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2007-11-26 Science & Technology

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-11-26 11:24|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Who controls the laser? SPec Ops? UAV?

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-11-26 12:18|| 2007-11-26 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 The squad on the ground. They were still playing with these when I was in during the early 90s. The squad leader has a small IR laser that not only he can use for pointing targets out to his squad, but can call in the copperheads. Dunno if that is how it works now, but that was the plan then. Nice and easy for bunker removal or removing a room of a building.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-26 13:12|| 2007-11-26 13:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Darth,
Can the round handle moving targets? Especially after the round has been fired?

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-11-26 13:21|| 2007-11-26 13:21|| Front Page Top

#4 And lo, there arose in the land of MOAB a great despair. For the lethality of projectiles saw great increase, although their size was hugely diminished and yet their accuracy was such that even out unto 4 miles their aim was without error. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Posted by SteveS 2007-11-26 13:38|| 2007-11-26 13:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Depends on the skill of the laser operator. If the guy can track the target, then in theory yes. The mortar only started tracking the target when it started its downward movement. The mortar team still needed a general area of where to aim.
The beautiful thing about these (back then at least) is that you didn't need a huge laser designator. Only one the size of a flashlight since the mortar is only a few hundred meters away when it starts its downward turn to track the target.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-26 13:42|| 2007-11-26 13:42|| Front Page Top

#6 M395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM)

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-11-26 14:06|| 2007-11-26 14:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Mortars have a lower velocity and higher AoA, meaning you cna probably guide them a bit better than the Copperheads (assuming gun, not howitzer) or other PGM that are being delivered at much flatter angles and higher speeds.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-26 15:43|| 2007-11-26 15:43|| Front Page Top

#8 And lo, there arose in the land of MOAB a great despair

Hahahahaha! You did get to use MOAB which gives you kook points.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-26 18:24|| 2007-11-26 18:24|| Front Page Top

#9 And lo, there arose in the land of MOAB a great despair. For the lethality of projectiles saw great increase, although their size was hugely diminished and yet their accuracy was such that even out unto 4 miles their aim was without error. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Amen.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-11-26 19:01|| 2007-11-26 19:01|| Front Page Top

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