Sea Cat missile system (early service)
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The Sea Cat missile system was an early British short-range, ship-based surface-to-air missile designed in the late 1950s to defend naval vessels against low-flying aircraft.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sea Cat missile system | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval air-defence system
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surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| controlSystem | radio command link from director ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1960s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early guided missile era ⓘ |
| fireControl |
optical director
ⓘ
radar-assisted director ⓘ |
| fuzing |
contact fuze
ⓘ
proximity fuze ⓘ |
| guidanceMethod |
manual command to line-of-sight
ⓘ
radio command guidance ⓘ |
| guidanceType | command line-of-sight ⓘ |
| intendedRole | short-range air defence ⓘ |
| intendedTarget |
anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
low-flying aircraft ⓘ |
| launcherConfiguration | four-rail launcher ⓘ |
| launcherType | trainable launcher ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | ship-based launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first operational British shipborne guided surface-to-air missile ⓘ |
| platform | surface ships ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid fuel ⓘ |
| rangeClass | short range ⓘ |
| replaced | Bofors 40 mm gun on many ships ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Argentine Navy
NERFINISHED
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Brazilian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Malaysian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired from Royal Navy service ⓘ |
| successor | Sea Wolf missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cod Wars
NERFINISHED
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Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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