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Ever wonder how powerful a THAAD’s AN/TPY-2 radar is?
2019-12-07
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Posted by:Fred

#7  How powerful?

It will make you sterile in one blast.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-12-07 23:49  

#6  The HERO distance is over 3 miles for aircraft carrying ordinance... as well as for incoming warheads? It seems the THAAD's radar may be capable of self defense quite aside from any missiles it guides.
Posted by: The peanut gallery   2019-12-07 12:06  

#5  Blue cities don't want ABM protection. Put the THAADs out where they can protect the silos at FE Warren, Minot and Malmstrom. Only a few buffalo to microwave out there.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-12-07 10:11  

#4  Whenever we are told that the US lags behind South Korea or Japan in broadband speeds, it's not mentioned that scaling up what can be done on a piece of real estate the size of those countries to a space the size of CONUS is a big deal. OTOH, we have places where there are no civilians in the deny area, and overflights are just a case of NOTAMs.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-12-07 10:07  

#3  Not so good for nearby citizens either.

Posted by: Skidmark   2019-12-07 09:23  

#2  So it can potentially cook off stores on an aircraft 5.5 klicks away? We need one that goes to 11.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-12-07 07:59  

#1  Up to 5500m for aircraft carrying munitions? Yeep!
Posted by: gorb   2019-12-07 02:42  

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