To: Darksheare
Anyone know the range on that baby?
4 posted on
04/05/2004 6:54:04 PM PDT by
68skylark
To: 68skylark
Classified but I would guess 11,500 m w/Chg 7 to 19,000 m w/M913 RAP (7 to 12 miles depending on the ammo technology used).
9 posted on
04/05/2004 7:01:02 PM PDT by
FormerACLUmember
(JF'nK = major waste of oxygen)
To: 68skylark
LOL..you know what they say. If you have to ask, you shouldn't be fighting one :)
15 posted on
04/05/2004 7:10:51 PM PDT by
txzman
To: 68skylark
Longer tube indicates longer powder burn, ie; longer range than Vietnam-era M101 102
18 posted on
04/05/2004 7:27:19 PM PDT by
MindBender26
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To: 68skylark
I have seen the improved ammo for the 105. It is said to be as effective against troops as the 155mm. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the "Oh-5" since I was an XO and BC of a battery of 'em!
46 posted on
04/06/2004 6:00:50 AM PDT by
Redleg Duke
(Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
To: 68skylark
The 105mm howitzer mounted on the Stryker has a range of 24 km with regular boat tail projectiles and 30 km with base bleed projectiles. Yes it can shoot US 105mm howitzer projectiles, but shoots them out to from 17.5 to 21.5 km. It has a 57 caliber tube and is able to traverse 360 degrees. It has an inertial navigation unit with GPS backup and is ready to fire when it stops. It was recently flown on-board a C-130 from Eglin AFB, FL to Fort Sill, OK.(over 900 miles) It took 6 minutes to drive it off and it was firing on the range within 19 minutes.
66 posted on
05/04/2004 6:38:50 PM PDT by
gunmaker
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