由于开始晚了,海军不得不设法使自己的导弹研制工作超过苏联在舰-舰导弹方面的领先地位,这一工作正开始结出成果。海军正在研制的导弹叫做“捕鲸杈”,其射程为80～160公里。导弹的弹体已由主承包商麦克唐纳·道格拉斯公司进行飞行试验(包括从鱼雷发射管进行水下发射试验)。其水面发射架将用现有的3-T导弹 Because of the late start, the Navy had to find ways to bring its own missile development beyond the Soviet Union’s lead in ship-to-ship missiles. That work is beginning to bear fruit. Missiles being developed by the Navy are called “whaling twigs” and have a range of 80-160 km. Missile shells have been flown by prime contractor McDonnell Douglas (including underwater launch tests from torpedo tubes). Its surface launchers will use existing 3-T missiles