My point was regarding it's ejection mechanismand not about it being intermediate or Intercontinental.
read my post again I said about necessary depth.... What other purpose do u think that nose fearing is for if not for providing necessary push to missile from sea.
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I dunno. Sub sitting in Andaman sea can hit hongkong and Shenzen....
Well, a well place 100 KT nuke is more than enough to cripple likes of Shenzen. 3-4 RVs carring a 100 KT nuke each is end of Shenzen, Hongkong all together. And there goes a lot of Chinese economy.
True. The decent CEP of the Agni-series should allow us to hit industrial and military sites with low-yield warheads for reduced collateral damage. However, to wipe out entire cities- or at least to build a MAD narrative vs China - I'd say yields of at least 200kT would be required. About time DRDO/AEC provided some tid bits on warhead yields for audiences in India and abroad. The Pakistani SPD via their mouthpiece Lt Gen. Kidwai is regularly engaging in nuke sabre rattling at every available opportunity.
hence my question as well, a rocket with bare 1.4m dia class can not be powerful enough to be launched from underwater and maintain the similar form factor of a much higher dia class traditional slbm in service worldwide.
Project K5 itself is made as a large dia article, bigger than A5 which is till now our most potent system. Its end rings on which the canister is held tight on is 2.8m dia, for A5 class the same end rings are - 2.4m. We have to see whether they went for increased dia on A5 daisy 2 motor itself to satisfy ssbn launch or not, but either way you need to qualify a large dia rocket motor first. It is also likely this rocket motor is crmc, not maraging steel made like the other 2 when built initially. So if you are qualifying a large dia crmc like that, it is also likely the same can be used for future land based systems too.
Like its predecessor K-15, it's safe to assume K-4 is not a pure ballistic missile. It probably flies a depressed trajectory staying within the atmosphere all the way to the target. Likely has both MIRV and MARV capability like the Agni series.
Possibly yes and as a 2nd strike option that is preferable perhaps. But its kinda hard to imagine this doing the same over such a very large distance. B-05 you can say is dual capable but proper mirv need a bit more thrust ability perhaps or limited rv carrying capacity , even less if you pack decoys in. i have not seen any pic of the rv yet so not sure what exact type it is. Perhaps an Oreshnik type system itself.
k-15 is different thing, it is the first underwater project and as stated by the scientist himself, DRDL knew nothing of underwater at the time. But once the ssbn atv came into project stage, they obviously decided if the sub was being made it needed an attack capability hence B-05 took form. Now there are both B-05 and B-05LV and yet it is being remade with modern tech ie likely crmc overhaul. This particular article also had aerodynamic design where it depends on spinning to dissipate heat , not sure if they going to change it in the new form or not. But on the use case , it can be both retaliatory 2nd strike as well as preventive strike capable given Pak doctrine is first use. So a critical strike option is important where you destroy pak liquid fuel missile inventory that need some time to prepare.
American, GB, French warheads are more in the 100 - 300 KT.
K5 is way larger compared to K-4, and we do not know the silo dia of the boomers. This particular bit of info will be kept secret throughout the batches.
This figure is an estimate based on the triple k-15 adapter size, which actually itself is larger by design because the end rings and seals need to be several hundredfold bigger to be able to absorb the shock of the launch tube. This is very critical part which is why Arihant silo dia will remain a well kept secret so everyone has to second guess what is inside a particular sub while on patrol.
