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> de-orbiting tungsten rods Over-hyped I think. Sure the kinetic energy is incredible, but what of the terminal ballistics? I think these would have substant
by robonerd 4y ago
> de-orbiting tungsten rods
Over-hyped I think. Sure the kinetic energy is incredible, but what of the terminal ballistics? I think these would have substantial over-penetration against anything except deep bunkers; most of that kinetic energy would be spent driving that rod through bedrock, like an APFSDS dart shot into tank armor. Good for punching holes in things.
- michael1999 4y agoCompletely agree. Those systems solve a bunch of non-problems and completely destabilize MAD. There's a reason they were never developed. But I wouldn't discount to the ability of weapons designers to figure out the frangibility and deliver the bulk of the energy to a tuneable depth.