Starships barely meet any of the metrics needed for a good ballistic missile
The vehicle is too large to be easily intercepted, lacks stealth capability, intra-atmospheric re-orbiting capability may not have been designed to evade anti-missile systems, the launch platform is difficult to manoeuvre, and the fuel is not storage-resistant, resulting in long response times.
The advantage of a recoverable rocket in wartime is also reduced, as it may take even longer to recover and refurbish a rocket than to build a new one.
Since it can be used as a FOBS, no one would bet against it carrying a nuclear warhead, so its use would almost certainly mean at least a small-scale nuclear war.
If you try to fix these problems, you tend to get one of the DF61 or the B21.Maybe it’ll be 9K720.
Using the same mass of nukes in a carrier is more likely to destroy cities and armies than using a carrier to deliver tungsten rods.
If you want to use this weapon against geotechnical fortifications, then you should look at this.
A logical improvement to recoverable rockets for war purposes would be to use small recoverable rockets propelled by liquid fuel that can be stored for long periods of time to launch downsized ICBMs or satellites, which would allow your nuclear capability to last longer if you want a nuclear war and can’t expect to be able to produce missiles after the war but can refurbish them.
Starships barely meet any of the metrics needed for a good ballistic missile
The vehicle is too large to be easily intercepted, lacks stealth capability, intra-atmospheric re-orbiting capability may not have been designed to evade anti-missile systems, the launch platform is difficult to manoeuvre, and the fuel is not storage-resistant, resulting in long response times.
The advantage of a recoverable rocket in wartime is also reduced, as it may take even longer to recover and refurbish a rocket than to build a new one.
Since it can be used as a FOBS, no one would bet against it carrying a nuclear warhead, so its use would almost certainly mean at least a small-scale nuclear war.
If you try to fix these problems, you tend to get one of the DF61 or the B21.Maybe it’ll be 9K720.
Using the same mass of nukes in a carrier is more likely to destroy cities and armies than using a carrier to deliver tungsten rods.
If you want to use this weapon against geotechnical fortifications, then you should look at this.
https://rockmech.whrsm.ac.cn/CN/abstract/abstract30303.shtml
A logical improvement to recoverable rockets for war purposes would be to use small recoverable rockets propelled by liquid fuel that can be stored for long periods of time to launch downsized ICBMs or satellites, which would allow your nuclear capability to last longer if you want a nuclear war and can’t expect to be able to produce missiles after the war but can refurbish them.