Best Missile
HMS Sheffield was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer commissioned in the 1970s. During the Falklands War, an Argentine aircraft-launched Exocet missile struck the ship on 4 May 1982, starting a fire that could not be brought under control; Sheffield sank several days later while under tow...
Why this score?
Falklands War Exocet loss and modern naval vulnerability make it highly remembered.
Scoring methodology
MV Atlantic Conveyor was a British container and roll-on/roll-off ship requisitioned for service during the 1982 Falklands War. While transporting aircraft, helicopters, supplies, and other military equipment, she was struck by Argentine Exocet missiles on 25 May and later sank, with 12 people kille...
Why this score?
Falklands logistics impact and Harrier-loss implications give strong military significance beyond casualty count.
Scoring methodology
The Lost Missile is a 1958 American science-fiction disaster film directed by Richard E. Cunha. Its plot concerns an unidentified missile-like object that travels around the Earth and threatens widespread destruction, reflecting Cold War fears about nuclear weapons and uncontrolled military technolo...
