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Metel Anti-Ship Complex (Russian: противолодочный комплекс «Метель» ‘Snowstorm'; NATO reporting name SS-N-14 Silex) is a Russian family of anti-submarine missiles and warheads. There are different anti-submarine variants (‘Metel’) for cruisers and frigates and a later version with a shaped charge (‘Rastrub’) that can be used against shipping as well as submarines.The missile carries an underslung anti-submarine torpedo which it drops immediately above the suspected position of a submarine.
