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ArmySGT's right. There is no CLU (command/launch guidance unit) in the system, and firing the missiles from that truck would blow ALL of the windows out. I'd say it's photoshopped too. -
Hellfire: The Swedes use a ground mount version of it for various things.Originally posted by rcaf_777 View Post
Member of the Bofors fan club! The M1911 of automatic cannon.
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Primarily an anti-ship missile, as the RBS 17. It's a modified (by Bofors) AGM-114A. The intent was to use them against landing craft to allow longer-ranged weapons to focus on other ships. The warhead was modified for this role, detonating after penetration of the hull, so it wouldn't be as effective in an anti-vehicular role. Norway had some as well (I don't know if they still do).Originally posted by Panther Al View PostWriter at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2Comment
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Laser 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.Originally posted by lordroel View PostWriter at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2Comment
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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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So could one designator be use to home in more than one missile into a target at once.Originally posted by The Dark View PostComment
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They never thought of making a GPS-guided versionOriginally posted by The Dark View Post
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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That, and Hellfire only has a 5 mile range. It's less than 2 seconds from weapon release to maximum range, so you're talking about potentially very short lasing times. The shortest-ranged weapon I can think of with GPS guidance is the AGM-176 Griffin, which has ~12-15 miles of range when air-launched.Originally posted by pmulcahy11b View PostWriter at The Vespers War - World War I equipment for v2.2Comment
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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-S2psComment
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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
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