When do we get this in SB Pro

[Worksuks]

http://www.systems.textron.com/videos/530.1-SFW-in-OIF.wmv

[Kingtiger]

COOOOL AWSOME =)

[BloodOrk]

Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But how about friendly Fire?

Could they check the difference between a M1A2 and a T-72?

[Storm91]

Holy !!!!.Is that all computer generated?Or from a video game?Is that available for download?Someone did some major video editing.

[Thiefcatcher]

that was very interesting.....I dont want so sit on the wrong side.....

TC

[chrisotto]

Nice video.

That was a promotional video, for travelling arms salesmen - "Need some SFWs? Can make you very good price, Mister"

[BlackDeath]

carpet bombing?

[BlackDeath]

that is the ammunition:
http://www.textron.com/textron_businesses/bell/textron_systems_products.jsp#3prod
this is a promotional vid. in fact, it looks like BF2... :)

In fact, its SB2. Notice B52s are modelised.

[cobrabase]

The BLU-108 is a nice munition but it is in limited production and VERY expensive. It depends a lot on a FAC to get it on target... scout grunts could do it on a large target though if properly trained in forward observing.

Anyone notice the T-72 road wheels on the BMPs? :roll:

[chrisotto]

It depends a lot on a FAC to get it on target...

Obviously, the deployment was from a B-52, not a fighter-bomber - mud target acquisition might be a bit hard with the B-52...

[Trekker]

Very impressive.



Anyone notice the T-72 road wheels on the BMPs? :roll:

That would not be a bad idea, since the original tracks is very easy to throw.

[rump]

Holy crap!

Here's another video with some actual footage (almost 20mb):
http://www.systems.textron.com/movies/blu_108.wmv

When implemented, this could seriously shorten the average SB game... :shock:

-Rump

[Bluewings]

Nice weapon .

Btw , ARTY can do that too . As an exemple , the French 155mm "Bonus" ammunition work exactly the same way and can be fired from 25 km away ...

Cheers . :3starSK:

[Wahrborg]

Nice weapon .

the French 155mm "Bonus"

Cheers . :3starSK:



Swedish technology, Giat was let it ot it for marketing purposes, and to get around the swe export restrictions


:twisted:

[Grenny]

I think Rheimetal was working on something similar as arty ammo...must see if I could find a link....

[Grenny]

found just a BWB link...

http://www.bwb.org/C1256DF2004FF94C/CurrentBaseLink/W25Y9A9Q680INFODE

[Wahrborg]

Yes, the SMArt. Last i heard they where competing whit BONUS of an US contract.

http://www.defense-update.com/products/s/smart.htm


Edit: oops, we posted at the same time

And btw, a BONUS grenade costs $35 000 a piece :shock:

[cobrabase]

It depends a lot on a FAC to get it on target...

Obviously, the deployment was from a B-52, not a fighter-bomber - mud target acquisition might be a bit hard with the B-52...

Sorry... my mistake... AFFO. Airforce forward observer. :wink:

[Bluewings]

Regarding the "Bonus" shell , it is indeed ~as Wahborg said~ a co-production in between GIAT and Bofors Defense (Sueden)
I said "CO-PRODUCTION" .

Details here :
http://www.giat-industries.fr/asp/us/prod_bonus.asp

Cheers . :3starSK:

[DrDevice]

M898 SADARM munitions (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/sadarm.htm)were/are in use in Iraq. They were very highly rated by the shooters, too:

Fires in the Close Fight: OIF Lessons Learned (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2003/3id-arty-oif.pdf) See page 16.

[Trekker]

And btw, a BONUS grenade costs $35 000 a piece :shock:

A tank cost more. :twisted:

[TheBiss]

A tank cost more. :twisted:IRC, when I was a tanker in 1990, the Abrams M1A1HA was $2.8 million. I wonder how the price has gone up with the A2 SEP version 14 years later.

[Ssnake]

I think they're in the $5-$7M range now.

[Volcano]

Yes they are double the cost of the M1A1HA.

[flyboy]

Has anyone heard much about the "Metal Storm" weapons systems that were being developed.??

[BlackDeath]

i posted something months ago...
that arty is deployable by HMMVW and can acts as virtual mine field. If targets are in the sensor area, it will fire on them and aim every single target.
look there for more info
http://www.metalstorm.com/

what happend when the BLU-108 is out of ammo? I suppose a guy on the field bring whats remaining back?

[flyboy]

Cheers mate.Saw their promo video quite a few years ago.Was just wodering on their progress.Impressive watching the banks of barrels smash down all those hard wood doors.Gives you sort of a warm fuzzy feeling.Even heard that they might replace the Phalax system on Naval vessels with the Metal Storm system.A damn shame Ozz govermnent didn,t want it.Check out the video clips..I think at the beginning of the project the figures of 1,000,000 rpm where being thrown about.Hell,the Repeatable Access Denial System (RADS) firing 15 x 40mm inert grenade rounds at 240,000 rounds per minute is damn impressive.