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Op zaterdag 13 mei 2023 22:21 schreef Slayage het volgende:[..]
Mbt de atacms wordt gespeculeerd dat ie waarschijnlijk neergehaald kan worden, omdat ie relatief groot is. Kennelijk kan de storm shadow ook neergehaald worden vandaar die afleiding raketten terwijl de storm shadow een stuk kleiner is dan de atacms.
Claude-Instant AI:
The Storm Shadow cruise missile, used by the UK and other allied militaries, has some stealth capabilities that help evade enemy defenses:
• Low radar cross section - The Storm Shadow has a slender body and swept wings that reduce its radar reflection, giving it a relatively low radar cross section. This makes it harder for radars to detect.
• Radar-absorbent materials - The Storm Shadow's airframe and skin incorporates radar-absorbent materials that help reduce its radar echo, further concealing it from radars.
• High-subsonic speed - The missile flies at a high-subsonic speed of around Mach 0.8, avoiding the sonic boom that can give away supersonic missiles. This also makes it harder to visually acquire.
• Reduced infrared signature - The Storm Shadow's turbojet engine has features that reduce its hot exhaust's infrared signature, making it more difficult to detect using infrared sensors.
• Low-altitude flight - The missile is capable of terrain-hugging flight just 100-200 meters above ground level, where it is harder to detect with ground-based radars and sensors.
• Electronic countermeasures - The Storm Shadow is reported to carry some internal decoys and electronic jamming devices to confuse enemy radar and missile defense systems.
However, stealth is not the primary capability of the Storm Shadow. As a cruise missile, its key advantages are:
• Precision targeting - It uses an inertial navigation system updated by GPS and terrain reference system for extreme accuracy.
• Large warhead - The Storm Shadow carries a 450 kg conventional warhead for hardened target destruction.
• Long range - It has a reported combat range of over 150 km.
So while stealth is not the focus of the Storm Shadow's design, it does have some stealthy aspects - including a reduced radar profile, radar-absorbing materials, a subtler infrared signature and the ability for low-altitude flight - that help enhance its effectiveness by avoiding detection. But precision targeting and a large warhead remain its main capabilities.