"When our known-unknown projects are finished, Turkey will be in the champions league."
To be in the champions league, we must have hypersonic missiles. I hope he is referring to that as an unmentioned project
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Our Bora missile reaches hypersonic speeds during it’s flight. It should have around 3.5-4.5 Mach speed at terminal stage depending on it’s weight after expending fuel.AFAIK We already have got hypersonic guided missile , obviously it is not a cruise missile. . İt was written that YILDIRIM missile would be active radar guided in order to engage ships UpTo 50km speed.
EDİT: it might be KASIRGA . İ don't remember .
Our Bora missile reaches hypersonic speeds during it’s flight. It should have around 3.5-4.5 Mach speed at terminal stage depending on it’s weight after expending fuel.
In fact most + 2 ton ballistic missiles with ranges more than 250km can easily reach hypersonic speeds.
The main point is to fly and cruise at hypersonic speeds all the time; especially at terminal stage.
Ballistic missiles have a “ballistic” semi circular flight paths. They achieve hypersonic speeds on their way down, after they reach their apogee. Because of this fairly expected flight path they can be picked up by radars and traced.
A Hypersonic cruise missile will fly a non ballistic flight path and still achieve hypersonic speeds. That is what makes them so deadly.
PS Kasirga has around 4.2 Mach speed on the way down.
If we can recap about missiles like Bora, Lora (Israel), Iskander (Russia) and BP12 derivatives (China) ; These are all quasi ballistic missiles (They behave like ballistic. But have a lower altitude flight paths) . They expend their fuel when they reach their apogee. So they start to lose speed. Then they start their dive from 40-60000m altitude towards earth. Because of rarified atmosphere and almost non existent air drag they reach hypersonic speeds under gravity. But after 15000m altitude when they start hitting denser air they start losing speed governed by terminal velocity principle.You have just explained very well terminal stage when the rocket is free falling at maximum range app 300km.
What if the rocket engaged onto ship at midcourse when its rocket engine still running? İmagine that the Bora engages on a ship at 100km range. İt would still have thrust in order to keep direct flight path. Could Bora keep direct flight path at least 50meters above to sea if it had decent canards and fins?
Kinda big and heavy SAM engaging on ship, Like penguin Anti-ship missile but huge. İ wonder if it would be still hypersonic.
That can be changed with ease ,only with changing used solid fuel type used.I didn’t like the black smoke at the initiation of main engine of “Karaok” missile
That looks like a top attack test. Against most modern tanks this is the best method of destroying them as it is the weakest point.
Comparing Javelin , yes Karaok seems more compact but it could still eliminate heavy a MBT with top attack, couldn't it ?That looks like a top attack test. Against most modern tanks this is the best method of destroying them as it is the weakest point.
Being a fairly light and small missile, it may not have enough punch to pierce through heavy side and front armour of MBTs. But will be useful for medium tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.
We don’t have enough on Karaok. But it is a Turkish Javelin missile. Both missiles have a range of 2500m. If memory serves I had read somewhere that Karaok can pierce through minimum, 500mm steel equivalent behind ERA. According to Javelin specs, it can pierce through 600mm behind ERA. So they are very similar. And very deadly in top attack form.Comparing Javelin , yes Karaok seems more compact but it could still eliminate heavy a MBT with top attack, couldn't it ?
Wait i think Karaok is not smaller than javelin.