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To: nolu chan; #3Fan
Presumably the Vikings were armed with the original Tomahawk missile.

Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), Block III

Developer: Vikings (6th Century A.D.)
Current Manufacturer: Raytheon Missile Systems
Capabilities: Long range standoff land attack weapon.
Propulsion: Turbofan engine (early variants were thrown from ships by angry Vikings).
Guidance (in flight): Terrain following, INS/GPS
Guidance (terminal): Digital Scene Matching (DSMAC), INS/GPS

Interesting facts: Tomahawk is today the US's top-of-the-line operational long range weapon for land attack. Currently in development is the replacement, named Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM), which will feature in-flight retargeting, loitering capability (talk about a diplomatic tool!), enhanced navigation capabilities, at less than half the cost of the currently planned block IV variant.

493 posted on 03/04/2004 6:20:56 PM PST by Gianni (Sarcasm, the other white meat.)
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To: nolu chan
oops, goofed the picture... looked fine in the preview pane!
495 posted on 03/04/2004 6:23:19 PM PST by Gianni (Sarcasm, the other white meat.)
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