@CumbyOnThePiss . They are Seacat missiles which could be fired in automatic mode using radar contacts etc or manually using a joystick type arrangement.
NZ and Australia have/had a Lear jet which towed a drone a kilometre behind it which the missiles were fired at. Aimers were told not to hit the target due to the cost etc (full of electronics to track missile/detonation etc)
@stockcar269s There were some seacat aimers who were banned in some cases as they blew the drone out of the sky on a regular basis, these guys also won international aimers contests for their skill. The seacat missile has been long gone as they are obsolete. Wikipedia has a good article about the seacat
were sea cats any good ?
blahblah48856 1 month ago
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Well they shot a few Argentinian Skyhawks and Mirages out of the Sky during the Falklands war so they must have been ok :-)
stockcar269s 1 month ago
I served on Monowai from start '97 until she got decommsioned. Love that ship!
turoaman 7 months ago
Like the Vickers 4.5 action.
KG84C 1 year ago
what are the missiles fire at 3:52
CumbyOnThePiss 1 year ago
@CumbyOnThePiss . They are Seacat missiles which could be fired in automatic mode using radar contacts etc or manually using a joystick type arrangement.
NZ and Australia have/had a Lear jet which towed a drone a kilometre behind it which the missiles were fired at. Aimers were told not to hit the target due to the cost etc (full of electronics to track missile/detonation etc)
stockcar269s 1 year ago
@stockcar269s There were some seacat aimers who were banned in some cases as they blew the drone out of the sky on a regular basis, these guys also won international aimers contests for their skill. The seacat missile has been long gone as they are obsolete. Wikipedia has a good article about the seacat
stockcar269s 1 year ago
Really interresting to see. cheers mate
Ashvegian 1 year ago