Военное обозрение By Top War
On the path of escalation
One of the most discussed topics of recent times has been the possibility of Ukraine receiving permission from Western countries to launch strikes with high-precision cruise missiles (KR) and operational-tactical missiles (OTM) supplied by them on the old territory of Russia.
In many ways, this permission is a disingenuous act, since the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have long been carrying out strikes on old Russian territory without any restrictions using American HIMARS guided missiles. Also, the AFU and the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine carry out strikes hundreds and even thousands of kilometers deep into Russian territory using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – kamikazes, using information received from NATO intelligence structures.
However, permission to launch strikes by Western cruise missiles and tactical missiles is something completely different.
First of all, the flight time is important here – if long-range kamikaze UAVs fly at a speed of about 150-200 kilometers per hour, then cruise missiles like Storm Shadow and JASSM fly at a speed of 800-900 kilometers per hour, and operational-missile defense systems like ATACMs fly at a speed of about 600 meters per second – over 2 kilometers per hour. This means that the air defense forces (Defense) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AF RF) will have significantly less time to prepare and repel the attack.
Launch of a JASSM cruise missile from an F-16 fighter jet
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