[marktwain]

Exactly but these need the targeting correction on the final part of trajectory. Otherwise it is no difference of dumb shell but less capacity because of less charge in it. And how Ukies can do that targeting?

With universal satellite coverage for all parties, it is very difficult to hide anything anywhere for very long anymore.

You simply cannot hide massive amounts of artillery ammunition. The vehicles have to go from the source to the guns and back again. They are absurdly easy to track by satellite or high flying drones that are very difficult to shoot down. All of that is backed up by human intelligence assets on the ground, which are multiplied in a conquest type situation.

Smart munitions use a combination of GPS and inertial guidance. They do not need lasers. They only need targeting correction if the target is moving. Even then, some of the artillery launched smart munitions have independent loitering ability and sensors to pick out moving local targets on their own.

What I am describing is at least a decade old, so everything is considerably more refined than I was working with/on a decade ago.

The latest drones use a combination of mapped terrain memory, GPS, and inertial guidance systems. Nearly impossible to jam.

[nickfrost1]

With universal satellite coverage for all parties, it is very difficult to hide anything anywhere for very long anymore.==

Satellite coverage? Meaning you fire laser from an orbit? I’d like to see such satellite with such huge powerbank for such energy spending like laser for 200 miles and also such pointing will give opposite party all right to shoot down such satellite. Which is lot easier than to shoot down a drone because satellite can’t maneuver. It is going always same speed, altitude and direction.

Smart munitions use a combination of GPS and inertial guidance. ==

GPS is easy jammable. But inertial guidance? Good but the precision will go down significantly. And I doubt you may cram reliable gyro into a artillery’s shell. So it is a hoax.

The latest drones use a combination of mapped terrain memory, GPS, and inertial guidance systems. Nearly impossible to jam.==

Drone yes. But drones are sitting ducks themselves and can’t approach closer then 100 miles or be shot down. If drone will emit anything then it will be useful for homing on this drone. Drone will drag the AA missile to itself literally.

Drones are workable only against 3-world country or guerillas as in Afghanistan.