[Moose4]

There's a video clip floating around out on the Internet of a Javelin test-fire against a T-72 or T-80 tank hulk. The missile scored a direct hit, punching down through the turret armor at a 45 degree armor. The turret assembly literally went flying 50 yards through the air. It was a seriously awesome demonstration.

I imagine it works pretty good against Toyota pickups full of Fedayeen Saddam, too...

}:-)4

[dighton]

Javelin Test-Fire (4.3 MB MPEG)

[yarddog]

Oh, that kind of javelin.

I was wondering how well equipped our soldiers were. I always wondered how anyone ever got hit by a javelin. We used to practice throwing them and we would throw them back and forth. When one was heading for you, it was a simple matter to just walk out of the way.

I actually held the school record in college for about 5 minutes. I broke the decade old record then another guy on our team threw it farther almost immediately. We were supposed to get a steak dinner every time a record was broken but the coach was too stingy to give me one for the 5 minute record.

[Prodigal Son]

It's good to hear about systems that are assets to the soldiers on the battlefield.
Money well spent.

[.cnI redruM]

Rocketry systems are the equalizer for infantry confronted by enemy troops. When they become cheaper, they will make the heavily armored vehicle almost obsolete.

[nightdriver]

"The Javelin system has already begun to change the way the Army looks at tanks and other armored vehicles, he said."

Just wait, though. It won't be long until the sheeple elect another democRAT president and he sells it to the Chineeeeeze or someone else for some campaign cash.

[xzins]

This is the same revolution as when the English longbow defeated the Armored Knight.

For a single footsoldier to be able to deploy a fire and forget weapons that kills a tank is to change the nature of ground war.

This weapon should be among the most closely held secrets within the Army.