How Harpoon Missiles Revolutionized Anti-Ship Warfare
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The original purpose of the Harpoon was to provide a high-subsonic, long-range, sea-skimming, over-the-horizon missile capable of striking enemy warships with lethal accuracy. First developed by the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) corporation in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was initially deployed in 1977.
The evolution of the Harpoon missile system has been marked by strategic advancements, each serving to enhance its combat capabilities.
More recent versions of the Harpoon, such as the Block II+, have incorporated GPS into their guidance systems. This GPS/INS system allows the missile to navigate more accurately to the target area, particularly in littoral environments with islands and other land features that can disrupt the missile's flight path.
One of the defining features of the Harpoon missile is its sea-skimming flight trajectory. After launch, the missile descends to a very low altitude above the surface of the sea, making it difficult for enemy radar systems to detect and track. This low-level flight is controlled by a radar altimeter that constantly measures the altitude above the sea surface and adjusts the flight path accordingly.
Upon reaching the target, the missile's warhead detonates. The Harpoon carries a blast/fragmentation warhead, which is designed to explode on impact and create a large amount of shrapnel to cause extensive damage to the target.
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Dude. Have been waiting for some solid anti ship missile content. It's a surprisingly uncovered topic.
People call the harpoon missile obsolete. People don’t realize that yes the harpoon is not the best missile on paper. But it is reliable, well tested, relatively inexpensive, and can be produced at a larger scale than some newer more advanced missiles. Number of missiles matters a lot in ship verse ship warfare.
@willymac5036
2 ай бұрын
There is also the fact that the U.S. Navy has roughly 5,000 of them stockpiled. Even the most advanced anti ship missile defense systems can be overwhelmed with a saturation attack.
@TheDylls
28 күн бұрын
Sort of like "I'd USUALLY take 2 or 3 magazines of 22LR over a single round of 44"?? Or maybe Sherman tanks vs Tigers, or whatever?
@TheDylls
28 күн бұрын
@@willymac5036 Having no military experience, only video game experience, I can think of so many times I've died after exhausting all of my countermeasures lol
Thank you for making this wonderful video
Thank you!
Wasn't Moskva said to have been struck by one or two Ukranian "Neptune" missiles? I like to think that one or two " 'Poons" would have blasted the superstructure more than the post strike imagery showed. The Neptune is said to be an evolution of a Soviet design. (which is probably a Harpoon rip-off as much as they could do)
@user-br7um4ur6o
9 ай бұрын
HELLO fools, if a 40 year old Slava class cruiser with obsolete Top Steer, Big Net surveillance radars. Can't provide initial Detection and Cueing Information to a equally Obsolete single Top Dome firecontrol radar, nor ar the Bass Tilt firecontrol radars lit off for terminal defense. Then what 😳 is anybody bragging about? 😅 uss stark hit by 2 Exocet missiles yet had 34 SM-1 MR, in the 40 missile Ready Service Ring????😂😅😊 IDIOTS of Gen Z! They POLLUTE KZread WITH THEIR EVER INCREASING STUPIDITY!
Winnie would KILL to steal one of those missiles!!
@brodouken257
6 ай бұрын
The US only gives missiles to the Chinese Military in the.. traditional manner.
4:27 Domino's delivers
I think the French Exocet is the missile that revolutionized anti-ship warfare. If Argentina had had more of them the Falklands War might have had a different outcome.
@steveharvey6421
5 ай бұрын
I agree with you the Exocet made front page news all over the world thanks to Argentina..
@WaterproofSoap
5 ай бұрын
Nonsense.... I don't know if the data you received about the two was thorough....but the briefing I gave to the Sultan of Brunei's mercenary generals when the Sultan considered the Exocet VS Harpoon was at the clearance level I was given to speak to them on the matter. I can say this....Harpoon console has a universally modular data and control design....it's never in a fault/casualty mode for more than a second. Exocet can't make that claim. ....but what would I know...I just worked on them 🙄
@steveharvey6421
5 ай бұрын
you know more than me thanks@@WaterproofSoap
Thumbnail is borderline pornographic 😮😂
@georgen9755
11 ай бұрын
pornography was disintegrating lives
And the soviet anti ship missiles of 1967 are what????
@xandervk2371
15 күн бұрын
Which model?
0:16 that looks more like a torpedo hit than a harpoon missile hit: 4:28 now THAT is a harpoon hit!!
@Aprilium
11 ай бұрын
Nope, that was a Norwegian NSM @ 4:28
Actually the revolution was started by the venerable Styx.
YES YES YES BUT OTHERS,,,,,,HAVE THE SAME.... SO WHAT IS YOUR POINT
,,l,, china