Anti-submarine missile

Anti-submarine missile

An Anti-submarine missile is a guided missile tasked with delivering a payload against submarines.

Examples

* American
**ASROC
**Subroc
*Anglo-Australian
**Ikara
*Soviet / Russian
**SS-N-14
**SS-N-16
* France
**Malafon
* Italy
**MILAS
* Norway
**Terne ASW


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