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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
Part of the solution is maneuverable warheads that will have RADAR/IR/Optical terminal guidance.
But you still need to know where the target is. The big question with respect to target acquisition is how do you achieve over-the-horizon TA? A typical Iranian asymmetrical approach might be swarms of drones, but that can waste a lot of resources.
So a combo of satellites and drones. TripleSat, Jilin-1, Zhuhai-1, SuperView-1 will be complete next year for higher res satellite imagery.
https://eos.com/superview-1/ |
Covert Cabal did a neat video on this topic a few months ago. I think if a nation wanted a realistic chance of hitting a US carrier with maneuverable reentry vehicles they probably just need to know exactly where it is for a minute or so when they're ready to fire. Then its just a numbers game. They'd have to fire enough missiles to accommodate any potential target location for the terminal guidance phase, among other things. US Satellites would detect the launches and the naval ships would begin some evasive maneuvering. It might take 250-350 DF-21Ds launched simultaneously to cover all potential location outcomes depending on the distance, or maybe many more, but probably doable for the PLA, maybe not so much for Iran.
IMHO, I think the best way to hit a US carrier is by using a Swedish submarine!
Here's that video: