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fatty
05-24-07, 10:33 PM
Of course we know the Tomahawk is the quintessential sea-borne land attack missile... I was wondering, does anyone know of anything comparable outside of the U.S.? I have read so far about the Russian SS-N-21 and the Indian BrahMos (primarily anti-ship but apparently is land attack capable) but there's a lot of info to sift through and everyone seems to like lumping SLCMs into a single category, whether they be anti-ship or land attack. Any help is appreciated my friends :know:
ASWnut101
05-24-07, 11:32 PM
Here's a FAS link to LACM's:

http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/missile/naic/part07.htm


They've got a small list of them, some sea-launched and others not. Most noticeable is:

The KEPD-150 Tarus ( http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/taurus.htm )


It says in the first link that it is Sea Launch capeable, but I don't see anything in the article about it. I'll search deeper into other sources.
ASWnut101
05-24-07, 11:45 PM
Found one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur_missile

http://www.pakmilitary.net/army/arsenal/cruise_missile.html


Pakistan's "Babur" cruise missile.


The Babur missile (named after the Mughal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal) Emperor Babur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur)) is the first cruise missile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile) fielded by Pakistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan). It is capable of carrying either conventional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_weapon) or nuclear warheads (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warhead) and has a reported range of 700 km (435 miles). It is reported that it can hit its target with "pinpoint accuracy" and can be fired from warships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warship), submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine) and fighter jets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_jet). It is designed to avoid radar detection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar) and penetrate undetected through a defensive system. The cruise missile is a terrain hugging missile and it has an up-to-date navigation and guidance system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guidance_system), and a high degree of maneuverability. Serial production of Babur started in October 2005.
UglyMowgli
05-25-07, 04:03 AM
the french Naval SCALP equip the FREMM FFG (16 per ship), a submarine lauch version is in developpement for the Barraccuda SSN serie.
AntEater
05-25-07, 08:22 AM
Taurus is air launched only. It could be adapted to surface launch, but there are no plans to do that.

The german navy will use the swedish RBS 15 Mk. 3 as its new ASM, and it is land attack capable.
ASWnut101
05-25-07, 10:41 AM
Taurus is air launched only. It could be adapted to surface launch, but there are no plans to do that.

The german navy will use the swedish RBS 15 Mk. 3 as its new ASM, and it is land attack capable.

Ah, I see. Thanks.
fatty
05-25-07, 10:44 AM
Nice info all. I've also stumbled onto this site: http://www.missilethreat.com/cruise/pageID.140/default.asp which has been helpful.
Happy Times
05-25-07, 12:36 PM
Taurus is air launched only. It could be adapted to surface launch, but there are no plans to do that.

The german navy will use the swedish RBS 15 Mk. 3 as its new ASM, and it is land attack capable.

Finnish Navy also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBS-15
TLAM Strike
05-25-07, 12:57 PM
Of course there is my personel favroate the old Regulus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus
The regulus II had a range of 2,200 km and a speed of mach 2, compare that to the tomahawks range of 2,500 km and wimpy speed of 550 mph. Not bad for a missile from the '50s!

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9237/regiitp4.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=regiitp4.jpg)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6855/regii2wz9.th.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?image=regii2wz9.jpg)

Only one was ever test fired before the program was canceled- cruise missiles were considered too easy to shoot down compared to the Polars SLBM.
Jimbuna
05-25-07, 01:01 PM
Nice info all. I've also stumbled onto this site: http://www.missilethreat.com/cruise/pageID.140/default.asp which has been helpful.

Crackin site fatty :rock: :up:
fatty
05-26-07, 08:34 PM
Nice info all. I've also stumbled onto this site: http://www.missilethreat.com/cruise/pageID.140/default.asp which has been helpful.

Crackin site fatty :rock: :up:

Thanks mate, most comprehensive I've found so far. FAS sadly seems a little sparse in the rest-of-world missile department, and my school does not have an account with Jane's Missiles and Rockets or Naval Weapons Systems :(