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ScipioAfricanus's avatar

You'd argue wrong because this Oreshnik lacked a warhead and thus did not have explosive (just kinetic power). Normally it would carry the equivalent of a FAB 300. Imagine 36 FAB 300s falling on a target at once with supersonic speeds.

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Andreas Oreshnik's avatar

Surely it could do serious damage but it would be much more economical to do that damage with the traditional means, Russia has at its disposal. The Oreshnik is the ideal way to nuke Europe and that's what it might be used for, one day, if Europe keeps facilitating attacks on Russia. I think that's the real message.

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ScipioAfricanus's avatar

No. It is not "more economical" with traditional means - reason being that it 1) cannot be shot down and 2) is high precision without being an ICBM 3) can penetrate hardened Soviet buildings

Traditional means are less high precision, cannot penetrate hardened structures and can be shot down

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Andreas Oreshnik's avatar

Your claims that a Khinzhal can be shot down and is low precision are false, making everything you wrote false or not appliccable.

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