To: Thrownatbirth
By the time it became obsolete,the Styx had sunk more than a few enemy ships & attacked targets on land as well.
To: sukhoi-30mki
By the time it became obsolete,the Styx had sunk more than a few enemy ships & attacked targets on land as well.
Yep. The Israelis paid dearly in '67, but the USN already had countermeasures in place, even on the smaller DDs and DEs. When I became an EW in '72, Styx was a no-brainer; there was a whole new generation of guidance systems to worry about.
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02/08/2007 4:39:59 AM PST by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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