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Why was it USDoD decided against deploying crowbars from orbit? (That would be hypersonic darts with only enough propellant to re-enter, and then with control

by ncmncm 4y ago

Why was it USDoD decided against deploying crowbars from orbit? (That would be hypersonic darts with only enough propellant to re-enter, and then with control surfaces to guide it to a precise target at hypersonic speed.)

NoraCodes 4y ago
Because it's ridiculous to do so when you have a bomber fleet larger than the entire rest of the world's combined, and because it's far more expensive to build and maintain than just sending a carrier group to wherever you need to strike.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  But is it, really? A carrier group is very expensive, and you only have a few. Put it here, it's not there. Put it there, it's not here. And it takes a long time to get from here to there. Likewise, bombers. Expensive, can be shot down, take forever.
  - NoraCodes 4y ago
    Let us not recapitulate the doctrinal debates of the 1980s.
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      Amen. I guess whatever target you hit with it would have to be worth as much as it cost to get the thing into orbit.
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foxyv 4y ago
There is a pretty good explanation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Q2zlOdmr4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Q2zlOdmr4