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The combat debut for the Exocet missile was in the [[Falklands War]].  At the outbreak of hostilities, the Argentine navy had five air-launched Exocets, all of which were fired at British ships.  Two missiles hit their targets, the destroyer HMS Sheffield and the supply ship Atlantic Conveyer, sinking both ships.  The Exocet threat forced the British task force to operate further away from the [[Falkland Islands]] than it had before.<ref>Air War in the Falklands 1982, by Christopher Chant, Osprey Combat Aircraft series, 2001</ref>

The combat debut for the Exocet missile was in the [[Falklands War]].  At the outbreak of hostilities, the Argentine navy had five air-launched Exocets, all of which were fired at British ships.  Two missiles hit their targets, the destroyer HMS Sheffield and the supply ship Atlantic Conveyer, sinking both ships.  The Exocet threat forced the British task force to operate further away from the [[Falkland Islands]] than it had before.<ref>Air War in the Falklands 1982, by Christopher Chant, Osprey Combat Aircraft series, 2001</ref>

The Exocet also saw use by [[Iraq]] in the [[Iran-Iraq War]].  In 1987, 2 Exocets, launched from an Iraqi Mirage, hit the American [[frigate]] USS Stark, killing 37 sailors, but not sinking the ship.<ref>Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy, by Craig L. Symonds, 1995</ref>

The Exocet also saw use by [[Iraq]] in the [[Iran-Iraq War]].  In 1987, 2 Exocets, mistakenly launched from an Iraqi Mirage, hit the American [[frigate]] USS Stark on duty in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 sailors, but not sinking the ship.<ref>Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy, by Craig L. Symonds, 1995</ref>

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