Re: "Harpoon in Space"

At 02:41 AM 3/28/97 GMT, David Brewer wrote:
>
>Note that an American warship, that was equipped with a phalanx
>CIWS, was hit by an Exocet missile in the Persian Gulf. This
>suggests that there isn't a fat lot you can do about shooting
>them down, even with a specialised system... perhap FT's 1-in-6 
>has that part correct.

We have to remember two important facts about the Stark Incident:
1.  The CIWS was not armed.
2.  The TAO did not orient the ship to unmask the battery.
3.  The crew was not ready to respond to Iraq as a threat.

Phil P.