Topic: One of my waccy notions again, but read please...

SHERMAN · May 7th, 2004

Well, this Israeli company came up with the Idea of using mortar shels with cameras in them instead of a warhead. The Camera is fitted in a special shell(82mm if im not mistaken) has a parachute and and slowly drops to the groud sending video of enemy movments and such, and is meant for use as a tactical aid to commanders in the field...Anyways, this works very well in trials. So I was wondering(and, this might have allready been thought of) why not have AT mortar shells? I mean, a bigger mortar(120mm maybe?) could fire a mortar shell wich contains a AT-Heat seeking warhead. When it reaches a cerain altitude, the shell will come apart, and the warhead will have a small rocket engine to guide it to the target below...Think about it...From behind a ridge, a battery of mortars aims its fire on the enemy as it travels down a road....They never know what hit them....Well, yeah, I know its out there, just wondering if its possible at all, and dose it sound like a good idea?!

Redneck · May 7th, 2004

We actually already have bombs with submunitions that do that, can't think of their name right now (maybe one of the Zoomies knows?).

Kozzy Mozzy · May 7th, 2004

The Swedish have the STRIX 120mm anti-tank mortar.

Redleg · May 7th, 2004

There are several different Arty shells with that capacity.
I'll return later with some more info...

AHOA!

SHERMAN · May 7th, 2004

Well, there goes my patent...Still curios, any info about these will be welcomed.

Mark Conley · May 7th, 2004

well

copperhead artillary rounds do just that...fly, find and attack.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m712.htm

hows that for worrying about whats coming at you?

Redleg · May 7th, 2004

There are also several interesting things for the MLRS.

BAT (Brilliant Anti-armor Technology) is one of them:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/atacms-bat.htm

LOCAAS (Low Cost Autonomous Attack System) can be fitted in ATACMS:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ons/locaas.htm

And for 155mm:

BONUS
http://www.giat-industries.fr/asp/us...tech_bonus.pdf
Video: http://www.giat-industries.fr/video/prod_bonus.rm

SMArt 155
http://www.giws.de/texte/english/smart.htm
http://www.global-defence.com/1997/SMArt155.html

AlexKall · May 7th, 2004

Strix:

mms://qstream-31.qbrick.com/01580/01580_1344_3_wis_l.wmv

The bonus is also nice.

Demonstration of weapons video:

http://www.boforsdefence.com/3d_300k_v8.wmv

SHERMAN · May 8th, 2004

Good for artillary guys, bad for tankers. Thanks all.

May 7th, 2004	Post 1
SHERMAN Milforum Moderator Gear	Post; One of my waccy notions again, but read please... Well, this Israeli company came up with the Idea of using mortar shels with cameras in them instead of a warhead. The Camera is fitted in a special shell(82mm if im not mistaken) has a parachute and and slowly drops to the groud sending video of enemy movments and such, and is meant for use as a tactical aid to commanders in the field...Anyways, this works very well in trials. So I was wondering(and, this might have allready been thought of) why not have AT mortar shells? I mean, a bigger mortar(120mm maybe?) could fire a mortar shell wich contains a AT-Heat seeking warhead. When it reaches a cerain altitude, the shell will come apart, and the warhead will have a small rocket engine to guide it to the target below...Think about it...From behind a ridge, a battery of mortars aims its fire on the enemy as it travels down a road....They never know what hit them....Well, yeah, I know its out there, just wondering if its possible at all, and dose it sound like a good idea?! __________________ In the roar of engines, in the thunder of cannons,in the comradship of blood!

May 7th, 2004	Post 2
Redneck Buttercup	We actually already have bombs with submunitions that do that, can't think of their name right now (maybe one of the Zoomies knows?). __________________ No boom, no boom, no boom, Amen.

May 7th, 2004	Post 3
Kozzy Mozzy Centurion	The Swedish have the STRIX 120mm anti-tank mortar. __________________ Ahh...the AK-47, when you absolutely, positively have to kill every last motherf*cker in the room...accept no substitute -Samuel L.

May 7th, 2004	Post 5
SHERMAN Milforum Moderator Gear	Post; thanks Well, there goes my patent...Still curios, any info about these will be welcomed.

May 7th, 2004	Post 6
Mark Conley Tribuni Angusticlavii	well copperhead artillary rounds do just that...fly, find and attack. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m712.htm hows that for worrying about whats coming at you? __________________ “If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.”— General James H. Doolittle, USAAF

May 7th, 2004	Post 4
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	There are several different Arty shells with that capacity. I'll return later with some more info... AHOA!

May 7th, 2004	Post 7
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	There are also several interesting things for the MLRS. BAT (Brilliant Anti-armor Technology) is one of them: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/atacms-bat.htm LOCAAS (Low Cost Autonomous Attack System) can be fitted in ATACMS: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ons/locaas.htm And for 155mm: BONUS http://www.giat-industries.fr/asp/us...tech_bonus.pdf Video: http://www.giat-industries.fr/video/prod_bonus.rm SMArt 155 http://www.giws.de/texte/english/smart.htm http://www.global-defence.com/1997/SMArt155.html

May 7th, 2004	Post 8
AlexKall Tribuni Angusticlavii	Strix: mms://qstream-31.qbrick.com/01580/01580_1344_3_wis_l.wmv The bonus is also nice. Demonstration of weapons video: http://www.boforsdefence.com/3d_300k_v8.wmv

May 8th, 2004	Post 9
SHERMAN Milforum Moderator Gear	Post; lol Good for artillary guys, bad for tankers. Thanks all.

Topic: One of my waccy notions again, but read please...

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