Sea Skimming, Still a Scary Specter in Anti-Ship Missile Attacks

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Sea Skimming, Still a Scary Specter in Anti-Ship Missile Attacks


Today circulating on social media, photos and short videos showing the condition of the Russian missile cruiser RTS Moskva in a heavily damaged and burned condition in the Black Sea on April 15, or shortly before being declared sunk. In the photo, you can see a puff of smoke and the condition of the hull that has tilted, which indicates the hull of the 12,490-ton ship has been flooded with seawater.

On the sloping side of the forward hull, two large gaping holes are seen, which are thought to be the result of the work of the Ukrainian RK-360MC Neptune anti-ship missile. While there has been no statement from Russia so far about Neptune's involvement, Ukraine has claimed the use of missiles fired from the coast.


And if you look at the characteristic holes in the hull, there is a strong suspicion that the anti-ship missiles attacked by sea skimming techniques.

Sea skimming, which means the missile flies very low above sea level, is not something new in the world of anti-ship missiles, because sea skimming has become a 'standard' capability on anti-ship missiles, where the debut of sea skimming was popularized by the AM-39 Exocet which was released Argentine Super Etendard fighter jets as they hit British destroyer HMS Sheffield on May 4, 1982.

Even though his name is often mentioned, it's still interesting to know what sea skimming is and all that stuff. By definition, sea skimming is a technique used by anti-ship missiles and some fighter aircraft for radar evasion, infrared detection, and to lower the chances of being shot down when approaching a target.

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Anti-ship missiles with a sea skimming technique will fly as low as practically achievable, which is almost always below 50 meters, and often drop to 2 meters above sea level. For target ships, they are generally only able to detect missiles as they appear on the horizon (about 28 to 46 km from the ship), allowing warning of about 25 to 60 seconds before impact.

By flying super low, making the missile difficult to reach by the ship's radar detection. Sea skimming techniques can significantly reduce the available response time that a ship's missile defenses have to work on, making these missiles significantly more difficult to intercept.

Although there are a number of advantages, the sea skimming technique also has a number of potential hazards for the missile, such as the risk of water impact (wave height) on sensors and software, which can interfere with the accuracy of the target.

Despite being a frightening specter, the true sea skimming technique can be resisted by the CWIS (Close In Weapon System) weapon type.


And ironically, the Moskva RTS is actually dense with CIWS, the Moskva RTS is equipped with six six-barreled AK-630 fast reaction cannons that surround the Moskva RTS body. What happened to the CIWS arsenal in the Moscow RTS, Why was it unable to respond to Neptune's hack? Until now still creating some speculation.

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