Army HIMARS trucks launch GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) missiles
Breaking Defense: Army Will Field 100 Km Cannon, 500 Km Missiles: LRPF CFT
The Army is modernizing three artillery systems: 155 cannon, the cheapest option, for the close fight against the enemy's frontline forces; guided rockets for the deep fight against enemy reinforcements and supply lines; and missiles, the most expensive munitions, for very deep or even strategic strikes against targets in the enemy rear and homeland.
Within five years, the US Army will field new artillery weapons — howitzer shells, rockets, and missiles — with ranges of 70 to 500 kilometers, double that of current systems. After 15 years of close-range combat against insurgents, the service’s top priority is now what it calls Long-Range Precision Fires to counter “peer competitors” like Russia and China on vastly larger battlefields.
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WNU Editor: In short .... the U.S. Army wants to double its range when it comes to striking targets.
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Another arms race for the American weapon developers. The system of munitions and cannons in America is about money, unless they give their people free reign to develop and mod their own pieces this will just turn into another cash grab by those who are allowed to play with these weapons. If i was honest, the biggest issue is the crew, if you could replace the crew with automated aimhacks like in literally every single FPS then these weapons would be cheaper and more effective. Thing about money is its cheaper to hinder your opposition rather then to surpass their potential.
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