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And NBOB. .if an exocet is shot at you, you have an object traveling at 315 meters per second, if you detect it at 5 Kilometers or there abouts, you have about 16 seconds till impact.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010

Imean if we can intercept a exocet which is much smaller we can hit one of these behemoths .... or do they go to fast anyways just wondering.

Defense Tech 2009

ASMs now are moving towards hispeed the Russian Sunburn is a prime example even ye old Harpoon is getting faster as is the exocet.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010

Lets also remember that the Ships sunk last time by the much VAUNTED exocet lacked CIWS and thats since been rectified.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010

Although RN ships where lost in the Falklands conflict, the warhead is so sml on the exocet, its not immediate and if you have a look at the ships which where sunk they were neither equipped for the roll, or placed in the right spot or where due for upgrades which had to be postponed when the conflict started.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010

Patriots 7 Broncos 16, 9:18 2nd quarter My, what a throw that is - Brady unleashing an exocet that Wes Welker just about manages to cling onto as it flies whistles by perilously close to his head.

New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011

Another week after that, an exocet missile struck the transmitter.

365 tomorrows » 2006 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006

Cameron didn't win according to Nick Assinder that unbiased commentator from the BBC. According to Nick Cameron was 'heading for a score draw'until Blair launched an exocet which presumably won it for Blair.

Cameron Wipes the Floor With Blair 2006

The Belgrano battlegroup could almost certainly outrun the Conqueror, so catch up was not an option if contact were lost or if the destroyers had split off to launch their missiles, bearing in mind the whole group was only about five hours sailing outside its exocet missile range of the task force.

Belgrano Captain: We Did Pose a Threat to Task Force 2007

Maggie's bouffant hairstyle deflected the exocet missile

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