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AM-39 Exocet facts for kids

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Super Étendard with Exocet launching from Foch (R99) 1983
AM-39 Exocet on a Dassault Super-Étendard of the French Navy.

The AM-39 Exocet is an anti-ship missile. It is designed and built in France by Aérospatiale. It can be used from a fighter aircraft, a warship or a submarine. It was used by Argentina against the Royal Navy's HMS Sheffield.

Images for kids

  • Exocet-mil

    Exocet missile launch

  • Exocet impact

    Exocet impact

  • ExocetNerz

    MM38 onboard German Navy Type 143A Gepard-class fast attack craft Nerz

  • Super Etendard ARA 204

    Sue 204 (Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard) of Argentina's 2nd Navy Squadron, used in the Atlantic Conveyor attack

  • USS Stark

    Stark listing after being hit

  • Exocet operators

    Map with Exocet operators in blue and former operators in red

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Exocet para niños

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