anti-ship missile
Let an agent explain anti-ship missiles as a weapon category, relay history, guidance types and notable examples from public reference sources, describe arms control and naval history context, and decline operational, technical or targeting detail.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain anti-ship missiles as a weapon category, relay history, guidance types and notable examples from public reference sources, describe arms control and naval history context, and decline operational, technical or targeting detail.
A guided missile designed to attack ships, launched from aircraft, ships, submarines or land, typically flying low over the sea with radar or infrared guidance, developed since the Second World War through early types such as the AUM-N-2 Petrel and UGM-89 Perseus to modern examples such as the Russian Kh-31, the Norwegian Joint Strike Missile, the South Korean Biryong and hypersonic programmes such as HALO; anti-ship missiles are described here at the level of public reference sources, without operational or technical detail.
What it is for: Not applicable; a weapon category.
It can be explain the category; relay history and examples; relay arms control context; decline operational detail.
Distinguishing features
Ship targeting
Sea-skimming flight
Multiple launch platforms
Export controlled
What it looks like
A winged or finned missile launched from aircraft, ships or shore.
Physical character
first operational anti-ship missiles: 1950s period
first combat sinking by anti-ship missile: 1967 year - INS Eilat
How it is recognised
Missile designed to attack ships
Air, ship, submarine and land launched types; Petrel, Perseus, Kh-31, Joint Strike Missile, Biryong, HALO
Anti-ship ballistic missiles are a distinct class; torpedoes travel underwater; cruise missiles may attack land
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is carried by - and aircraft
is countered by - and other defences
is controlled by - regimes
In practice
Families and kinds
air-launched anti-ship missiles such as the Kh-31 and Joint Strike Missile
ship-launched missiles
submarine-launched missiles such as the UGM-89 Perseus programme
coastal defence missiles such as the Biryong
early guided weapons such as the AUM-N-2 Petrel
hypersonic programmes such as HALO
anti-ship ballistic missiles as a related class
Standards and regulation
Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenaar Arrangement
National export control laws
International humanitarian law
Failure modes and hazards
Agents providing operational, technical or targeting detail
Glorification of weapons
Unverified performance claims
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What anti-ship missiles are.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and categories.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an anti-ship missile, and how are air, ship, submarine and land launched types distinguished in public sources? definition
- Is the question about the category in general or about operational or technical matters the model does not cover? boundary
Guidance
Guidance types.
Guidance
Guidance.
- How are radar, infrared and sea-skimming approaches described in general reference terms? definition
- Which entry fits the specific missile? action
History History.
Attribution.
Development
Development.
Development
Development.
- How did anti-ship missiles develop from the Petrel and Perseus programmes to the Kh-31, Joint Strike Missile, Biryong and hypersonic projects, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Use
Historical use.
Use
Use.
- How have anti-ship missiles changed naval warfare historically, such as in 1967, 1982 and later, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Control Arms control.
Regulation.
Export
Export control.
Export
Export.
- How are anti-ship missiles controlled under the MTCR and export laws? provenance
- Which entry fits arms export control? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates surround naval missile proliferation and sea denial, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context Museums and culture.
Context.
Museums
Museums.
Museums
Museums.
- Where are historical anti-ship missiles displayed in museums? provenance
- Which entry fits naval museum? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are anti-ship missiles portrayed in film and games, and how does that differ from reality? provenance
- Which entry fits naval warfare in fiction? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should specific missiles be separate entries?
- How should public reference sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific missiles and programmes; should they be split off?