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Originally Posted by uplink5
Unfortunately the DF-21D is not a sea skimmer. it's meant to be shot into space, reenter the atmosphere and I believe be visually guided to its target at about ten times the speed of sound. Some of our guided missle cruisres and destroyeers, 24 of them I think, have an anti ballistic missle capability and might be able to knock them down. Maybe not....jd
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Therein is the Achilles Heel since one cannot hit what one cannot see. It's all about Electronic Warfare these days. 
A torpedo is easier and has a much higher probability of a hit.
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