A new epoch in naval warfare began on the evening of 21 October 1967 when the Israel Navy destroyer Eilat, operating about 14 n miles off the Egyptian coast, was first disabled, and later sunk, by P-15 (SS-N-2 'Styx') anti-ship missiles fired by Project 183R 'Komar' class fast attack craft just outside Port Said.rnWith the destruction of the Eilat, the guided missile had shown its potency as an offensive anti-surface warfare (ASuW) asset for the first time, and navies were now compelled to look at effective countermeasures as a matter of urgency.
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