It's Not super-sonic before hitting the target at 10-20KM and generally is the same speed as normal missile, since it has to fly as normal speed for 1) too fast -> hot hot which impact signal for aiming target, 2) very hard to aim the target when super-sonic. It's flying at super-sonic in mid-range, but close to normal speed when closer to target (10-20KM), so it can be hit down by good air defense missile.
A US-supplied Patriot air defence system was damaged on Tuesday as it helped Ukraine to take down an “exceptional” overnight barrage on Kyiv.
The Telegraph
(CNN) A US-made Patriot air defense system was likely damaged, but not destroyed, as the result of a Russian missile barrage in and around Kyiv early Tuesday morning local time, a US official tells CNN.
The US is still assessing to what degree the system was damaged, the official said. That will determine whether the system needs to be pulled back entirely or simply repaired on the spot by Ukrainians forces.
Russia's missile attack on Ukraine on the night of 15–16 May did not destroy a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, as the Russian Defence Ministry has claimed.
Source: CNN, citing an anonymous US official
远方的湖 发表评论于 2023-05-16 14:45:28
(CNN) A US-made Patriot air defense system was likely damaged, but not destroyed
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你为啥不把CNN后面说的话贴出来呢？因为你怕被打脸好吗！新闻里为啥开头说爱国者只是被损坏而不是不是被摧毁？人家后面明明告诉你，因为爱国者的六个部件（发电机、雷达、控制站、天线、发射器站和拦截导弹）之一有可能损坏（个人认为极有可能被拦截后爆炸的弹片击中），所以新闻才说正在评估乌克兰人是否能够自己修好爱国者！如果匕首直接命中爱国者，乌克兰人还能把它修好吗？！美国人还用评估吗？！爱国者怎么可能只损坏一个部件？乌克兰人怎么可能声称击落全部18枚来袭导弹？最重要的，爱国者3人发射小组怎么可能毫发无伤，仅仅伤了4个平民？
天空新闻台16日报导，俄罗斯声称在彻夜空袭乌克兰首都基辅期间，使用一枚极音速“匕首”导弹摧毁美制的爱国者地对空防御系统。资料照片。美联社
天空新闻台与卫报16日在俄乌战争即时更新报导，俄罗斯声称在彻夜空袭乌克兰首都基辅期间，使用极音速“匕首”（Kinzhal）导弹，摧毁了一座美制的爱国者地对空防御系统。
俄罗斯今天凌晨从陆海空对基辅发动了数波攻击，导致三人受伤。俄罗斯国防部表示，还对乌军部队、弹药跟储存设施进行了“高精度”攻击，并指“目标完成”。
稍早影像显示，乌克兰消防队在基辅一处停车场扑灭火势。市长指出，坠落的残骸让多辆汽车起火，有一栋建筑物受损。乌军同时宣称击落了18枚俄罗斯导弹，其中包括6枚“匕首”导弹的一次齐射。