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I did think of tomahawk, but it doesn't have great aerodynamics for long endurance or speed. Certainly not very fast. Of course, TLAM accepts many constraints s
by angry_octet 8y ago
I did think of tomahawk, but it doesn't have great aerodynamics for long endurance or speed. Certainly not very fast. Of course, TLAM accepts many constraints so it can be launched from a submarine.
Could the TLAM components be used in a better folding airframe? I guess so. It always seemed dumb to blow up a $2m airframe to delivery 450kg of HE. And of course it is, TLAM would be cheaper if it wasn't engineered for delivering nuclear warheads. Maybe just build $200k Tomahawk-lite that don't need air recovery, just ditch in the sea.