# Nowadays a rowboat and a couple of missiles **URL:** \ **Category:** Military Fools\ **Created:** [May 15, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/nowadays-a-rowboat-and-a-couple-of-missiles/68413 "2022-05-15T18:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![desertdaveataol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/desertdaveataol/32/1421_2.png) [@desertdaveataol](https://discussion.fool.com/u/desertdaveataol)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/nowadays-a-rowboat-and-a-couple-of-missiles/68413/1 "2022-05-15T18:13:34Z")
[It used to be the best (only\*?\*) way to sink a ship of the line was cannon fire and/or torpedoes. Nowadays all it takes is a rowboat and a couple of R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles.] … The Moskva’s last moments: Audio recording reveals crew frantically calling for help from Putin’s sinking flagship and saying ‘communication with bridge is cut’ as sirens blare Ukraine said it hit the Moskva with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles Russia had claimed flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank after fire onboard Audio has now emerged of a crew member saying the ship was hit twice. … [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10818839/Moment-Rus…](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10818839/Moment-Russian-crew-aboard-sinking-Moskva-warship-call-help-hit-Ukraine.html) … R-360 Neptune (Ukrainian: ?-360 «???», romanized: R-360 “Neptun”) is a Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Luch Design Bureau. Neptune’s design is based on the Soviet Kh-35 anti-ship missile, with substantially improved range and electronics.[2] The system requirement was for a single missile to defeat surface warships and transport vessels with a displacement of up to 5,000 tons, either in convoys or moving individually. The system entered service with the Ukrainian Navy in March 2021.[3] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-360\_Neptune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-360_Neptune)