> Torpedos are not bullets, I don't think this is a good analogy.
They aren't, but I'm sure there are operational complications to using them that make the analogy work (e.g. countermeasures).
They aren't, but I'm sure there are operational complications to using them that make the analogy work (e.g. countermeasures).
I would say a missile is more similar to a torpedo. We can look to the Falklands as to how dangerous missiles are against ships. This isn't your grandfathers WWII torpedo.
There is only one other case of an anti-ship missile I can think of off hand, in Desert Storm when a Silkworm was shot at a fleet and shot down with a SeaRAM(?) I think.
I am surprised at the downvotes, but I guess also not. Either way, the information is out there. I agree with the article in that military software is generally awful, but I'm guessing it is not easy to innovate.