The USMC will form the first missile battalion equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
According to Defense Express, this unusual missile battalion will appear in 2030 and will include three long-range batteries (LMSL).
It remains unclear at this time exactly how many Tomahawk launchers the new unit, codenamed “Battery A”, will receive.
But the main problem standing in the way of forming a battalion today is the need to solve the problem of installing rocket launchers on military vehicles. The fact is that infantrymen want to use ROGUE-Fire unmanned systems (more commonly known as NMESIS) in their vehicles. However, the Tomahawk’s base is 7m, while the ROGUE-Fire’s 5m base already causes stability issues during launch. This means that when launching the Tomahawk, the combat vehicle can easily roll over due to difficulties in the distribution of the center of gravity.
It is not yet known how the US military will solve this problem. However, the Marine Corps command claims to have successfully conducted a test launch from the NMESIS platform.
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Source: Focus
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