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US Marines Fire Excalibur from Record Range In Afghanistan
Defence Talk ^
| June 13 2012
| Raytheon
Posted on 06/13/2012 12:06:10 PM PDT by moonshot925
The U.S. Marine Corps successfully fired two Raytheon Company (RTN) Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from a range of 36 kilometers (22.3 statute miles) in theater. These shots mark the longest distance the Excalibur round has been fired in combat since its fielding in 2007.
Successfully fielded in 2007, the Excalibur 155mm precision-guided, extended-range projectile is the revolutionary artillery round used in theater today by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Using GPS precision guidance technology, Excalibur provides accurate, first round, fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting. Excalibur is considered a true precision weapon, impacting at a radial miss distance of six meters from the target.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; artillery; excalibur; marines
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To: Seeking the truth
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posted on
06/13/2012 3:07:56 PM PDT
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Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: scram2
Fire a shell 116,000 feet and land within 20 ft of the target?I was on an 8" howitzer in 'Nam and we could put a round into the crater left by the round we fired just before that.
In fact, sometimes when our FOs caught the enemy in the open, they'd call for one round, wait for the survivors to seek shelter in the crater, then call for round two.
Poof! No more enemy.
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posted on
06/13/2012 3:24:14 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: carriage_hill
Q:
Why do the Brits drink warm beer? A: Lucas Refrigerators.
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posted on
06/13/2012 3:32:49 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
To: ROCKLOBSTER
Damn, those things were awful in the early-60s. I remember room-temp pints in pubs all thru England, Wales, Scotland until we got to Ireland, where they were civilized - many had Frigidares or GEs - and i-c-e for the Single Malt Scotch. Heaven, mate.
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06/13/2012 4:07:01 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: moonshot925
I want to see what the true capability of the rail guns are going to be.
I’m thinking, oh, about 500 miles from tube to target.
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06/13/2012 5:37:28 PM PDT
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Molon Labbie
(Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
To: scram2
I had a 1968 Mk2/340. Positive earth. I know.
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06/13/2012 6:03:48 PM PDT
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PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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