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**Radiance** · 23-05-2012, 17:30

Russia tests 'fifth generation' missile that can penetrate Nato defence system - Telegraph

Little is known about the new weapon except its purported ability to better avoid being shot down.

The Russian missile "uses a new type of fuel that helps reduce the time required to operate the propellants in the active stage of the rocket's trajectory," one military source said.

Officials believe this makes it more difficult to detect and easier to manoeuvre. Interfax said the weapon is also equipped with individual warheads that can change course to avoid being shot down.

Interesting.

RUSI - Why did Russia opt for liquid-fuel in its next generation ICBMs?

The most intriguing feature of the decision is that it calls for a liquid-fuel missile. While liquid-fuel rockets have higher (as compared to solid-fuel ones) launch-weight to throw-weight ratio, they are also characterised by more durable boost-phase which makes them easier targets to interception than high-acceleration solid-fuel missiles. So, how can one explain this seemingly extravagant Russian decision?

**jarrod248** · 23-05-2012, 17:37

I told you all to buy tinned food, whose laughing now.

**skid2** · 23-05-2012, 18:43

Um, I've just got a load of tinned tomatoes from lidl and I'm reasonably happy.
What's up?

**swampmonster** · 23-05-2012, 18:45

You get a good line of Bratty in a Glass jar from Aldi...Does that count ?

**fezboy** · 23-05-2012, 18:47

Is the Cold War back? Brilliant, back to Germany with my SLR

**vvaannmmaann** · 23-05-2012, 19:22

Originally Posted by fezboy

Is the Cold War back? Brilliant, back to Germany with my SLR

Get your puttees dry cleaned as well.

**red_square** · 23-05-2012, 19:44

hope were going to get back to the ''good old days'' of guarding the TAC bar...

**jarrod248** · 23-05-2012, 19:45

Originally Posted by red_square

hope were going to get back to the ''good old days'' of guarding the TAC bar...

What with my bad back? I want to join the new HSF.

**red_square** · 23-05-2012, 19:47

iam just having a good root for the fablon to beer proof my biff chit,

**One_of_the_strange** · 23-05-2012, 20:28

Originally Posted by Radiance

Russia tests 'fifth generation' missile that can penetrate Nato defence system - Telegraph

Interesting.

RUSI - Why did Russia opt for liquid-fuel in its next generation ICBMs?

If you're sad enough to keep up with such things the Russians are taking a distinctly individual approach to missile design using such things as decoys, depressed, manoeuvering trajectories and advanced manoeuvering warheads. They are, by default, ahead of the West as we are still running on Cold War era kit like Trident. The question is just how much is bluff and how much is borne out in the actual performance. That sort of stuff doesn't appear in open source, though,