Seeing this thread being filled with Americans who are indeed right in their opinion about the SM-3 systems but are totaly wrong about the S-400 "counter-claims".

The SM-3 is a good system and does NOT fail like the original poster wants us to believe/convince.

It even destroyed a sattelite filled with lethal chemicals who otherwise would have hit the contintal states off America. That gives it also capabillity to destroy a low speed meteorite.

And now is see that some fellow American are wrongfully bashing the S-400 system wich like the SM-3 system, is good and eventough it isnt realy tested, it will perform like a charm. Infact the S-400 is an ultra upgraded "new" S-300, just like the SM-2 is for the SM-3.

It doesnt disturb them from military point off view but rather a political one.

Placing interceptors, no matter how many or little, it gives off a signal/statement.

That statement is perceived in Russia as threating. Its like the USA wants to contain Russia and aquire nuclear supremacy over that country.

For them it is a matter off national security. So they have the right to be immensly pissed at the US.

Mad Scientist, the S-400 system is new and the Russians have tested the S-300 systems very thouroughly. Like my previous comment mentiond, the S-400 is an ultra upgraded S-300.



Nothing to question about here since these missiles have to battle countless more factors and circenstances then the Apollo missions ever would expierince.



The Soviets where nearly there but they canceld the project since iff they landed it would only accentuate the fact that they where second and the US was first.

The only time the west has ever seen the S-300 was in a war game in which Slovakia participated in 2005 for Operation `Trial Hammer`- and NATO forces were very impressed with the capabilities of the older S-300 which Slovakia brought , thats the older system not the newer ones.


as for CIWS;

no CIWS has ever `worked as intended`

USS Stark - was hit and an excuse as to why CIWS didn`t enage

USS Misouri - the goalkeeper ship , the USS Jarret fired its CIWS and missed the silkworm missile

and lastly

INS Hanit - the latest Israeli warship , which they claimed (in a war zone) the CIWS was switched off even though the CIWS had an IFF system to prevent shooting friendly aircraft - a claim refuted by many sources who state it did engage and missed the C-802 missile

China use a combined missile/gun defence , as do russia - its only western navies who used gun CIWS exclusively - and are now changing to the sidewinder/stinger combination

Actually, the carriers use the phalanx, for very close in, then searam missiles for a little more range. Not to mention that its not just a carrier. Hence the name carrier battle GROUP. Theres going to be destroyers, frigates, cruisers, all watching out. its not like a carriers gonna be sitting there like. OH NO MISSILES, WE ONLY HAVE ONE LINE OF DEFENSE!!!.

How can the SM-2 be an "upgrade" for the SM-3, didn't the SM-3 can after the SM-2

Not correct at all, about the first time the west saw the S-300 was in 2005. You might take a bit of a drive around southern NV sometime. You might be interested to see S-300 components, that we have had before 2005.

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not very correct as there is nothing related to the S-300 in southern NV.

the S-200 system on the other hand does have componenets down there , which to the untrained observer look similar

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Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) took out a satalite and it was not even designed as a ASAT weapon.

11 out of 12 test firing hit the target is extremely good for a missile system.

That does not mean that in a combat situation that 11 out of 12 carriers would survive.

The navy in a combat situation would not fire just one SM-3 to take out a incoming missile.
They would salvo them in groups of 4 to 6. from each launch platform in the area.
That would give it a 100% chance of a hit.

By the way i lived and have worked on the base at NWC China Lake where a lot of the work was done on the Standard Missile .
www.chinalakemuseum.org...

[edit on 26-11-2008 by ANNED]

Sorry for the confusing sentence but you should know that i am not a native english person so please forgive my typing error.

It is indeed that the SM 3 is an upgraded SM 2.

Hope that helps.

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The Standard Missile-3 is an Exo atmospheric interceptor and is deployed as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.

it uses a LEAP kinetic warhead ontop of an SM-2 block IV with an additional booster stage;

it is also a fully capable ASAT system and can/will be used in this role in future netcentric warfare (controlling comunications and surveillance assets)

www.globalsecurity.org...

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The Carrier serves as the central hub for battle group defense. Its ship defense system integrates all sensors, electronic countermeasures and weapons from every system within the battegoup. It then chooses which one would be best suited to defending from an emerging threat.

Actually any capital ship in the formation can serve this role, not just the carrier.

And this was what between 15 and 20 years ago. You know technology does develop But you know keep on citing obsolete examples.

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INS Hanit was 2 years ago - learn history mkay.

and the Phalanx Block 1A as fitted to the USS Jarret is only nowadays being upgraded to the Block 1B amoungst the fleet.

[edit on 27/11/08 by Harlequin]

No idea what you're talking, read my post and use google for once. You don't know those incidents I mentioned - GOOGLE - mkay.

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do you even read a post before hitting the reply button? apparantly not - scroll back up and re-read what i put - i mentioned 3 attacks against ships with CIWS and the third was the INS hanit

oh and the Jarret? it had the latest Block 1 CIWS system , which is still in use amoungst the fleet today.

get ya facts right before replying for once.

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You mentioned the Apollo programme. The first Apollo mission, Apollo 1, left three Astronauts dead. One failure does not equal unsuccessful programme, as displayed by every single weapons programme to date. They do these tests to ensure to find weak points and get rid of them, further developments of the SM-3 Block IB and SM-3 Block IIA, with enhanced everything, have not been tested yet.

I suggest you get an understanding of what AEGIS BMD is designed to do. BMD is for Ballistic Missile Defense. There are no Anti-ship Ballistic Missiles. No carrier would be sunk. By the way, layered defense means ABL, AEGIS BMD, AEGIS, THAAD, PAC-3, PAC-2 and Rim-116 And I'll think you'll find, minus THAAD, there is far more PAC-3 and AEGIS BMD your mythical S-400, and likely S-300, too.

Armchair experts? Like yourself? Most professionals would get these basic facts correct.

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The S-300 and 400 arent "Mythical" they are real threats to the US and you have left out the BUK-M*, Tunguska, Pantsir, Kahstan, TOR-M* and many others...

All have succesfull test launches and some off them are also battletested.

I realy dont doubt the capabillity's off the US systems, they are great, but you should try and appreciate the Russian systems more pall...



Forget that dude, SM-3 or any other system is doing a fine job but you should realy get knowing Russian systems more to get a more objective view.

What do you mean by this?


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