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| T72 tank whacked by 'invisible' M1A2 SEP |
| 2006-09-26 |
| Posted by:DanNY |
| #18 I like to the plans to hit them fast and first, over the horizon. I'd like to see tanks with Metal Storm double turrets. |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-09-26 23:13 |
| #17 The Taliban don't have tanks. Other potential opponents do. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-09-26 21:38 |
| #16 Sweet! Super Sweet! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-09-26 20:00 |
| #15 Notice also this is the MRM-CE, its the shaped charged variant thats being developed by Raytheon. The MRM-KE which is being developed by ATK is even LONGER ranged at having an effective range at 7.5 miles and was tested earlier last year and had some maneveuring tests this year as well. |
| Posted by: Valentine 2006-09-26 14:42 |
| #14 Mount this toy on the Border Patrol's Hummers and then deny whatever happens to the coyotes as they approach the border..... |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-09-26 14:28 |
| #13 linky Mike |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-26 12:01 |
| #12 The Taliban don't have tanks. We need something that kills infantry out of sight in Pakistan The hell you say DoDo. rytch'ear |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-26 11:58 |
| #11 ..As impressive as that is, I can't wait until we see this: http://www.legionxxiv.org/lrgstiwojima/lrgstiwojima.jpg Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-09-26 11:57 |
| #10 Next comes the HEL anti-mortar and direct line-of-sight RPG shoot-down system and we are two steps closer to BOLO technology. |
| Posted by: Leigh 2006-09-26 11:40 |
| #9 Seems a small step to a cbu munition if you want to go ap. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-26 11:20 |
| #8 A garden variety ex-soviet 1960's era artillery division would be really good at that, but you have to actually shoot it across the border. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-26 11:15 |
| #7 The Taliban don't have tanks. We need something that kills infantry out of sight in Pakistan. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-09-26 11:04 |
| #6 Hammer's Slammers gets a little closer. Nope. This beats the Slammers. The Slammers' powerguns were strictly line-of-sight, and, as frequently mentioned in the stories, even a leaf coming between the target and the gun would stop the shot. Granted, the Slammers' tanks could probably blow their way THROUGH intervening terrain, but even they had limited ammo. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-26 11:02 |
| #5 Hammer's Slammers gets a little closer. Now, if we can just not a Democrat in the White House to sell this to the Chinese... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-09-26 10:41 |
| #4 Damn Rumsfeld ! |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-26 10:13 |
| #3 Holy crap! Just when you thought that the M1 couldn't get any more bad-ass. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-26 09:50 |
| #2 Raytheon successfully conducted the first beyond line of sight mission with a test firing of its Mid Range Munition Chemical Energy (MRM-CE) guided projectile with digital semi active laser sensor. That's what I read. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-26 09:43 |
| #1 The projectile, fired from an Abrams M1A2 SEP (system enhancement program) tank, scored an extended-range, guided direct hit. The test firing at the U.S. Army's Yuma, Ariz., Proving Grounds demonstrated the laser-guided seeker's ability to successfully target, acquire and track a moving tank and guide the munition to intercept at a distance of 5.4 miles (8.7 km). If I'm understanding that correctly, that's an over-the-horizon hit on a moving target. Wow! |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-09-26 09:39 |