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| − | The [[Boeing]] '''AGM-84 Harpoon''' is an [[United States|American]]-built [[anti-ship missile]], which can be launched from warplanes (such as the [[F-16|Fighting Falcon]]), surface ships, or submarines. The missile is 4.7 meters long, travels 240 meters/second, flies at an altitude of 2 meters, and can travel from | + | The [[Boeing]] '''AGM-84 Harpoon''' is an [[United States|American]]-built [[anti-ship missile]], which can be launched from warplanes (such as the [[F-16|Fighting Falcon]]), surface ships, or submarines. The missile is 4.7 meters long, travels 240 meters/second, flies at an altitude of 2 meters, and can travel from 93 km (launched from a submarine) to 315 km (launched from a high-altitude aircraft). |
The first combat use of the missile was in 1986 in the [[Gulf of Sidra]]. During Operation Prairie Fire, [[A-6 Intruder]]s sank two [[Libya]]n vessels (a missile boat and a corvette) using Harpoon missiles and Rockeye cluster bombs.<ref>''El Dorado Canyon: Reagan's Undeclared War with Libya'', by Joseph T. Stanik, Naval Institute Press, 2003</ref> | The first combat use of the missile was in 1986 in the [[Gulf of Sidra]]. During Operation Prairie Fire, [[A-6 Intruder]]s sank two [[Libya]]n vessels (a missile boat and a corvette) using Harpoon missiles and Rockeye cluster bombs.<ref>''El Dorado Canyon: Reagan's Undeclared War with Libya'', by Joseph T. Stanik, Naval Institute Press, 2003</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/harpoon/index.htm Boeing IDS - Harpoon Missile Overview] | *[http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/missiles/harpoon/index.htm Boeing IDS - Harpoon Missile Overview] | ||
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/agm-84.htm Globalsecurity - Harpoon Missile] | *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/agm-84.htm Globalsecurity - Harpoon Missile] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:13, July 12, 2016
The Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon is an American-built anti-ship missile, which can be launched from warplanes (such as the Fighting Falcon), surface ships, or submarines. The missile is 4.7 meters long, travels 240 meters/second, flies at an altitude of 2 meters, and can travel from 93 km (launched from a submarine) to 315 km (launched from a high-altitude aircraft).
The first combat use of the missile was in 1986 in the Gulf of Sidra. During Operation Prairie Fire, A-6 Intruders sank two Libyan vessels (a missile boat and a corvette) using Harpoon missiles and Rockeye cluster bombs.[1]
References
- ↑ El Dorado Canyon: Reagan's Undeclared War with Libya, by Joseph T. Stanik, Naval Institute Press, 2003