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To: U S Army EOD
I wonder how accurate the RAP rounds are?

Think laser guidance, as with the British Merlin 81mm mortar projectiles, or the SAAB/Bofers Strix 120mm projectile.


102 posted on 01/17/2004 9:15:16 AM PST by archy (Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
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To: archy
While doing military service (sweden) my platoon had a chance to fire off a few STRIX rounds. While the accuracy is impressive for a mortar round, I wouldn't use it against for example a moving target. Still any armored vehicle hit by one of these will be little more that scrap metal.

IIRC it took 6 STRIX (2 salvos * 3) mortars to hit 3 static targets at 3-4 kilometers. Two of them were hit with the first salvo.
103 posted on 01/17/2004 9:24:14 AM PST by Ringman
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To: archy
And we are shooting at a bunker manned by three guys with AK47's?
121 posted on 01/17/2004 12:37:58 PM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)
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