On 12/7/23 10:45, David P wrote:
The Old-School Artillery Shell Is Becoming High Tech
By Alistair MacDonald, Nov. 22, 2023, WSJ
RAUFOSS, Norway—At a factory in rural Norway, engineers are perfecting an artillery shell they say will be able to travel many times farther than the traditional ammunition currently pounding the battlefield in Ukraine.
The work is part of a broader trend among arms companies to increase the range, precision and lethality of artillery shells that have remained largely unchanged for decades.
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The increased complexity of shells also has its downside. For instance, guided shells have been vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare, Ukrainian artillery operators say. And new innovations, including ramjet rockets and guidance wings, take up space
from explosive materials.
Downside = yes.
People also ask
Do artillery shells explode above ground?
Shell (projectile) - Wikipedia
Depending on the type of fuse used the HE shell can be set to burst on
the ground (percussion), in the air above the ground, which is called
air burst (time or proximity), or after penetrating a short distance
into the ground (percussion with delay, either to transmit more ground
shock to covered positions, or to ...
So, really decrease your effectiveness, if all your shells were
caused to detonate 150 yards above the ground.
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