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You think Excalibur is bad? Check out an MLRS!

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Posted by Glitle Angeart8333 2007-05-01 05:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Also competing against on call drops from above with GPS and laser guidance. You have multiple technologies competing to do the same job which is basically putting ordnance on target. Each system has its ~~zealots~~ advocates fighting for funding which will make for wonderful debates and fill many columns. The guys who know what is just good* enough are those on the ground who need the ordnance on target right now.

*old proverb - Perfect is the enemy of just good enough.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-01 09:43|| 2007-05-01 09:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I see Excalibur as a scheme to employ engineers to find a more difficult solution to a problem that is already solved. Guided MLRS is half the cost, has twice the range and 4 times the explosive power. As far as I can tell, the HiMARS truck launcher costs same as the M777 towed artillery ($2M) and out ranges foreign artillery, something US 39 caliber artillery does not do.

Posted by ed 2007-05-01 09:53|| 2007-05-01 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 This is HiMar isn't it?

Posted by Glaling Mussolini2114 2007-05-01 10:30|| 2007-05-01 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 HiMARS is the truck mounted version of MLRS.

Posted by ed 2007-05-01 10:40|| 2007-05-01 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 i see one distinction in favor of the m777 and that is ease of resupply and continous operation.

a mlrs has downtime while being reloaded while the m777 can finer continously while being supplied with additional ordinance.

does that outwiegh the factors in favor of HiMARS?

not my call, but i see uses for both

Posted by Abu do you love 2007-05-01 11:42|| 2007-05-01 11:42|| Front Page Top

#6 You are right when going for volume of fires using unguided munitions. But with guided projectiles, you are optimally firing one per target and speed is of the essence (automated vs manual target laying) when trying to destroy a fleeting target like a mortar team or another arty battery. While a GMLRS rocket has a larger logistics footprint, it also covers 4 times the area so less stock is needed.

Posted by ed 2007-05-01 13:27|| 2007-05-01 13:27|| Front Page Top

#7 You think Excalibur is bad? Check out an MLRS!

thisn git yer attention..

arty,

shout, "charlie in the wire!"

"beehive rounds up!" [H-105s]

"depress tubes & bore sight!"

"fire at will!"

Posted by The Twelfth Imami">The Twelfth Imami 2007-05-01 13:29|| 2007-05-01 13:29|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd love to see a dozen or so of those mounted on the decks of an old battleship. No heavy turrets, no below-decks powder and shot magazines, just the capability of putting a hundred rounds on target in very short order, with no overs or shorts. I'm sure we can work something out for faster reloads.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-01 23:31|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-01 23:31|| Front Page Top

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