Tomahawk may get ship-killer role

TopTorp '92 · 07-12-09, 11:13 AM

Taken from Enric Volante, “Tomahawk may get ship-killer role.“ (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/300581)

Raytheon Missile Systems wants to turn its land-attack Tomahawk missile into a ship killer that can do something never done before: Hit a cruising warship from a thousand miles away.

Also, “Everett Tackett, business-development manager of the Tomahawk at Missile Systems, said the technology plan has four goals.” Among them include: Improve the warhead to penetrate a big warship

Seems to me there is a tradeoff here. How can you get a bigger punch at greater distance? Lighter explosives? Lighter fuel? Lighter weapon overall?

07-12-09, 11:13 AM	#1
TopTorp '92 Loader Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 82 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Tomahawk may get ship-killer role Taken from Enric Volante, “Tomahawk may get ship-killer role.“ (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/300581) Raytheon Missile Systems wants to turn its land-attack Tomahawk missile into a ship killer that can do something never done before: Hit a cruising warship from a thousand miles away. Also, “Everett Tackett, business-development manager of the Tomahawk at Missile Systems, said the technology plan has four goals.” Among them include: Improve the warhead to penetrate a big warship Seems to me there is a tradeoff here. How can you get a bigger punch at greater distance? Lighter explosives? Lighter fuel? Lighter weapon overall?