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Where did you get this?
I posted a screenshot with official specs datasheet.
Do you seriously think RusMoD would replace Granit with Onyx if the latter did not have the increased parameter(s) to address the reason why Granit needed a successor?
No need to speculate if you know the history and objectives of the Onyx program. Onyx is utilizing completely different philosophy than Granit – it was supposed to be a much more compact ASM able to be fitted on the very different platforms, be it a light attack-boat or cruiser or SSGN. Furthermore, in practice there was a huge problem with providing the initial targeting designation for large ASMs as Granit or Vulcan/Bazalt on their full range.
Effective range is one of the most important of parameters when discussing AShMs, it literally decides survivability and effectiveness of carrying platform.
I do not believe RusMoD would be so stupid
Yeah, the keyword is effective here. MoD isn’t stupid – it’s just realised these large ASMs aren’t as effective as they supposed to be due to the problems with targets detection and designation at range of more than 500km – in reality the system Legenda was working not very well.
Do you think Admiral Nakhimov or Yasen-M truly have a lower effective engagement radius than their 80s counterparts? Do you think that represents an improvement?
This is reality – if you know the facts.
Ignore that picture Scar, it was made and brought to to you by the people that brought you X-101/K-77-1 and other examples of little in-service surprises.
No, i won’t ignore it coz numbers from this picture were confirmed by the designers of Onyx in the famous(in Russian military Internet) conversation with them at airbase.ru that happened 9 years ago.
You know, some people have actually believed that Onyx did not have land-attack capability before its usage in Syria seen recently.
I don’t care what other people believe. Beliefs better to leave in the church.
India-Russia agreed to extend range of BrahMos to 600km. A system intended for export and use by and for India and based off Yakhont.
Do you really think that BrahMos development reached such a point where suddenly effective range doubled?
Who said? Some Indian paper? For what version? With what modifications? It’s just a rumours – better tyo leave them in the same place where beliefs.
Oh yes, the same way Iskander-K is “limited”.
Iskander-K is limited by the INF treaty, while Onyx is limited by its size and ability of the fleet to provide effective target designation at ranges longer than 400km.
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