer range of about 700km.
I dont think you are educated enough to talk in these topics, i will try to teach you some stuff and you have to go read more about these stuff and then if you want, you can come back and continue this argument, but if u dont want to educate yourself then thats it, i wont respond to you anymore.
So we have BMs, which fly straight up, exit the atmosphere, then renter it after fixing their trajectory and land at extremely high speed on their target. And the fact that the exit the atmosphere and renter it doesnt mean that they are maneuverable or not, they are many ways to maneuver when being in the atmosphere or out of it, so your claim that if a missile that maneuvers isnt a ballistic or quasi ballistic missile is wrong.
Secondly we have the quasi ballistic missiles, These missiles have a ballistic trajectory but dont exit the atmosphere, but because of that, they have less range and speed than if they had a fully ballistic trajectory, you might ask why would someone do that if they can use the same missile in a ballistic trajectory and get a longer range, the answer is that a quasi ballistic missile cant be intercepted by the THAAD system or other systems that are exo atmospheric, and thats a huge advantage.
And finally about the khalij fars missile, it is a quasi ballistic missile, and its trajectory has been worked on so that it flies towards its target from a special angle, if you would look at the vid i posted above, you can see that the missile doesnt dive on the target at a 90 degree angle, the angle at which it dives at is in the blind spot of the ship's defense systems, so this greatly reduces the ability for the ship to intercept it, and the seeker was added to the missile for better accuracy and the ability to engage moving targets, so nothing special about that. And quasi ballistic and ballistic missiles both can maneuver at any stage of their flight, but there are some stages that maneuvering in them isnt feasible and will reduce the speed of the missile, but that doesnt mean the missile cant maneuver and if it does its not a ballistic or quasi ballistic missile.
So i hugely recommend that you would educate yourself first before engaging in such conversations.