Gerald Bull is smiling.
Posted on 01/25/2019 9:55:01 AM PST by Red Badger
Gerald Bull is smiling.
That was the name that popped into my mind when I read the headline.
Great, how many billions is this boondoggle going to cost us while invaders are streaming over the border and voting in our elections? I wish just one of these “gee whiz” weapons would prove operational in less than a generation. But I guess a military industrial complex generation needs their paychecks.
Who is Gerald Bull. Got me curious.
I don’t see that a gun like that would our-perform a missile. Especially nap-of-the-earth cruise missiles.
A ballistic (non-guided) path is VERY easy to track and calculate when the projectile originated. And answer with a hyper-sonic, nap-of-the-earth cruise response.
...unless the long-range projectile is also stealthy.
Placing it in the center of a 2000 mile border, 1000 miles to the right and 1000 miles to the left, could do wonders.
Gerald Bull was totally amazing.
A maverick, far ahead of this time:
The Werner Von Braun of artillery.
In the end, TOO good for his own good, I guess.
Gerald Bull chose his employers poorly ...
I would prefer Rods From God. Which I happen to think we have tested and deployed. But I have no inside information. I’m just guessing.
See post 8 above, for the nutshell version.
Gerald Bull took on a wide array of int’l clients who had artillery needs.
Eventually the Israelis started to dislike it.
Eh....SOMETHING happened to him, and it wasn’t good.
Same here! Got to be leveraging his research.
Maybe we’ll see the return of Coastal Artillery! Sign me up.
The cost of firing the weapon would be the advantage over a cruise missile.
We can shoot down artillery shells
“I don’t see that a gun like that would our-perform a missile. Especially nap-of-the-earth cruise missiles.
A ballistic (non-guided) path is VERY easy to track and calculate when the projectile originated. And answer with a hyper-sonic, nap-of-the-earth cruise response.
...unless the long-range projectile is also stealthy.”
An artillery shell, even a very sophisticated artillery shell, is way, way cheaper than a missile. So you get lower cost and a much higher number of deliveries on target at a rapid pace.
I yearn more for the days when battleships were the ultimate weapon.
This new stuff is just ridiculous.
Here's an outraged gun's best friend, an angry bullet.
We can shoot down artillery shells
><
Lasers?
Battleships have tremendous romantic appeal. So much firepower. It’s pure, flamboyant Aggro.
But, alas, they don’t make much sense anymore.
Iron Dome missiles
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.