Author Topic: Sensor Fuzed Weapon (Read 339 times)

FUNKED1 · « **on:** May 12, 2004, 07:40:28 PM »

Does everybody realize how badass this thing is?

moot · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2004, 07:50:18 PM »

for example?

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:00:52 PM »

http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/HQ-AFMC/PA/news/archive/2003/Aug/0829-03.htm

Gunslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:04:46 PM »

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The first thing we heard back from the Marines was, ‘holy
(- - - -).’ That’s exactly what you want to hear on the radio from the guy you are supporting.”

Thats awsome!

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:06:24 PM »

It's a cluster bomb, but the submunitions wait until they are over a vehicle and then fire a penetrator straight down. The penetrator can kill anything the enemy's got.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:07:56 PM »

http://www.airforce-technology.com/contractors/weapons/textron3/

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:09:00 PM »

They've been talking about this for 10+ years but I had no idea it was ready for combat.

rpm · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2004, 09:36:58 PM »

awesome what you can do with a nickle's worth of copper

mjolnir · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:11:49 PM »

Now here's the fun part for the math geeks:

1 weapon = 40 smaller warheads
1 B-1 bomber = 30 weapons (roughly)
1 formation = 2 bombers

Grand total, 2400 individual targets. Bad time to be an enemy convoy, eh?

Dinger · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:28:25 PM »

yeah, these things are available in all kinds of sizes, and are badass. They use combinations of heat, audio and visual sensors to pick out armor and go after them. HEck I think you can even program them in advance to discriminate between armor and light vehicles.
Yeah, send your B1 supersonic and low, kicking those things out, or put 'em in an artillery shell, or a TACMS. They're just not fair.

Octavius · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:39:41 PM »

Dave Chappelle had a hand in the research

from funky's 2nd link:

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The SFW, a 1,000lb-class weapon, contains our own BLU-108 submuntion and smart Skeet™ warheads.

skeetskeetskeet!

rpm · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2004, 11:12:55 PM »

SKEET, skeet,skeet,skeet,skeet!

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2004, 11:28:09 PM »

http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=chappelle

-- Todd/Leviathn

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2004, 11:36:06 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
awesome what you can do with a nickle's worth of copper

And $50 billion in R&D funding!