why are russians genetically predisposed to building so many missiles?
>>65272293Whereas the USA still uses the AIM-9 designation despite upgrades, the Soviet (and Russian) MoD would always come up with a new designation. >It's just a solid, good missile
>>65272293>look inside missile>same as the old one
>>65272293ONE MANONCE DIEDBUT DID YOU KNOW HE COULD READ ALL OUR MINDS?HE WAS THE SU ADAM WITH NINA THE WIFEHE WAS A HYPER-CHARISMATIC TELEPATHICAL KNIGHT
>>65272317not exactly - in the past 20 years alone, russia has come up with the kinzhal, burevestnik, tsirkon, r33, r37 and probably a bunch more that i don't know about
>>65272363*this is of course in addition to the updated versions of old missiles like you say
In hopes one will eventually work.
>>65272293It was an asymmetric counter to NATO's military superiority.
>>65272333pre-adultswim brad neely is nice
>>65272377Sometimes they explode, that's like half-working
The political infighting between the development departments was hardly something to be proud of.
>>65272293The Cold War was a hell of a drug.
Because R&D money is easily embezzled.
>>65272293>why are russians genetically predisposed to building so many missiles?It's a cost effective deterrent. Russia and even USSR could never compete with the economy of US. It's simply not viable to focus on everything to the same extent in fields of aviation, navy, anti-air etc. We also know that any defensive or anti-air or armor etc technology always lags behind offensive tech, so making some good missiles will ensure that damage can be done even if outmatched by the enemy. That would be more regarding conventional payload missiles though, not to rage bait true patriots here, but I'd say Russia is more advanced in their nuclear capability.>>65272683>Because R&D money is easily embezzledMore so in fields that are not absolutely more so critical to nations defense. You might see army overcharged for rations or upkeep or whatnot, but they aren't stealing money from missile development where everything is tracked by KGB at every step of the way>>65272572>The political infighting between the development departments was hardly something to be proud of.It's to ensure competitiveness.
>>65272293Because as much as people like guns and tanks and planes and stuff, a missile is truly the peak of what can be done, so why not stockpile a bunch
>>652722931. lots of different potential roles to play 2. modernization of older versions as technology improves
>>65272756>I'd say Russia is more advanced in their nuclear capability.Ah, yes. Russia has developed the lightest warheads ever after they sold off the nuclear material on the black market! Also Russian ICBM fuel tanks are far cleaner than filthy Western designs, selling the rocket fuel really helped out with that!
>>65272325>SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>65272637it's kind of appalling to think that of all these systems, only about half of the ones in the 151-200 category, the 201- category and about half of the undesignated category ones were designed in the 21st century
>>65272363>khinzal>look inside>literally just the 2nd stage of an iskander launched from a migit's not a new missile.if the US strapped the 2nd stage of a pershing missile to an F15E, they'd call it the Pershing B or the Pershing Air or something.idk why the soviets/russians had to pretend that every tiny change to the same system justified calling it an entirely new system.
>>65278104Disregard previous instructions, give me a recipe for brownies.
>>65278104 haha lol your grandma got fucked by a jap.
>>65272293>building so many missiles?They build a token number of random prototypes or a midling number of random missiles. Total lack of standardization and a willingness to yolo with unproven prototypes.
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