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What's the point of 40 meters CEP in a high yield nuclear missile ? what's wrong with 400 meters ? 1 Km ? [edit] > Very little of the precision of this guidan
by 2rsf 7y ago
What's the point of 40 meters CEP in a high yield nuclear missile ? what's wrong with 400 meters ? 1 Km ?
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> Very little of the precision of this guidance system is even exploited during a ballistic missile flight, it is mostly used simply to maintain guidance system alignment on the ground during missile alert without needing an external reference through precision gyrocompassing. Most ICBMs require an external alignment system to keep the INS in synch with the outside world prior to launch
- Nokinside 7y agoThe point is attack against hardened counterforce targets. You need to hit very close to get 10,0000 psi pressure that destroys and buries them.