Judging Sea Slug, Sea Cat and Sea Dart in context

How effective were Sea Slug, Sea Cat, and Sea Dart?

The assessment is broadly favourable for their original roles, with qualifications about age and sensor performance in the Falklands; the missiles are not given identical combat records.

Sea Slug, Sea Cat and Sea Dart are judged against the threats and conditions for which they were designed. Their best-known combat setting, the Falklands War, caught some systems late in their service lives. Operations close to shore also challenged equipment intended for different conditions. A missile needs usable targeting information from the rest of the ship's combat system. This brief comparison does not establish the same cause for every unsuccessful engagement or a separate performance record for each missile.