Patriot PAC-3 missile test

[stalkingalizee]

I think SAMP-T beats that.

[stalkingalizee]

It has to whip around midcourse, that wastes range.

[sferrin2]

@stalkingalizee

It was going after a maneuvering RV in that test. (STORM target vehicle, former Pershing II RV).

[stalkingalizee]

@sferrin2 It doesn't move enough for that violent of a course correction.

[sferrin2]

@stalkingalizee

Obviously it does, it hit it.

[stalkingalizee]

@sferrin2 Obviously you don't know what I was talking about there... the unpowered RV, not the interceptor.

[sferrin2]

@stalkingalizee

Yeah, got what you meant about five seconds after I hit "post" but there's no edit button. As for the violence of the PAC-3 manuever it could have more to do with the camera angle than anything.

[stalkingalizee]

@sferrin2 Nothing wrong with the angle, it has to do with the tracking algorithms. The launcher points in the direction it expects the missile to intercept, when the missile realised it wasn't going to hit it there, it had to whip around. Since it was short range it doesn't matter, but you see the same junk with THAAD which cuts down its intercept range when it loses so much inertia.

[sferrin2]

@stalkingalizee

What are you referring to with THAAD specifically?

[lyon0100]

wow, incredible

[TACT1CsMAN]

One less missle attacking you guys....good work.

[MrXreXes]

S-400 TRIUMPH

[garywpearson1955]

Nice shot Bro!

Glad you guys are on our side :)