Re: Hardkill of missiles (exocets)

In a message dated 3/27/97 3:37:27 PM, pepourne@nps.navy.mil (Phillip E.
Pournelle) wrote:

>  What he found was that there was only one successful hardkill versus
a
>missile in the entire history of modern naval war.  It was a British
ship
>that engaged an Iraqui balistic missile intended for the USS Wisconsin.
 The
>missile was destoyed by a Sea Dart, but after the missile was a threat
to
>any allied ship...

  OK- what was he using for examples?  It's not like we have a bevy of
experience with modern naval warfare...

  Is this report unclassified?	If so, I'd like to see it...

  MM2(SS) Michael Wuerthele, AD USN