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The GLCM launchers got treatied away with the Soviets. The transporter/erector/launcher was a 8x8 MAN truck that had good off-road capabilities. Compared to a
by chiph 13y ago
The GLCM launchers got treatied away with the Soviets. The transporter/erector/launcher was a 8x8 MAN truck that had good off-road capabilities. Compared to a sub, they're dirt cheap.
- greedo 13y agoYep, the INF treaty gutted them, and that's why we rely exclusively on SSGNs, SSNs, and the B1/B52 for delivery. All of which are extremely expensive. We're also range limited with cruise missiles by the same treaty, though I'm not sure if it's still in force since the dissolution of the USSR.