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August 24, 2008 - 3:41 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2008-08-25 00:38:28

The USS Dallas may not be a boomer in the traditional sense but, it looks like the Los Angeles class submarine can fire tomahawk cruise missiles (one would assume tomahawks with nukes). It’s somewhat unclear if the USS Dallas does have the vertical tubes.

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Weapons and fire control systems

Los Angeles class submarines carry about 25 torpedo-tube launched weapons, and all boats of the class are capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles horizontally (from the torpedo tubes). The last 31 boats of this class also have 12 dedicated vertical (VLS) tubes for launching Tomahawks.

See: Los Angeles Class subs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_class_submarine

See USS Dallas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dallas_(SSN-700)