US Army Shoots Down Cruise Missile with Howitzer

[Weatherman2020]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

 

[toobfreak]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

Yes, but I wonder how far one of these can throw a pumpkin?

 

[Sunni Man]

Although I'm sure the test was perfectly set up to achieve success.
It's still quit a feat. ...

 

[Thunk]

What exactly is a "Mach-five shell"?

 

[Hossfly]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

Yes, but I wonder how far one of these can throw a pumpkin?

Well, the Army has had in its inventory for 3 or 4 years a 105mm towed howitzer that fires a rocket propelled anti-tank round. It's laser guided, fired from a distance of 50 miles and a helicopter crewman can guide the round into a target painted on a tank turret. I posted a video in the military forum a couple years ago.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

What exactly is a "Mach-five shell"?

A shell that goes 3708 mph.

 

[Sunni Man]

If you think about it.
It's kinda like a bullet shooting another bullet. ...

 

[Weatherman2020]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Rye Catcher]

If true, the calculus is mind boggling. I was the projectal man in a 5 inch gun. When we fired at the target, towed by a plane, we got very few bursts. Imagine the roll, pitch and yaw, the DD's speed and the target's speed.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A trash can isnt moving at a high rate of speed.

 

[Hossfly]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A trash can isnt moving at a high rate of speed.

However, those rounds can be fitted with laser acquisition technology and a forward observer in a helicopter can paint a slow moving tank or truck to guide it on target.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A trash can isnt moving at a high rate of speed.

However, those rounds can be fitted with laser acquisition technology and a forward observer in a helicopter can paint a slow moving tank or truck to guide it on target.

I thought these were kinetic rounds with no guidance system.

 

[Hossfly]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A trash can isnt moving at a high rate of speed.

However, those rounds can be fitted with laser acquisition technology and a forward observer in a helicopter can paint a slow moving tank or truck to guide it on target.

I thought these were kinetic rounds with no guidance system.

Generally without guidance because the rounds cost thousands of dollars each and adding a laser guidance system costs a heap of money. I'll find the chart and post the cost.

 

[daveman]

What exactly is a "Mach-five shell"?

A shell that goes 3708 mph.

...while cruise missiles go around 500 mph.

 

[daveman]

Plus, cruise missiles, I'm thinking, don't have any defensive measures besides flying at low altitude.

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

Well, it is the 21st Century.

New toy the Air Force wants. AI takes data of the battlefield from air, ground and sea and figures out what to do and who should do it.

âSci-Fi AwesomeââA U.S. Army Howitzer Just Shot Down A Cruise Missile

A U. S. Army self-propelled howitzer firing a Mach-five shell just shot down a cruise missile.

www.forbes.com

How would a piece of artillery like that track a missile?
Are the projectiles guided?

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A trash can isnt moving at a high rate of speed.

However, those rounds can be fitted with laser acquisition technology and a forward observer in a helicopter can paint a slow moving tank or truck to guide it on target.

I thought these were kinetic rounds with no guidance system.

I saw or read something on guidance for arty rounds
Maybe Military Channel

 

[Thunk]

What exactly is a "Mach-five shell"?

A shell that goes 3708 mph.

...while cruise missiles go around 500 mph.

Gotta be more to it than speed...A guidance system & tracking system would be required. Or it was just an extremely lucky shot that they could never do again.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Yes, but I wonder how far one of these can throw a pumpkin?

About 20 milies if the pumpkin can hold together.

 

[JimBowie1958]

They can hit a trash can 30 miles away.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

From your site

Effective firing range	Increment Ia-1: 23 km (14 mi) Increment Ia-2/Ib: 40 km (25 mi)[2]
Warhead	PBXN-9
Guidance system	GPS, inertial navigation
Accuracy	5-20 m

Now 30 kilometers, no problemo.