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Originally Posted by danielf
Okay. Stupid question time...
According to wiki the Dauntless has a 48 missile array. Does that mean they have loads more below deck, or do they only carry 48? If the latter, how do they shoot down every military warplane in Latin America with just 48 missiles?
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i think that refers to the amount of missiles it can launch in one salvo ,there
should be many more below decks waiting to be used .
I say
should because
this article suggests that the navy is a bit stingy when allocating missile quantities ,at least for the subs so the chances are that Dauntless is only carrying enough for one salvo
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The Navy could run out of Tomahawk missiles after a fifth of the Navy stockpile has been used against Libya, sources disclosed yesterday.
Defence insiders say as many as 12 of the weapons have been fired from the hunter–killer submarine Triumph in the past four days.
If this is correct, the Navy will have used up to 20 per cent of its 64 Tomahawks in the opening salvos of the war, leading to fears that it is "burning through" its armoury.
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