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That's an old image from last October, isn't it?
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That's an old image from last October, isn't it?
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A concept extended range artillery shell with a range of over 568km. It's powered by both a rocket engine and a solid ramjet engine.
The shell (with fuel) weighs some 560kg before firing, and its terminal weight is 278kg. After being launched from presumably a howitzer, a stabilizer pops up, and the rocket engine fires up to accelerate the shell to cruising altitude of 15km. At this point, the stabilizer breaks away and the ramjet engine begins operation to accelerate the shell to hypersonic speeds. The shell eventually decelerates to subsonic speeds and begins its terminal dive to attack the target.
The shell (with fuel) weighs some 560kg before firing, and its terminal weight is 278kg. After being launched from presumably a howitzer, a stabilizer pops up, and the rocket engine fires up to accelerate the shell to cruising altitude of 15km. At this point, the stabilizer breaks away and the ramjet engine begins operation to accelerate the shell to hypersonic speeds. The shell eventually decelerates to subsonic speeds and begins its terminal dive to attack the target.
Has that acog-looking scope been seen recently? Does anyone know what it’s specs might be?
It could be the real thing, we have recently seen them purchasing western scopes to try out.
71st Group Army organized an artillery unit to conduct live-fire shooting training
Type 99A's being refueled