Yes... Harpoons are successfully mounted on our Fokker aircraft. Have a picture taken during Changi Naval Base open hse.. in one of the naval vessels have a picture of 2 vipers flanking a fokker with Harpoon mounted on starboard side belly. I took a shot of it using mi hp. Will try to post it up if i can.Originally posted by Merkava MK4:Frankly, I have not read any stories about Harpoon ASMs sinking naval vessels. If you do have an article or two, mind giving me a link? I'm sure the US would have used it in the two gulf wars right? Hehe thanks.
But I think the Exocet's worth is proven beyond doubt, the most starking example being in the Falklands War of 1982, where Exocet ASMs launched from Argentine Super Etenards sank several British warships (like the HMS Sheffield, as mentioned above) and seriously jeapordized the UK Task Force sent there.
Which brings me to my question : Can the Harpoon, like the Exocet, be launched from fighter craft?
Pity RSN doesn't equip Exocets on its ships, still using only the Boeing Harpoon. Sigh.
They used CBU against ships? was there a reason for that or did they just use CBU cuz they had nothing else to use?Originally posted by Viper52:The Harpoon has been used successfully in combat, the USN sank several Libyan corvettes in a series of actions in the 80s, and a least one of these was sunk by a Harpoon and another by a Harpoon/CBU combi.
any reason for you saying that? is there any advantage of using the exocet over the harpoon besides the fact that it was battle tested before?Originally posted by Merkava MK4:Frankly, I have not read any stories about Harpoon ASMs sinking naval vessels. If you do have an article or two, mind giving me a link? I'm sure the US would have used it in the two gulf wars right? Hehe thanks.
But I think the Exocet's worth is proven beyond doubt, the most starking example being in the Falklands War of 1982, where Exocet ASMs launched from Argentine Super Etenards sank several British warships (like the HMS Sheffield, as mentioned above) and seriously jeapordized the UK Task Force sent there.
Which brings me to my question : Can the Harpoon, like the Exocet, be launched from fighter craft?
Pity RSN doesn't equip Exocets on its ships, still using only the Boeing Harpoon. Sigh.
Mebbe we shud get some for emergency ground deployment around kusu and sister island,Originally posted by zenden9:SS-N-22 sunburn is too big for our RSN ship even the new frigate cannot take it. Can only fit on our endurance class LSD,hahaha! But Endurance class is a logistic ship not a attack ship.
sunburns and crowded SLOCs don't go well together.....supersonic streakers have a very high chance of killing a civillian vessels, so until the RSN sees the need to have such a missile for open water engagements, i don't think we'll be seeing supersonic missiles anytime...Originally posted by zenden9:SS-N-22 sunburn is too big for our RSN ship even the new frigate cannot take it. Can only fit on our endurance class LSD,hahaha! But Endurance class is a logistic ship not a attack ship.
i don't think the SS-N-22 can be air launched..can it?Originally posted by paulho:Mebbe we shud get some for emergency ground deployment around kusu and sister island,
get some for air deployments also.
btw another warhead option for the 'sunburn' is also nuclear, thats why it's an aircraft carrier killer
A CBU would presumably be more effective since small gunboats are more difficult to hit with conventional iron bombs. The more bomblets, the higher the probability of hit.Originally posted by sgFish:They used CBU against ships? was there a reason for that or did they just use CBU cuz they had nothing else to use?
Capture a ship with 5000+ men aboard that is escorted by at least 6-8 FFGs, DDGs and CGs....yeah that'd be do-ableOriginally posted by SpecOps87:Well,why do you wanna destroy a perfectly good Aircraft carrier or vessel?When you can capture it?Why dun use limpet mines against it man?
Haha... You are forgetting the 70 over planes, both fighters and transports plus the helicopters carried by both the carrier and the other escort ships.Originally posted by Viper52:Capture a ship with 5000+ men aboard that is escorted by at least 6-8 FFGs, DDGs and CGs....yeah that'd be do-able![]()


Hehe.. no. Just wanted to see RSN using it lar.Originally posted by sgFish:any reason for you saying that? is there any advantage of using the exocet over the harpoon besides the fact that it was battle tested before?
Wow.. what the hell is that monster? Huyo.. looks solid man. Looks exactly like the way the Russians like their toys to be.. Big, chunky and nasty.Originally posted by zenden9:Why don't we get a flying frigate and fire this monster? Hahahaha..