mehmeTcc
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I know what an Anti-ship missile isIts an AShM, helicopter launches are useful because Airborne radars can see a lot further than surface ones.
This type of missiles need kinetic energy at launch, there is a reason why they are being fired from either high-altitude fixed-wing aircraft or by Vertical Launching Systems. It is not impossible, but it is hard to integrate missiles of that size into helicopters. Still, packaging should be done with a certain degree of angle, so not every helicopter would be able I guess. Also, helicopters usually don't carry radars. If you are thinking about carrying a Merlin Mk2-esque helicopter in a frigate, you would make the ship crippled against submarine attacks and it's supply management reduces dramatically. If you have a patrol mission in your head, why bother where there are better fixed-wing alternatives?
I mean, it is not unheard of. Chilean Navy for example, is flying their helicopters with Exocet for a long time. But it is unusual. Let the helicopter does what it is good at, which is ASW.