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Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: FUNKED1 on May 12, 2004, 07:40:28 PM

Does everybody realize how badass this thing is?

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: moot on May 12, 2004, 07:50:18 PM

for example?

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: FUNKED1 on May 12, 2004, 08:00:52 PM

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

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: Gunslinger 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!  :aok

(http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/HQ-AFMC/PA/news/archive/2003/Aug/Eglin-SFW.jpg)

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: FUNKED1 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.

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: FUNKED1 on May 12, 2004, 08:07:56 PM

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

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: FUNKED1 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.

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: rpm on May 12, 2004, 09:36:58 PM

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

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Post by: mjolnir 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?

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: Dinger 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.

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: Octavius on May 12, 2004, 10:39:41 PM

Dave Chappelle had a hand in the research :D

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! :D

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: rpm on May 12, 2004, 11:12:55 PM

(http://www.mnsfld.edu/cfpics/news/chappelle.JPG)
SKEET, skeet,skeet,skeet,skeet!

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: Dead Man Flying on May 12, 2004, 11:28:09 PM

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

-- Todd/Leviathn

Title: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
Post by: GRUNHERZ 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!  :D