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Old 21st Jan 2007, 12:17
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Navaleye
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A scenario which was often replayed was an attack on the Belgrano group without the aid of an SSN. This would have resulted in the RN surface attack group closing to within circa 35 miles of the Argentine force and launch Sea Skua attacks on her accompanying DDs in order to disable them, repeated if necessary. The SAG would then close on the Belgrano and attack with Exocet using OTH data provided by the Lynx. Additional Lynx sorties would then be flown to mop up any surviving Argentine assets. The Sea Skua was a handy beast in its day. Needs a longer range, active seeker, GPS guidance and a proximity fuse.
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