Tomahawks

[David Morris]

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a54377/tomahawk-missiles-syria/

The Tomahawk was first deployed almost 35 years ago and since then it has
gone through several upgrades and variants, but the basic design has
remained the same. Most of these are either improvements to the guidance
system or the engine. Although originally created with versions for ground
launching by the Army, air launching by the Air Force, and sea launching
(both surface ships and submarines,) only the Navy now has these missiles.
Similarly, while there were once versions that carried nuclear warheads, or
could be used in an anti-ship role, both of those capabilities went away
over the years as well. Now there are only two basic options. One is a pure
high-explosive version while the other can strew smaller bomblets across a
wider area. This latter is especially useful when attacking "soft" targets
like trucks and parked aircraft.
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