A Japanese missile truck carrying multiple Type 88 anti-ship missiles on display in Shizuoka. Japan recently used the missile to destroy a decommissioned Philippine Navy vessel during training exercises. (Shutterstock/viper-zero)

Japanese Type 88 Anti-Ship Missile Used to Sink Old Philippine Navy Ship

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The Philippine ship in question, BRP Quezon, was originally built as a US Navy patrol corvette—82 years ago during World War II!

The Japanese-made Type 88 surface-to-ship (SSM-1) missile has been in service for nearly 40 years, but it remains an effective weapon for targeting warships in littoral and near-coastal waters. That point was underscored in joint military exercises in the Philippines on Wednesday, when the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) employed the land-based anti-ship missile to sink a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship in the waters facing the South China Sea.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries developed the Type 88 for the JSDF for use as a mobile coastal battery. It offers a range of approximately 180 km (112 miles) and can travel at........

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