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No way HSV was hit by an internally detonating anti-ship missile. Such a detonation on an aluminium ship of this design would have taken the bow off.The Kinetic Energy damage caused by the TALOS is the result of the weapon disintegrating on impact. If it stays together which is much more common in anti-ship missiles the result is a cartoon outline of missile in the side of the ship with most of the missile and its KE exiting the far side. To be effective the warhead needs to detonate. As to the warhead the "P" charges were a German concept deployed on Kormoran missile while the horns on the front are French anti-ricochet design. The Germans used a complete ring for the same purpose. The Chinses C801/802 and its Iranian copies combine the two. French did not believe in "P" charges but were willing to adopted small ones in ANS.
No way HSV was hit by an internally detonating anti-ship missile. Such a detonation on an aluminium ship of this design would have taken the bow off.
The Kinetic Energy damage caused by the TALOS is the result of the weapon disintegrating on impact. If it stays together which is much more common in anti-ship missiles the result is a cartoon outline of missile in the side of the ship with most of the missile and its KE exiting the far side. To be effective the warhead needs to detonate.
As to the warhead the "P" charges were a German concept deployed on Kormoran missile while the horns on the front are French anti-ricochet design. The Germans used a complete ring for the same purpose. The Chinses C801/802 and its Iranian copies combine the two. French did not believe in "P" charges but were willing to adopted small ones in ANS.
