Yes the Kinzhal is Russia's conventional hypersonic missile it has been used before in this war but I don't think it was used to see if the Patriot missile system will destroy it but to destroy the Patriot missile system. Hypersonic missiles carry lighter payload than what a cruise missile can be outfitted with, this is what the Patriot missiles are shooting down.
The reason I don't think it was a test is this, if you have a missile battery shooting down your ordinance you distract with one and destroy with the other in a 180 attack. All missile defense systems have a rotation speed and target acquisition delay. And I could be wrong but I'm not sure a patriot missile battery can shoot down a Kinzhal.
-------> -∆ <-------- this is how you fire the missiles
Yes the Kinzhal is Russia's conventional hypersonic missile it has been used before in this war but I don't think it was used to see if the Patriot missile system will destroy it but to destroy the Patriot missile system. Hypersonic missiles carry lighter payload than what a cruise missile can be outfitted with, this is what the Patriot missiles are shooting down.
The reason I don't think it was a test is this, if you have a missile battery shooting down your ordinance you distract with one and destroy with the other in a 180 attack. All missile defense systems have a rotation speed and target acquisition delay. And I could be wrong but I'm not sure a patriot missile battery can shoot down a Kinzhal.
-------> -∆ <-------- this is how you fire the missiles
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a43806773/patriot-missile-kills-russia-hypersonic-kinzhal-missile/
This article says the did it but the Ukrainian at the end saying there's no evidence.
That's a great article. Thanks for adding it to this thread, fren.
Cheers brother!!
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