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Nov 20th, 2024 at 5:53pm  
The US medium missiles aren't cheap.
ATACM  firing range 300 km
Payload 214 kg
Flight ceiling 50 km
speed Mach 3.

Adolf spent money on rockets and got:
V2 Range 320 km
Payload  725 kg
Flight ceiling 80 km
Speed  Mach 5.7
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It's like the US making cars with less performance than old VW beetle for $1 million.
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Reply #1 - Nov 20th, 2024 at 7:54pm  
Correction to V2, it carried 900kg.
The present German Taurus is less effective except for distance:

Payload 480 kg
Operational range > 500 km
Maximum speed Mach .95
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That took 80 years of research funds for less result.
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Reply #2 - Nov 20th, 2024 at 8:00pm  
The V1 and V2 were inaccurate -
they could be 10 miles away from the target even 30 miles.
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Reply #3 - Nov 21st, 2024 at 3:30am  
Then GPS and inertial nav has reduced the V2 speed and load, after 80 years.  Does it slow down a car when fitted?
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Reply #4 - Nov 21st, 2024 at 7:37am  
chimera wrote on Nov 21st, 2024 at 3:30am:
Then GPS and inertial nav has reduced the V2 speed and load, after 80 years.  Does it slow down a car when fitted?



You are such a silly Billy.   Grin
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Reply #5 - Nov 21st, 2024 at 8:41am  
So where's the advantage in $1mill missiles that are less capable than 80 years ago, apart from GPS? German Taurus is slower than some Airbus and Boeing passenger liners.
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Reply #6 - Nov 21st, 2024 at 8:44am  
chimera wrote on Nov 21st, 2024 at 8:41am:
So where's the advantage in $1mill missiles that are less capable than 80 years ago, apart from GPS?



They can hit to within 1 metre of a target.
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Reply #7 - Nov 21st, 2024 at 8:54am  
A drone for $2000 goes 300km, with GPS.
https://www.technology.org/2023/12/20/ukraine-has-new-cheap-drone-can-fly-300km/
Or else use a WWII rocket from Germany (in 1944!) and add GPS for faster, heavier load.
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