BFR said:
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I did a random comparison yesterday of Storm Shadow and ATACMS in the same spot.
But as she says, nowhere in Crimea is safe now. As for how they stack up, ATACMS has a weaker payload than Storm Shadow but it's faster (Mach 0.95 vs Mach 3). Storm Shadow has "stealth technology" and is probably stealthier than ATACMS but ATACMS already blew up a few S-300 or S-400s so it doesn't seem to matter much.
Probably another point in ATACMS favour is that it's shoot and scoot, HIMARS fires the rockets then gets the fuck out of there, as it's ground launched it's harder to detect than a jet. HIMARS launchers are in plentiful supply and jets aren't, so depending on where Ukraine wanted to fire a Storm Shadow it could have put the jets at risk, they can save Storm Shadow for the most valuable targets and use ATACMS for everything else.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 25 April 2024
