Talk:Sea Wolf (missile)

message: "Sea Wolf is an advanced point defence missile in service aboard general purpose frigates of the Royal Navy. The weapon is 1.9m long and weighs 82kg, including a 13.4kg warhead. In the Royal Navy, it is used in two versions; on the Type 22 frigate, it is carried in two 6-cell launchers that are set at about 20 degrees above horizontal, giving a range of approximately 6.5km; on the Type 23 frigate, it is carried in a 32-cell vertical launch system, which increases the missile's range to approximately 10km. The weapon is used to defend against both aircraft and anti-ship missiles. To this end, the entire system (tracking radars, fire control computers, missiles) are all completely automated."
David Newton 15:31, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Text of Sea Wolf missile by [[User:Hammersfan 1]], needs merging into main article:

message: * "Modern Combat Ships 4: Type 22" Leo Marriot, 1986 - Brilliant 2 confirmed, 1 possible. Broadsword 4 claims
* "Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983" Leo Marriot, 1983 - Brilliant 2 confirmed, 1 possible. Broadsword 3 claims
* "BATTLE ATLAS of the FALKLANDS WAR 1982, by Land, Sea, Air" Gordon Smith, 2006 (on http://www.naval-history.net/F64argaircraftlost.htm]) - Brilliant 2 confirmed, 1 possible. Broadsword 2 claims; 
** Wednesday 12th May - Two A-4B Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 5 shot down off Stanley by Sea Wolf fired by HMS Brilliant and third aircraft hit sea trying to evade missile (1.45 pm). All three pilots, Lt Bustos, Lt Ibarlucea and Lt Nivoli killed.
** Friday 21st May - Dagger A of FAA Grupo 6 shot down near Fanning Head by Sea Cat fired by HMS Argonaut or Plymouth, or more likely Sea Wolf from HMS Broadsword (10.30 am). Lt Bean killed.
** Sunday 23rd May - A-4B Skyhawk of FAA Grupo 5 shot down over San Carlos Water by unknown SAM (1.50 pm). Claims that day include "Broadsword" Sea Wolf, "Antelope" Sea Cat, and land-based Rapiers and Blowpipe. Lt Guadagnini killed.
These sources all indicate 2 confirmed kills, and at least 3 further possibles. I have therefore changed the text in the article to indicate this. Emoscopes Talk 13:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Falklands Kills

message: ive always had the opinion that the seawolf was a good short range defence missle and most sources say that it is good at its job. however i have recently bought a book called "Lions,donkeys and dinosaurs" by lewis page which says that sea wolf isnt that good and thats why were the only country that uses it. like i said every other information ive read about it says its a good missle thats effective at its job. in the book as well he critises both army and raf expediture even though he was a royal navy officer who served on the minesweepers so does he really have the expertise to critise these things that he wasnt invovled in also he left the RN and never served on frigates and destroyers which he also sees as a waste of money.Corustar 15:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If he thinks frigates and destroyers are a waste of money why does he care about a whether a short range missile which is used from frigates and destroyers is any good or not?  Sounds like a real genius.  BTW according to the article there are at least two foreign users, I don't have any info as to whether that is correct or not.  Riddley 11:04, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: seawolf missle

message: I distinctly recall that at the time of the Falklands conflict the Sea Wolf was described in the media as a 'hittile', i.e. a missile weapon that relies on precisely hitting the target, and not on a proximity fuse.  This seems to be borne out by an article from 1982, which states that 'Rapier [a land-based missile] and Sea Wolf are impact-only missiles' https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1982/1982%20-%201899.PDF  But the present Wikipedia article states that the Sea Wolf has a proximity fuse.  Is this correct, and if so was the missile modified after the Falklands experience?  The Rapier was certainly modified in this way, because in the heat of battle for various reasons it tended to miss the target, which made it about as much use as a chocolate teapot. There was also much concern about the performance of Sea Wolf as a close-defence system, and the Royal Navy hastily equipped its ships with the American Vulcan Phalanx Gatling gun.109.150.6.198 (talk) 18:05, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The Royal Navy's guided weapons systems of the time were designed for defending NATO convoys from North America while in the open ocean of the North Atlantic, not defending ships within the narrow confines of small harbours and inlets where hills and other ground clutter get in the way.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.144.50.176 (talk) 18:59, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Originally a 'hittile'?