US Marines Fire Excalibur from Record Range In Afghanistan

Defence Talk ^ | June 13 2012 | Raytheon

[moonshot925]

The U.S. Marine Corps successfully fired two Raytheon Company (RTN) Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a range of 36 kilometers (22.3 statute miles) in theater. These shots mark the longest distance the Excalibur round has been fired in combat since its fielding in 2007.

Successfully fielded in 2007, the Excalibur 155mm precision-guided, extended-range projectile is the revolutionary artillery round used in theater today by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Using GPS precision guidance technology, Excalibur provides accurate, first round, fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting. Excalibur is considered a true precision weapon, impacting at a radial miss distance of six meters from the target.

[Carriage Hill]

Smith electrics? I missed those, somehow.

These guys? http://smithelectric.com/

[oh8eleven]

Fire a shell 116,000 feet and land within 20 ft of the target?
I was on an 8" howitzer in 'Nam and we could put a round into the crater left by the round we fired just before that.
In fact, sometimes when our FOs caught the enemy in the open, they'd call for one round, wait for the survivors to seek shelter in the crater, then call for round two.
Poof! No more enemy.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Q: Why do the Brits drink warm beer?

A: Lucas Refrigerators.

[Carriage Hill]

Damn, those things were awful in the early-60s. I remember room-temp pints in pubs all thru England, Wales, Scotland until we got to Ireland, where they were civilized - many had Frigidares or GEs - and i-c-e for the Single Malt Scotch. Heaven, mate.

[Molon Labbie]

I want to see what the true capability of the rail guns are going to be.

I’m thinking, oh, about 500 miles from tube to target.

[PLMerite]

I had a 1968 Mk2/340. Positive earth. I know.