The US "PRSM mobile orbit-change tactical missile" has been released, which will greatly enhance its strike capability against the "M142 Seahorse" and "M270A2 rocket launcher." The US military has been using the "AtaCM short-range tactical ballistic missile" that achieved good offensive results in the "Afghanistan and Iraq wars" before it had land-based medium-range missiles.
It has a range of only 300 km. The range of the PRSM tactical missile is 500 kilometers, the unit price is less than 3 million US dollars, the length of the projectile is only 4 meters, the diameter is 430 mm, and the weight of the warhead is 91 kg.
The M142 launcher, which could only carry one ATACMS short-range missile, can now carry 2 PRSMs, but the density of firepower has indeed been doubled, but at present, the PRSM bomb type is only suitable for hitting fixed non-solid targets, that is, it only causes some damage to small buildings or large vehicles. Once the defender adopts satellite jamming, the tactical deterrence capability of the PRSM will be directly weakened.
Of course, according to the practice of the United States, the follow-up PRSM missiles will inevitably be further upgraded, such as greatly increasing the range, and the PRSM has a certain degree of maneuverability and orbit change performance, which means that its penetration capability will be enhanced, and the launch position will be more difficult to locate. Just as it is difficult for Russia's air defense system to locate the M142 Seahorse, it is not as simple as Russia's lack of large UAVs, but the important factor is that the GMLRS short-range missile of the M142 Seahorse has its own orbit change function.
If the PRSM missile does not have the ability to maneuver and change orbits, China's Hongqi-9 air defense system is now capable of intercepting targets of Mach 6, which is more than enough to deal with such missiles with a terminal speed of no more than Mach 3.
According to sources, the United States will increase the range of the PRSM to 1,000 kilometers, and if we take into account the complexity of the first island chain, coupled with the range and maneuverability of the PRSM, it may be more difficult for us to locate the M142 Seahorse compared to Russia. In short, the heart of Sima Zhao of the United States is well known, no matter whether the PRSM will pose a threat in the future, at least it will be a kind of consumption of the opponent's air defense missiles. Of course, we should not take it lightly.
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