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2019-12-07 China-Japan-Koreas

Ever wonder how powerful a THAAD’s AN/TPY-2 radar is?

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Posted by Fred 2019-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Up to 5500m for aircraft carrying munitions? Yeep!

Posted by gorb 2019-12-07 02:42|| 2019-12-07 02:42|| Front Page Top

#2 So it can potentially cook off stores on an aircraft 5.5 klicks away? We need one that goes to 11.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-07 07:59|| 2019-12-07 07:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Not so good for nearby citizens either.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-07 09:23|| 2019-12-07 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Whenever we are told that the US lags behind South Korea or Japan in broadband speeds, it's not mentioned that scaling up what can be done on a piece of real estate the size of those countries to a space the size of CONUS is a big deal. OTOH, we have places where there are no civilians in the deny area, and overflights are just a case of NOTAMs.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-07 10:07|| 2019-12-07 10:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Blue cities don't want ABM protection. Put the THAADs out where they can protect the silos at FE Warren, Minot and Malmstrom. Only a few buffalo to microwave out there.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-07 10:11|| 2019-12-07 10:11|| Front Page Top

#6 The HERO distance is over 3 miles for aircraft carrying ordinance... as well as for incoming warheads? It seems the THAAD's radar may be capable of self defense quite aside from any missiles it guides.

Posted by The peanut gallery 2019-12-07 12:06|| 2019-12-07 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 How powerful?

It will make you sterile in one blast.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-12-07 23:49|| 2019-12-07 23:49|| Front Page Top

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