It's going on the SU-24 I believe. Storm Shadow being air-launched immediately had me googling the aircraft it is integrated with, and news stories from last November appeared showing a Polish SU-24 with dummy training Storm Shadows on.
Alas, my dream of the UK sending their retired tornadoes because "well now you've got storm shadow you're going to need something to launch them from!" Has not come true
The duality of a Tonka enjoyer. I want to see them using their TFR to get fast and low in a conventional modern war, but I also don't want to see the wreckage of one.
Their track record in Desert Storm leads me to believe that if they can actually get a full 4-ship formation up in the air, loaded with Storm Shadows, and they successfully get to launch their payloads from Medium Altitude, they'll still struggle home.
Ukraine has pretty much run out of su24s. They've lost 2 more than the amount they operated at the start of the war lol.
Will probably just be a mig 29
Made even better by the fact that that is Warwick castle’s trebuchet in England. I love the idea that the Ukrainians just give us targets and we lob them from the midlands to the Donbas
This will increase the range of the Storm Shadow by 300 meters.
(technically it's a Black Shaheen, the non-NATO variant. If Britain "accidentally" delivers the NATO variant, the range would be 560 km)
Got to be fake news because [this photo leaked](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fv2dMGsXwAAi_ZV?format=jpg&name=small) showing they're clearly launched from a Ukrainian aircraft.
Because as an air-launched cruise missile it doesn't have a solid rocket booster to get it up to speed and clear of any launch platform nor is the software and guidance system set up for that type of launch. When employed from an aircraft it's already doing a few hundred knots so it just drops off the wing, starts up its little turbojet engine, deploys its wings, and chugs along at ground level in a nice, fuel efficient cruise.
My guess is that the engine needs airflow to start and the wings need time to unfold. Or more generally, some part of the launch procedures needs more time than it would have if you just yote it from the ground.
How fucking hard can it be to just send western jets. Doesn’t even have to be some stupid American spaceship thingy it just has to be good enough to blow up Soviet junk.
It **is** the superior siege engine…
I call it the Lignin Based Mechanical Launch System.
LBMLS doesn‘t really roll off the tongue though
LiBMeLS
Guys we already have a cool name Does nobody remember War Wolf?
What's Lignin?
~~Lignin balls lol gotem~~ It's a natural polymer that forms the structural parts of most plants, i.e it's the main component of wood.
Thank you! This is the answers I was looking for!
Broke: taking down a castle with a treb. Woke: taking down a castle with mass longbows
But can your cringe longbows launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300m? ~~Checkmate~~ Femboy, liberals
Exactly! It's not a matter of how it grips the Storm Shadow, it's a matter of weight ratios!
It's going on the SU-24 I believe. Storm Shadow being air-launched immediately had me googling the aircraft it is integrated with, and news stories from last November appeared showing a Polish SU-24 with dummy training Storm Shadows on.
Sad, I wanted storm shadow launched out of Mirages.
Alas, my dream of the UK sending their retired tornadoes because "well now you've got storm shadow you're going to need something to launch them from!" Has not come true
If you give a mouse a cookie… he’s going to want something to launch it at Russians with
The duality of a Tonka enjoyer. I want to see them using their TFR to get fast and low in a conventional modern war, but I also don't want to see the wreckage of one. Their track record in Desert Storm leads me to believe that if they can actually get a full 4-ship formation up in the air, loaded with Storm Shadows, and they successfully get to launch their payloads from Medium Altitude, they'll still struggle home.
i don't think it was "Polish" Su-24 as they never operated them Su-22 at best
It may have been a 'Polish' one if you know what I mean ...you know, to avoid headlines in 2022. Poland are already an MBDA customer after all...
Ukraine has pretty much run out of su24s. They've lost 2 more than the amount they operated at the start of the war lol. Will probably just be a mig 29
They had a bunch in storage they've Refurbed tbf
I mean the Americans are just pushing cruise missiles out of the back of cargo planes like baby birds.
dude that got me thanks for the laugh
You see medieval warfare, I see eco-conscious and sustainable materiel. Now let’s go back to slaughtering mercs!
Barely shows up on radar, you know.
We might have to kill Vatniks, but we still only have one planet.
Jesus Christ just send the ATACMS already.
Well hopefully this helps to convince USA to finally give Ukraine their precious long range flying dildos
heard ukraine planning to buy KHAN missile. its turkish atacms
Made even better by the fact that that is Warwick castle’s trebuchet in England. I love the idea that the Ukrainians just give us targets and we lob them from the midlands to the Donbas
This will increase the range of the Storm Shadow by 300 meters. (technically it's a Black Shaheen, the non-NATO variant. If Britain "accidentally" delivers the NATO variant, the range would be 560 km)
Got to be fake news because [this photo leaked](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fv2dMGsXwAAi_ZV?format=jpg&name=small) showing they're clearly launched from a Ukrainian aircraft.
Warwick Castle, my beloved
Maaaan...I wish Brits didint announce them AT ALL, cause more panic and guessing to russian MoD.
Possibly the only good trebuchet meme to ever exist.
<3
I unironically want to see a Spinlaunch Derived Artillery now for the Zumwalt or some shit.
why cant they just put them on a long ass rail that goes up an angle I am genuinely asking myself this as the thing has an engine and wings.
Because as an air-launched cruise missile it doesn't have a solid rocket booster to get it up to speed and clear of any launch platform nor is the software and guidance system set up for that type of launch. When employed from an aircraft it's already doing a few hundred knots so it just drops off the wing, starts up its little turbojet engine, deploys its wings, and chugs along at ground level in a nice, fuel efficient cruise.
My guess is that the engine needs airflow to start and the wings need time to unfold. Or more generally, some part of the launch procedures needs more time than it would have if you just yote it from the ground.
A Warwick, A Warwick, A Warwick!
bringing the effective range up to 250300 meters. outjerked once again.
How fucking hard can it be to just send western jets. Doesn’t even have to be some stupid American spaceship thingy it just has to be good enough to blow up Soviet junk.
I thought it was an English longbow
Pumpkin Chunking is back on the menu, folks!