To: Godzilla
C802s will damage, but not usually instantly destroy a front-line corvette, frigate, or destroyer. The warhead isn't big enough to do it.
The Silkworm (the C802's bigger, older brother) carries a 546kg warhead, and that one *will* instantly sink a destroyer.
24 posted on
07/15/2006 3:36:29 PM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
Hmmm, interesting. I'll have to do some more research.
37 posted on
07/15/2006 3:41:07 PM PDT by
Godzilla
(Evil can be defeated when the good are unafraid.)
To: Spktyr
Oh I don't know, several brave "tin cans" took multiple 14 inch shells apiece off Samar and still made 15 knots, and smoke. One of them cut a cruiser in half with its torpedos and got dozens of superstructure hits on BBs and CAs, while taking 3 14 inch and about a dozen 6 and 8 inch hits.
This idea that any ship hit is "done for" does not withstand historical scrutiny.
179 posted on
07/15/2006 8:52:07 PM PDT by
JasonC
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