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Originally posted by rcaf_777 View PostNot sure where this came from not sure if it is movie prop or something the the US Army was testing.
Are those AGM-114 Hellfire or AGM-65 Maverick missiles
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Originally posted by Panther Al View PostHellfire: The Swedes use a ground mount version of it for various things.Writer at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2
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Originally posted by lordroel View PostHow is it targeted.Writer at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2
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My guess is that the pic is 9th ID HTLD. They were doing a lot of stuff with CUCVs in the mid-80s as they waited to receive HMMWVs. They had a ground launched hellfire unit. The unit expected to receive UAVs, so they used surrogate manned aircraft, which likely included laser designation capability. They also had forward lasing teams to designate targets.
The 22 meg file in the second link is worth a read. There's a terrible pic at the back that looks like a CUCV firing a Hellfire to me...
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Originally posted by The Dark View PostLaser designation. Except for the Longbow variant (AGM-114L, which is radar-guided), all Hellfires are laser-guided. The designator does not have to be at the same location as the launcher; as long as the missile can see the dot, it'll go for it. This also gives it limited re-targeting capability, since if the dot is moved to a different target within the field of view, the missile will steer accordingly.
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Originally posted by The Dark View PostLaser designation. Except for the Longbow variant (AGM-114L, which is radar-guided), all Hellfires are laser-guided. The designator does not have to be at the same location as the launcher; as long as the missile can see the dot, it'll go for it. This also gives it limited re-targeting capability, since if the dot is moved to a different target within the field of view, the missile will steer accordingly.
EDIT: Just remembered that GPS guidance doesn't work well against moving targets.I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons...First We Take Manhattan, Jennifer Warnes
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Originally posted by pmulcahy11b View PostThey never thought of making a GPS-guided version
EDIT: Just remembered that GPS guidance doesn't work well against moving targets.Writer at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2
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A lot of these limited issue/experimental light vehicles could be placed in in the 9th LMD, which would still have its experimental mission by the early 1990s.
Light armor could be placed into the 82nd and light infantry units, and rumors like the Rangers having about a platoon worth of Wiesels fior testing and a single Stryker for testing could be included, along with SOCOM-type HUMWWVs and Ninja Jeeps.I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons...First We Take Manhattan, Jennifer Warnes
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Paul has the Colt cmg 2 listed in the 'best that never was' weapons list, but what about the cmg 3 https://youtu.be/g3aayF-S2ps
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A preview for future videos including the 308 Sterling rifle, and the 280 fal
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I have the Enfield on the Best Assault Rifles that Never Were pages, and the .280 FAL in the FAL entry as an experimental "what if."I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons...First We Take Manhattan, Jennifer Warnes
Entirely too much T2K stuff here: www.pmulcahy.com
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