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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship
It was by luck a British Sea Dart hit the lead missile and the second one knocked itself out by flying into the debris of the first one.
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Some minor corrections :
1. The first Silkworm crashed in the water between
USS Missouri and
USS Jarrett, possibly deceived by chaff fired by the two ships.
2. The second Silkworm was detected on radar by a 17-year old sailor named Steven Bunbury on
HMS Gloucester when leaving the coast 21 miles to the west.
3. The second Silkworm was briefly engaged by
USS Missouri's 5-inch guns at near maximum range (10,000+ yards) when the when the missile crossed astern from starboard to port.
4. HMS Gloucester fired two Sea Darts and shot down the second Silkworm after it had passed beyond
USS Missouri's engagement enveloppe.
5. The second Silkworm was struck within the engagement enveloppe of
HMS Gloucester's Sea Darts.