jih@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rong-Song Jih) (06/05/90)
From: jih@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rong-Song Jih) Taiwan's navy installed the Sea Chaparral missiles on some of its Fletcher class destroyers for years. If my memory serves me right, Taiwan's navy could be the only fleet in the world equipped with such army weapon designed for low/very low altitude air defense purpose. Can someone highlight me the military significance of such modification? Was it a brilliant idea at all or just another stupid useless experiment? Thanks. PS: The Charparral has the maximum slant range of about 4 km.