How BrahMos Missiles Can Sink Chinese and US Carriers, Grim Reapers' DCS Simulation Shows

A recent Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) simulation by YouTube channel "Grim Reapers" has sparked interest in the potential impact of the Philippines' new BrahMos anti-ship missile batteries.

In the simulated scenario, the BrahMos missiles, known for their high speed and maneuverability, were pitted against both Chinese and US carrier groups.

The simulation began by testing the effectiveness of a single BrahMos missile against a Chinese Type 052D destroyer, which successfully intercepted the missile with its HQ-9B interceptor.

However, subsequent simulations demonstrated the power of saturation attacks. A salvo of 12 BrahMos missiles was entirely intercepted by the Chinese carrier group's defenses, but when the number of missiles was increased to 24, two managed to penetrate and sink the carrier. In the final simulation against the Chinese fleet, an attack with 36 BrahMos missiles resulted in approximately 12 successful hits, sinking multiple warships.

The Grim Reapers also tested the BrahMos missiles against a US carrier group, launching a salvo of 36 missiles. Despite the US carrier group's advanced missile defence systems, which fired 95 interceptor missiles, seven BrahMos missiles managed to hit their targets.

These simulations, while not predictive of actual combat, provide valuable insights into the challenges of missile defence and the potential threat posed by the BrahMos missile. They underscore the importance of maintaining robust defensive capabilities and highlight the strategic value of the BrahMos, a joint Indian-Russian development.

As tensions in the Asia-Pacific region persist, such analyses offer a glimpse into the evolving landscape of naval warfare and the crucial role of advanced weaponry like the BrahMos in shaping future conflicts.

 

[The Presence]

Zero aircrafts of the USN AC were airborne.
No AWACS support.

In real world, 100% of the BrahMos will be destroyed quite easily as the US Navy regularly practices intercepting Mach 4 sea-skimming Coyote Drones.

BrahMos is barely Mach 3.

So instead of daydreaming, develop Mach 5 BrahMos X as soon as possible.

 

[Instant Karma]

Just take the cost of an AC @ US$1 Billion, that is to say around INR 8300 crore. So the brahmos is really worth every paisa. Moreover the actual cost of an AC is far more than US$ 1 billion. That is why I always say ACs are a bygone era antiques with little strategic value in this missile age. But our IN never learns & go for fanciful ACs instead of subs.

Exactly. I also mantain that aircraft carriers are a big liability. An aircraft carrier costs well above 5 billion dollars.

 

[Akshat]

Just take the cost of an AC @ US$1 Billion, that is to say around INR 8300 crore. So the brahmos is really worth every paisa. Moreover the actual cost of an AC is far more than US$ 1 billion. That is why I always say ACs are a bygone era antiques with little strategic value in this missile age. But our IN never learns & go for fanciful ACs instead of subs.

How many ACs have been actually sunk in, say, the last 5 decades? And is it just IN who wants ACs? Every single country who can afford one wants one. SK, China, Russia, Japan...every single one. So clearly, every major power and economy in the world disagrees with your conclusion.

 

[The Presence]

Coyote's speed as per wiki is 102 km/h. It literally has a propeller in its behind. Am I missing something ?

Why does it matter if it is airborne ? can you hit a target moving at mach 3 ? Are you imagining that a fighter can shoot away Brahmos if airborne ?

Search GQM-163 Coyote.

Yes, since BrahMos covers the lion share of it's flight path in mid-high altitude, it's fairly easy for fighter aircrafts to shoot them down with their A2A missiles. They can't even maneuver to evade in this phase, it's literally turkey shoot.

That's why Western power have always preferred stealth over speed. To avoid detection is the best way to execute a successful mission. Break the kill-chain before it even begins 🧠

 

[Dredd]

What would be the cost of sunking Aircraft Carrier?

US aircraft career with all its jets and equipment will costs atleast $20billion

 

[Sridhar]

Each Brahmos missiles cost 30 crs.
36 X 30 = 1080 crs.

But the missiles has destroyed an Aircraft carrier along with accompanying ships which are more and more expensive.

 

[Tower]

The brahmos used by grim reapers are reprogrammed onyx or similar russian missiles, but however, the em, ecm, eccm couldnt be programmed into it making them dumb supersonic missiles. In reality the kill results will be much better than shown in the simulation. Also the limitations of the brahmos replica used in the series of simulations were already mentioned by the author.

 

[Bhishma]

Zero aircrafts of the USN AC were airborne.
No AWACS support.

In real world, 100% of the BrahMos will be destroyed quite easily as the US Navy regularly practices intercepting Mach 4 sea-skimming Coyote Drones.

BrahMos is barely Mach 3.

So instead of daydreaming, develop Mach 5 BrahMos X as soon as possible.

Coyote's speed as per wiki is 102 km/h. It literally has a propeller in its behind. Am I missing something ?

Why does it matter if it is airborne ? can you hit a target moving at mach 3 ? Are you imagining that a fighter can shoot away Brahmos if airborne ?

 

[Bhishma]

Saw the video. The simulation is not realistic. The odds have been heavily turned against Brahmos. Its not factoring in sea skimming, S maneuvers. I doubt if a SAM can even intercept mach3 missile.

 

[desigandu]

Grim Reaper may be secretly funded by Chinas MSS - most social media outlets are suspect and we must be careful about propaganda which feels realistic but drives us towards a desired result or pushes our thinking in that direction…Successful disinformation and influence operations are mostly anchored in some level of truth and credibility….

Moral of the story - Bharat must develop Brahmos2, with hypersonic speeds, stealth, ability to evade advanced defenses and have long range of 1000kms+ and most importantly we require them in large numbers…

 

[Raja Raja Cholan]

Successful war against formidable adversaries translates into heavy investments in firepower in great numbers to overwhelm it's relentless defence.

 

[Raja Raja Cholan]

Just take the cost of an AC @ US$1 Billion, that is to say around INR 8300 crore. So the brahmos is really worth every paisa. Moreover the actual cost of an AC is far more than US$ 1 billion. That is why I always say ACs are a bygone era antiques with little strategic value in this missile age. But our IN never learns & go for fanciful ACs instead of subs.

But I believe the IN top brass knows the game better than others. They know it too that Aircraft carriers could be become a sitting duck with threats from all around but there are certain specific purposes and functions the navy needs a carrier group in a conflict.

 

[Bhishma]

Search GQM-163 Coyote.

Yes, since BrahMos covers the lion share of it's flight path in mid-high altitude, it's fairly easy for fighter aircrafts to shoot them down with their A2A missiles. They can't even maneuver to evade in this phase, it's literally turkey shoot.

That's why Western power have always preferred stealth over speed. To avoid detection is the best way to execute a successful mission. Break the kill-chain before it even begins 🧠

There's no evidence of A2A's being used. Do you have any link ? All I can find is ship based SAMs taking down the mock target.