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From: hall@EBay.Sun.COM (Scott Hallmark)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Silkworms
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.033422.22999@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 03:34:22 GMT
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From: hall@EBay.Sun.COM (Scott Hallmark)

In article <1991Feb5.040625.4296@cbnews.att.com>, ferrill@u.washington.edu (Art Ferrill) writes:

>A U.S. military briefer this morning indicated some concern about the threat
>of Iraqi Exocets and Silkworms to our battleships. What is the Silkworm? 
 The Silkworm is a Chinese variant of of the old Soviet Styx missile.
>Is it surface to surface or air to surface or both?
 The Silkworm is a surface to surface missile.
>What are its range and accuracy?
 It's range is 40nm.+. Accuracy unk. but can be seriously degraded by AECM
 and/or SRBOC.
>What kind of warhead does it carry?
 2200lbs.HE or possible Nuclear.


 Scott Hallmark ex-EW1(SW) plankowner BB-63, CG-33, FFG-30