Tomahawk Cruise Missile
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Modeled by the Norseman
Range:
Class-3000 (690+ miles)Price: Mn
Damage: Shift-Y Nuclear or Unearthly Explosive or 50 Area Rm Scatter damage
Speed: Un
Material: Rm
Tracking: Am
Description: Long-range subsonic cruise missile for attacking land targets.
Contractor: Hughes Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz.
Weight: 2,650 pounds (1192.5 kg); 3,200 pounds (1440 kg) with booster
Range: Land attack, conventional warhead: 600 nautical miles (690 statute miles, 1104 km)
Date Deployed: 1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea)
Services: All services
Background: The Tomahawk long range, subsonic cruise missile can attack targets on land (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)) and at sea (Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile (TASM)). The TLAM can be fitted with either conventional unitary warhead (TLAM\C), nuclear warhead (TLAM\N) or submunition dispenser (TLAM\D). On 27 September 1991 President Bush announced a number of initiatives affecting the entire spectrum of US nuclear weapons. The United States removed all tactical nuclear weapons, including nuclear cruise missiles, from its surface ships and attack submarines. The nuclear equiped UGM-109A TLAM-N Tomahawk was withdrawn from service in 1992, though conventional versions remain operational.