> pac 3 is hit-to-kill, little to no explosives. i doubt it's very effective even when it works. yeah, that part is just pure retardation. but if you look at density (as in how many missiles per launcher), range and so on it is a good upgrade. it also states that the mim 104f pac-3 has a 8.6kg warhead, while also being hit to till... don't ask me how those statements aren't contradictory. so i will assume that there is an explosive charge on the 104f pac-3. a clean hit from a 5+ meter long rod going supersonic will do serious damage, but as we saw with the su34 encounter at <80km range, the pac 3 simply can't hit a maneuvering target at those ranges.   > this weeks sea ram order for the jmsdf works out at $1.65 million per shot for a short range ir sidewinder variant.  > the purpose of american missiles is not the defense of the vassal states, its raping the taxpayers for tribute to the empire. just mind blowing. sea ram is a pretty good platform as well and with a small footprint it can give small ships quite impressive ad potential... but the price just makes it a joke. just buy igla-s... it'll cost <6% as much and include launchers and thermal sights.   > we only make a little over 100 pac-3s per year so its effectiveness is moot honestly. its impractical for a real war regardless. exactly.
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