Kalibr attracted concern and foreign sales despite the Soviet Union's end. Clarke recalls hearing his naval-architect father answer a question about making a Type 23 "Kalibr-proof" by pointing to its 32 Sea Wolf missiles. The later variants discussed receive broad anti-shipping reach alongside a longer land-attack range. Attacking a ship requires fuel for pop-up manoeuvres and other responses to its defences. Remaining fuel also contributes to fire damage on impact. Container, land-launched and shipboard vertical-launch arrangements illustrate the family's deployment options.
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Kalibr export appeal and the demands of an anti-ship approach
A missile attacking a moving, defended ship needs fuel and manoeuvring margin on its final approach.