Question:Can 52D shot down harpoons easily?Seems PLAN likes ballistic more than
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ChairmanMaoHamet

10/31/2015, 03:23:19

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ramjet anti-ship missile

Lots depend on evasive acrobatic ability,stealth(infra-red&radar signature) and number of missiles/warheads available. I suspect the old yankie pheonix AAM can be modified to be a deadly semi-ballistic anti-ship missile

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Harpoon is really short range 130km ship-launched. I guess they need to chase. - predicate 10-31 13:51 | 259 bytes | +1
- I'm pretty sure the Lassen doesn't even carry any Harpoons. [no text] - Canis Majoris 10-31 13:52 | 0 bytes | +1
  - Yep. I thought it carried the Harpoons. Still, they are shorter range than the - predicate 10-31 14:05 | 507 bytes | +1
    - As I said, the PLAN antiship weapons are worthless against the Lassen. - Canis Majoris 10-31 16:59 | 370 bytes | +1
      - Re: As I said, the PLAN antiship weapons are worthless against the Lassen. - predicate 10-31 19:51 | 646 bytes | +2
        
        I didn't say that either. - Canis Majoris 11-01 03:48 | 413 bytes |
        How about the Indian Aegis ships against the Lassen? [no text] - superblaser 10-31 23:02 | 0 bytes |
The 052D would be totally useless if it could not shoot down Harpoons easily. - Canis Majoris 10-31 05:25 | 162 bytes | +1
- How about the 055 against the Lassen theoretically? [no text] - superblaser 10-31 22:59 | 0 bytes |