Tomahawk GLCM

[HermannB]

News over here just reported that the US will base Tomahawk GLCM (again) in Germany from 2026 on. Now I wonder if the TEL for Tomahawk is the same as in the 1980?

[18bravo]

Keene Idee. But I did get to (Notionally) call in TLAM strikes from a ship when I was Fires officer in Korea. KJU will be making a huge mistake if he ever wants to show his azz.

[Armor_Buff]

Seems like a prudent move that fits with the times.

[Frenchy]

@HermannB

Now I wonder if the TEL for Tomahawk is the same as in the 1980?

U.S. Army newest ground-based missile system called Typhon can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 multi-purpose missiles

https://www.twz.com/land/army-deploys-typhon-missile-system-to-chinas-backyard-for-the-first-time

H.P.

[BootsDMS]

God that looks dull; give me the Cold War version even if only from a modelling/aesthetic view, and that lovely MERDC scheme(!)

[Invader]

The GLCM of the 80’s were destroyed (after we stripped them out) as per the treaty. The launchers were cut up too. I was on the Tomahawk program for 18 years.

[Trisaw]

The US Army and USMC won’t admit, but each trailer comes with four Mark 41 VLS cells, meaning each trailer houses four Tomahawk or Standard missiles. So a battery (four trailers) has 16 missiles ready-to-fire.

The USMC has a Mark 41 launch cell on a uncrewed JLTV that can fit inside a C-130.

[HermannB]

Frenchy thanks for this. Now THAT is tractor/semitrailer combo. I wonder if it would fit into narrow German streets…

[BootsDMS]

Well, whilst on a cruise missile theme, Mace managed it (but not always!):

[HermannB]

Hi Brian,
thanks for the images. Wasn´t there a kit of the Mace system from Revell Historymakers?

[HermannB]

Maybe they borrowed the idea from Russian Club-K missile?

[HermannB]

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-renwal-85-7812-teracruzer-with-mace-missile–193341

[Frenchy]

Another future candidate for Germany deployment is the yet-to-be-fielded Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, a.k.a. Dark Eagle

https://www.twz.com/air/u-s-long-range-missiles-headed-to-germany-as-arms-race-escalates

H.P.

[BootsDMS]

There was indeed - in 1:32; awaiting resurrection from the stash - one day!

[Trisaw]

Yes, the US Army borrowed the idea from the Russian missiles in a shipping container as a way to increase the Long-range Precision Fires (LRPF) of amphibs and LCS (Called the Mark 70 Payload Module). The USMC has these trailers and the US Army decided to joint-partner. The prime mover tractors are different with the USMC using the MTVR and LVSR and the US Army using the HEMTT.

Here is the USMC’s uncrewed JLTV with a single Mark 41 VLS cell. This can fit inside a C-130 whereas the Typhon needs a C-17 or C-5.

[BootsDMS]

Just to clarify - re Mace - re-issued by Revell:

[18bravo]

Since we’re throwing out the “future” weapons:

Railgun Ammo-Firing Air Defense Artillery Cannon Plans Laid Out By Army