Talk:Silkworm (missile)

max range
What's the maximum range of a Silkworm? --The_reverend

Iraq Scud
"Iraq also used Scud missiles in both these conflicts." i.e. both Iran-Iraq and Iraq 2003.

My understanding was that initial reports that Iraq used scuds in 2003 were inaccurate, and were contradicted by later reports.


 * Maybe you're correct, if i wrote that bit then i did it while the war was still ongoing. Feel free to change it. Tristanb 01:25 4 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * Why is the Scud mentioned in this article at all? It is related to the Silkwork in any way other than having been used by Iraq? - Molinari 20:18 9 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * Well, originally it was just because i knew the scud missile page existed :-) But it also halts the implication that silkworm missiles are the only missile that iraq uses.
 * It's a bit of an ugly sentence, but i like it better than a See also. --Tristanb 06:46 10 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * I can see what you mean, but I don't think that the article would imply that the Silkworm is the only missile that Iraq uses. After all, the article is Silkworm-centered, and a reader is not likely to see it as providing an exhaustive list of the missiles possessed by Iraq, or any other country.


 * What do you think of replacing the paragraph with something like this?


 * The Silkworm gained fame in the 1980s when it was used by both sides in the Iran-Iraq War; both countries were supplied by China. More recently, the missile was used by Iraq in the 2003 Iraq War.


 * Molinari 01:40 11 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's better. I've changed it. Tristanb 05:41 11 Jul 2003 (UTC)


 * What evidence is there that any silkworms were used during the latest Iraq War? (Sonlee 15:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC))

While in the Gulf of Aden in 1980...
Somebody hucked one of those damned things at us while I was serving aboard the Constellation (CV64). Seriously unreal feeling when the 1MC calls out "General Quarters" and "Vampires Inbound!!" You try not to panic but you get a seriously cold feeling in the middle of your chest. Sort of hard to discribe. They started reading off the closing mileage, (Which was REALLY creepy) when it dropped off the scopes at about 8 miles out. Never did find out for sure if it was knocked down by the picket destroyers, it was foiled by ECM or we were just a little too far out of range.BigDon 01:42, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

INS Hanit incident
Current info says that the missile the hit the INS Hanit was a C-802, not this older Silkworm so I've moved the info to there. Riddley 17:02, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Combat Use
I ran across an article on Depleted Uranium in the Gulf that happened to mention an incident with a silkworm missile. (http://www.deploymentlink.osd.mil/du_library/du_ii/du_ii_tabh.htm) at the end "Ship-to-Ship Incident"

A shore-based launcher fired a silkworm at the USS Missouri (BB-63), USS Jarrett (FFG-33), and HMS Gloucester(D-96) February 25, 1991. A sea dart missile from the Gloucester shot down the Silkworm.

Is this worth adding to the 'History' section of this article?

Edit: I see that this incident is already listed in the Combat History section of the Sea Dart missile entry.

--Occasional Reader 17:04, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

This page states that "Both the Shang You (SY) and the Fei Long (FL) families of anti-ship missiles are often also referred as Silkworms.", however, http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/hy1.htm states that "HY-1 is coastal defense version, SY-1 is the ship-launched version.". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.221.128.8 (talk) 11:41, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

The article is incorrect as it was not known if the Silkworm was targeted at USS Missouri or HMS London, they were in close proximity and the missile exploded between the two vessels. I know I was there!!!! Ijf1959 (talk) 10:11, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I seem to recall a mention of London being involved in that - but 'I was there' isn't considered a reliable sourcing for inclusion in a Wikipedia article. If you can find a source, feel free to add it back! - The Bushranger Return fire Flank speed 17:55, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Tsien's Departure From the U.S.
This article states that Tsien was deported from the U.S. The article on Tsien says that he left the U.S. voluntarily after an agreement between the PRC and the U.S. ended his house arrest. I have no idea which is correct, but obviously one article or the other needs to be changed. I'd suggest just removing the issue from this article, since it's not all that relevant here. Isaac R (talk) 01:13, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Infobox?
The appropriate infobox is Infobox Weapon -MBK004 02:50, 2 August 2010 (UTC)