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Old 12th Apr 2014, 22:07
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Easy Street
 
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Storm Shadow's range (using Jane's figure of 500km) is about half that of the AGM-86 and a quarter that of TLAM.... which means that its launch platform needs to be prepared to penetrate defences and achieve mission success even after losing a couple of aircraft. I wouldn't fancy trying that in the 'Rod, especially with no bailout option.
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