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Imagine if every Starlink satellite secretly contained a couple of Rods from God. Quite an interesting first strike weapon.
>The highly elongated shape and high mass of the projectiles are intended to enhance sectional density (and therefore minimize kinetic energy loss due to air friction) and maximize penetration of hard or buried targets. The larger device is expected to be quite effective at penetrating deeply buried bunkers and other command and control targets.
>The weapon would be very hard to defend against. It has a very high closing velocity and a small radar cross-section. The launch is difficult to detect. Any infrared launch signature occurs in orbit, at no fixed position. The infrared launch signature also has a much smaller magnitude compared to a ballistic missile launch.
As long as you knew the location of your enemy's top capital assets, you'd be able to take them all out with close to zero warning. Such knowledge might not be possible and I'm curious as to the effects if the enemy has numerous submarines. How well would such weapons work on submarine targets and what impact would it have on coastal areas?