A ameaça dos mísseis antinavio na 2a Guerra mundial

Navios atingidos por ataque de armas guiadas na Segunda Guerra Mundial

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A ameaça dos mísseis antinavio começou já na Segunda Guerra Mundial, com a invenção pelos alemães das bombas planadoras guiadas Fritz-X e Henschel Hs 293 (acima, na asa de um Dornier 217 e abaixo, sendo lançada por um Heinkel 111.

Na tabela abaixo, a lista de navios atingidos por estas armas e o resultado do ataque.

Warship/Vessel Type/Class Campaign/Operation Year Cause Damage Notes HMS Bideford Sloop ASW Patrol - Biscay 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMS Landguard Sloop ASW Patrol - Biscay 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMS Egret Corvette ASW Patrol - Biscay 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk 194 dead HMCS Athabaskan Destroyer ASW Patrol - Biscay 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMS Intrepid Destroyer Aegean 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - RHS Vasillisa Olga Destroyer Aegean 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - HMS Dulverton Destroyer Aegean 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - HMS Rockwood Destroyer Aegean 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - SS Delius Transport Atlantic 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMT Rohna Troopship KMF-26 Mediterranean 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk 1152 dead HMS Inglefield Destroyer Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk 35 dead SS Elihu Yale Transport Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk 12 dead SS Samuel Huntingdon Transport Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - LCT-35 Landing Craft Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - USS Herbert C Jones Destroyer Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMS Jervis Destroyer Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMHS St David Hospital Ship Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - HMHS St Andrew Hospital Ship Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - USS Prevail Minesweeper Anzio 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - HMS Boadicea Destroyer Normandy 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk 175 dead USS Meredith Destroyer Normandy 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - LST-282 Landing Ship St Raphael, France 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - LST-312 Landing Ship Salerno 1944 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Damaged - RN Roma Battleship Cape Testa - Sardinia 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Sunk 1352 dead RN Littorio Battleship Cape Testa - Sardinia 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Damaged - USS Philadelphia Cruiser Salerno 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Damaged injuries HMS Warspite Battleship Salerno 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Damaged 9 dead USS Savannah Cruiser Salerno 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Damaged 200 dead HMHS Newfoundland Hospital Ship Salerno 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - SS Bushrod Washington Transport Salerno 1943 Hs-293 rocket propelled glidebomb Sunk - HMS Uganda Cruiser Salerno 1943 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Damaged 16 dead HMS Spartan Cruiser Anzio 1944 SD-1400X Fritz-X glidebomb Sunk 46 dead