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Boom: The Army Just Invented a Newer, Deadlier Artillery Round
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| 02/26/2020
| Kris Osborn
Posted on 02/26/2020 2:25:05 PM PST by devane617
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To: devane617
According to the weapons experts in the gun-control movement, both the AR-15 and AR-50 already have all these capabilities... However, the AR-50 has the additional capability for satellite destruction...
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posted on
02/26/2020 3:58:04 PM PST
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: devane617
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posted on
02/26/2020 4:16:10 PM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: sauropod
Warms the cockles of this artillerists heart.... if
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posted on
02/26/2020 4:24:39 PM PST
by
big'ol_freeper
(If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
To: Pearls Before Swine
I’m wondering... doesn’t a long range round like this depend on our satellize and battlefield electronics planes for accurate spotting, so it can be delivered where its needed? To those who know, and can talk a little from their vantagepoint, how dependent is precision weaponry on global electronic information, and how vulnerable is that? I’m thinking about the recent news that the Russians have satellites in tracking orbits behind some of our satellites. Does ASAT warfare negate the advantage here?
ASAT warfare can cause us problems, for certain. There are numerous methods of spotting targets. If the target can be located, and it is in range, it can be hit.
ASAT warfare has potential to degrade smart weapons such as these. They depend on GPS during flight to obtain the best accuracy. But GPS does not have to be on continually. They have internal inertial guidance systems that work in conjunction with and separately from GPS. There are some work-arounds as well.
I have heard of localized, temporary GPS based on high flying drones, for example, or set up on land based locations.
The answer is destruction of our space resources would hurt us a good bit; we have and our considering this and ways to counteract it.
President Trump's Space Force is focused on this as one of its missions.
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posted on
02/26/2020 4:45:38 PM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: devane617
Does it come in a .44 round?
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posted on
02/26/2020 5:16:10 PM PST
by
Bommer
(I am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
To: devane617
I thought it would catch the attention of those of us that are BOOM fans... And more power to you and them. This is not a one size fits all world and I wouldn't dream of imposing my opinions or preferences on anyone else(I'm not a democrap), I only speak for me, not thee.
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posted on
02/26/2020 5:44:46 PM PST
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: devane617
Can we do the validation testing in N. Korea?
To: Pearls Before Swine
Im thinking about the recent news that the Russians have satellites in tracking orbits behind some of our satellites. We need to beef up our military satellites. Equip them with drones, that when deployed after separation from our satellite, will use gas thrusters to position near the Russian satellite, throw a net on the Russian satellite, and then use thrusters to drag it down out of orbit. I should work for the Army Research Laboratory, got a million ideas.
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posted on
02/26/2020 6:21:18 PM PST
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roadcat
To: devane617
I love the idea of directed fragmentation. The XM907 58 Caliber (9.0 meters) cannon is a beast. Doubles the range over the current 39 Caliber gun tube.
To: devane617
This is unfair to our enemies.... sayeth the liberals,
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posted on
02/26/2020 9:45:23 PM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
To: devane617
Oh,yeah!
That which does not kill you, makes you stronger...
Except for Field Artillery, which will destroy you!
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posted on
02/27/2020 6:49:01 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
To: jmacusa
I think its called The Wiley E. Coyote round. Needs a pic:
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posted on
02/29/2020 9:37:40 AM PST
by
archy
To: Seruzawa
Does that mean we are going to finally have hand grenades like we see in the movies? And with silencers, too!!!
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posted on
02/29/2020 9:38:48 AM PST
by
archy
To: IndispensableDestiny
I love the idea of directed fragmentation. The XM907 58 Caliber (9.0 meters) cannon is a beast. Doubles the range over the current 39 Caliber gun tube. Somewhere in Valhalla, Gerry Bull is smiling....
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posted on
02/29/2020 9:43:05 AM PST
by
archy
To: nascarnation
Can we do the validation testing in N. Korea? Nah. Meggido. Har-Meggido, הר מגידו , the Israelis call it....
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posted on
02/29/2020 9:54:31 AM PST
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archy
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