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To: pierrem15
Cost per shot does reduce the amount of rounds available - which inevitably means fewer conventional M107 HE rounds will be bought. Fewer HE available means that massed fires - the really decisive artillery role - will be missing in the tradeoff to buy these things.

Another issue is how long these will last in storage: Copperhead guided 155mm HE was fun stuff to shoot but didn't weather well in the long term. When we were required to fire them, fairly often they went where they felt like and ignored the laser designator - we even had one land in the road and EOD had to deal with it!

I am also curious about Time of Flight - how long will it take this round to get to the target? Enemies tend to be a bit uncooperative about sitting still.

14 posted on 10/19/2025 4:58:35 AM PDT by Chainmail (You can vote your way into Socialism - but you will have to shoot your way out.)
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To: Chainmail

The enemy may think themselves out of range. I’m not sure how maneuverable these projectiles are, but it seems likely you could engage moving targets.


20 posted on 10/19/2025 5:20:44 AM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: Chainmail

These will be invaluable to invasive squads taking out C&C centers or radar trucks. Not armor. Just drop a squad in, creep into range and fire. No risk to airplanes.


41 posted on 10/19/2025 8:03:42 AM PDT by bobbo666
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