05-27-2010, 07:35 PM
Racer X wrote:
[quote=raz]
[quote=freeradical]
It's funny that we still have carrier battle groups.
Well, not funny in a humorous sense.
An attack with mach 6+ cruise missiles would ruin the battle group commanders day.
Possibly. However, I'd expect the Phalanx to have a pretty good shot at terminating the missile. Reaction time, target lock delay and cyclic rate of the CIWS are pretty small for a target that fast.
CIWS is a last-ditch line of defense. The Navy has other things they go to when there are incoming missiles...