Read More;http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/ ... test=facesPrecision guided munitions have completely altered the face of warfare, but the humble mortar has remained virtually unchanged for decades, lobbing explosive rounds at a faraway enemy with a relatively high degree of inaccuracy.
Finally, the U.S. army is giving this this infantry workhorse a 21st-century update, fielding GPS-guided mortar rounds for the first time.
Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
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Re: Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.
In Vietnam my platoon was subjected to 4.2 mortar fire from our Bn Mortar platoon on three different occasions; twice as H&I and once as counter battery fire. Thank God they didn't have anything but the old type fuses; the rounds penetrated into the ground and then blew up, they didn't have the quick fuse for the 4.2 at that time.
Hopefully they keep better track of all friendly forces now.
In Vietnam my platoon was subjected to 4.2 mortar fire from our Bn Mortar platoon on three different occasions; twice as H&I and once as counter battery fire. Thank God they didn't have anything but the old type fuses; the rounds penetrated into the ground and then blew up, they didn't have the quick fuse for the 4.2 at that time.
Hopefully they keep better track of all friendly forces now.
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Re: Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
Skynet is one step closer to sentience.....
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Re: Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
"the APMI is expected to hit within about 30 feet of a target at least half the time,"
What is the blast radius of a 120MM round?
What is the blast radius of a 120MM round?
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35m
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Re: Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
Buzz wrote:"the APMI is expected to hit within about 30 feet of a target at least half the time,"
What is the blast radius of a 120MM round?
So 50% of the time the first round out will land on target.Baseplate wrote:35m
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