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Seacat (missile)

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Seacat is a British short-range surface-to-air missile system, built by Short Brothers to replace the Bofors 40mm gun aboard warships of all sizes, and was the world's first operational shipboard point-defense missile system. It entered service in 1962, was designed for minimal modification to the ships that carried it, and saw combat during the Falklands War and other regional conflicts before its gradual retirement in the 1990s and early 2000s; a mobile land-based version was known as Tigercat. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Shipboard point-defense surface-to-air missile 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1962 2
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Operated By

Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Seacat (missile)
Royal Navy, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Falklands War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Seacat (missile)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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South African Border War, Wars
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Manufactured By

Short Brothers

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Seacat (missile)
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1. Wikipedia: Seacat (missile)
  • service status
    Most users retired the system during the 1990's and early 2000's
  • Lead section
    Seacat is a British short-range surface-to-air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system, and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced with minimum modification to the recipient vessel and (originally) using existing fire-control systems.
  • Infobox: service
    1962 - early 2000's
  • Introduction
    is a British short-range surface-to-air missile system
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Infobox: wars
    1971 Indo-Pakistani War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    1971 Indo-Pakistani War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War
  • Used In: Falklands War, Infobox: wars
    1971 Indo-Pakistani War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War
  • Used In: South African Border War, Infobox: wars
    1971 Indo-Pakistani War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War
  • Operated By: Royal Navy, Wikipedia article text
    The four systems used by the Royal Navy are described below.
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    Tigercat was used exclusively by 48 Squadron RAF Regiment between 1967 and 1978, before being replaced by Rapier.
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2. Seacat (missile) (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2089676 (P729 service entry): 1962
Quote, Wikidata Q2089676 (P729 service entry): 1962
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1962.
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Wikidata: Seacat (missile)
Wikidata Q2089676, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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