Nesbitt Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What other ships were hit then? I don't recall now. I do remember reading a classified document however which emphasised our good fortune in that many exocets failed to explode. As the information was classified you will not be able to access it on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Here is a full list of ships that were hit (unexploded and exploded strikes): http://www.naval-history.net/F62brshipslost.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I don't recall now. I do remember reading a classified document however which emphasised our good fortune in that many exocets failed to explode. As the information was classified you will not be able to access it on the internet. Are you sure that you're not mistaking the gravity bombs that were not exploding, due to the pilots flying too low when they were dropped? It was obviously decided to keep this classified so the Argentinians wouldn't amend their tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbitt Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Are you sure that you're not mistaking the gravity bombs that were not exploding, due to the pilots flying too low when they were dropped? It was obviously decided to keep this classified so the Argentinians wouldn't amend their tactics. It is better that you choose to believe that, so yes, I got confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't recall now. I do remember reading a classified document however which emphasised our good fortune in that many exocets failed to explode. As the information was classified you will not be able to access it on the internet. So you're in breach of the Official Secrets Act are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoni_mouse Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by JFKvsNixon What other ships were hit then? I don't recall now. I do remember reading a classified document however which emphasised our good fortune in that many exocets failed to explode. As the information was classified you will not be able to access it on the internet. Odd then, given this 'classified information' you were privy to, that the MOD decided to equip so many British warships with exocet, given they performed so poorly? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbitt Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Odd then, given this 'classified information' you were privy to, that the MOD decided to equip so many British warships with exocet, given they performed so poorly? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Yes, but because they do not explode properly they were cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm glad The Sun are representing our interests. The great ambassadors that they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoni_mouse Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by Annoni_mouse Odd then, given this 'classified information' you were privy to, that the MOD decided to equip so many British warships with exocet, given they performed so poorly? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Yes, but because they do not explode properly they were cheap. or, given the missile fired to ship sunk/damaged ratio during the war, they decided that the exocet was better at the time than harpoon, for example? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Yes I've often wondered why we don't secretly install self destruct devices into the weapons we sell. ---------- Post added 04-01-2013 at 19:19 ---------- The Enterprise is a US aircraft carrier so no thats not the one. ---------- Post added 04-01-2013 at 19:25 ---------- I think it was only HMS Sheffield and HMS Glamorgan that were hit by Exocet. If you were there as you claim I'm sure you wouldn't have forgotten that the Conveyor was also hit by two Excocets, taking a lot of the helicopters, and more importantly most of the Mars Bars to the bottom when it sank. ---------- Post added 05-01-2013 at 17:20 ---------- If all the exocets that hit our ships had exploded we would have lost the war. I would like to say a big thank you to the French for being incompetent. I believe that all the Exocets that hit did explode. There were a lot of ships that were holed by bombs going all the way though them without detonating, which still lets the water in of course although not as catastrophically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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