[Chewbacca]

Attach some sort of GPS guidance package to a mortor round and I am sure they could be just as accurate as a JDAM.

[archy]

Attach some sort of GPS guidance package to a mortor round and I am sure they could be just as accurate as a JDAM.

The good news is, you've got your wish. The bad news is, it's not our round. It's Russian, the Kitolov-2 120mm projectile for use in 120mm mortars. Range 9,000m, We'll be along shortly, I expect.

[greydog]

I had the pleasure of being in on the 1st field test of the "copperhead" laser-guided round. I don't think it lasted long, too much of a hassle to set up a forward observer with laser sighting for all targets I think.

By the way, the first round fired had a premature deployment of the guidance fins and went end over end and landed about 500 yards away. Should have seen everybody trying to figure out which way it was pointed (it had a shaped charge warhead).

[El Gato]

Attach some sort of GPS guidance package to a mortor round and I am sure they could be just as accurate as a JDAM.

Those do exist. Don't know if they do for the 120mm or not. The motar is probably better for that sort of thing, since it has lower accellerations, which is easier on the electronics, and longer flight times, which means more time for the guidance to correct the point of impact.

[johnb838]

It said it is GPS guided and as accurate as as a tube. I would ask, what would we do if anybody ever found a way to destroy our satellites?