The picture shows the Harpoon anti-ship missile
The Russia-Ukraine war has always been the focus of attention from the outside world. In recent times, Ukraine used weapons and equipment provided by the West, the famous killer Harpoon anti-ship missile at sea, to sink a Russian ship. The military ship, Ukraine used it to fire hundreds of miles away. It fired a total of two missiles , which directly sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet tugboat Vasily Bek. The Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that the ship had been transporting ammunition to Snake Island , weapons and personnel, after the attack, a total of 23 crew members were injured and 10 others were missing.
The picture shows the Harpoon anti-ship missile
Sivalibek tugboat. It is a new warship commissioned by the Russian army in 2017. It is one of the four supply ships of the same type in the Black Sea Fleet . It is named after the chief engineer of the Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine claims, This is the 15th ship sunk since the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet was sunk. Compared with the warships lost by the Russian army, the outside world is more concerned about the combat capabilities of the Harpoon anti-ship missile in the hands of Ukraine. So what is this missile like? ? Compared with the Neptune missiles equipped by Ukraine, the performance of the Harpoon anti-ship missile is very advanced.
The picture shows the Harpoon anti-ship missile
At present, Ukraine has received a batch of Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the United States and Denmark. It is not yet clear what type of missiles it received from the United States, but Denmark provided Ukraine with The Harpoon shore-based anti-ship missile is a relatively rare model. Most Harpoon anti-ship missiles are equipped on ships. There are air-launched versions and submarine-launched versions, but there are few shore-based anti-ship versions. , the only countries equipped with this type of missiles are Denmark, Spain, South Korea and Egypt, and the number is not too large.
The Harpoon anti-ship missile used in Denmark uses a Swedish Scania tactical truck and installs four launch tubes on the launch vehicle. This missile has been improved to some extent and uses the newer Harpoon BLOCK2 missile. The launch weight 690 kg, equipped with a 221 kg semi-armor-piercing warhead, equipped with a J402-CA-400 turbojet engine, capable of sea-skimming flight at a high subsonic speed of Mach 0.9. The missile is equipped with a single-pulse active radar with a scanning angle of 60 degrees, and is equipped with patrol The attack capabilities of missile .
The picture shows the Harpoon anti-ship missile
The shore-based Harpoon anti-ship missile has a range of 220 kilometers, and the extended-range missile has a range of 270 kilometers. It can also hit ground targets if necessary. Since it can be deployed on a motor vehicle, It can move immediately after launch, so the probability of survival is high. U.S. military analyst Carlson said that depending on the deployment location of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Harpoon anti-ship missile can expand the targeting range of the Ukrainian Navy against the Russian Black Sea Fleet, further threatening Russia. The living space of the Black Sea Fleet.
As the fifth largest exporter of wheat in the world, Ukraine cannot effectively transport food out of the Odessa area before the Russian army evacuates Snake Island. Therefore, the use of Harpoon anti-ship missiles can break the maritime blockade and allow The Russian army's abandonment of the blockade near Snake Island can also prevent Russian warships from approaching the Ukrainian coast. The Ukrainian army's 200 kilometers of offshore waters will become a restricted area for Russian warships. In general, this combat operation further demonstrated the fish The actual combat capability of anti-ship missiles makes it a relatively excellent anti-ship weapon.
