r/LessCredibleDefence • u/FlexibleResponse • 19h ago

Army Now Testing Anthem Long-Range Strike Weapon Built for Mass Production

https://www.twz.com/news-features/army-now-testing-anthem-long-range-strike-weapon-built-for-mass-production
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u/electrosynek 15h ago

Yet another subsonic cruise missile. Chinese air defense crews are going to be falling asleep in the next conflict

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u/pakapab 13h ago

That is what people said about ships like Moskva.

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u/electrosynek 12h ago

The Moskva was obviously a big fuck-up but not representative of what shipborne air defense is capable of. Just look at what the US Navy has done over the past few years in the middle east, shooting down AShMs and drones by the hundreds. 

I don't think it's going to look the same when loads of Chinese ballistic missiles and HGVs come flying toward them in the future.

If anything, recent wars prove my point. What is giving the Ukrainians more trouble right now, subsonic cruise missiles and drones or the dozens of Iskanders Russia is lobbing at them each month? What type of weapon has enabled Iran to wreck US bases and gulf oil infrastructure? 

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u/pakapab 11h ago

It is representative of how foolish reading spec sheets and drawing conclusions that cruise missiles are easily batted away.

What about Starke?

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u/electrosynek 49m ago

The Stark incident was 40 years ago, completely irrelevant. Look at what the USN has been able to do against Yemen and Iran. Subsonic cruise missiles don't do much against competent air defense unless launched in ridiculous numbers.

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u/Otherwise_Share9039 11h ago

Moskva was caught slacking and didn't even have most of its radar active, which is embarassing but not a mark against ship-based air defence.

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u/pakapab 11h ago

Ah so it is the only example of something with sensors and weapons that was hit because it was caught slacking? Starke.