On Aug 31, 8:11 pm, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
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Actually, during a previous dustup, there were a few big oil tankers
that were hit with Exocet missiles. Nothing happened. The warhead
explosion was smothered by all that crude oil, the consistency of tar.
In at least one case, the crew didn't realize that they had been hit,
and the truth came out only when they notices the small leak caused by
the entrance wound. Not clear that Silkworms will do any better.

Joe Gwinn-

Several US and German WWII submariners discussed this in their
memoirs. Tankers were prime targets and the ones carrying gasoline
went up spectacularly but ones carrying heavy crude could be very
difficult to sink or sometimes even to slow down.

jw