"Meet the Russian Army's Super 'Gun' That Can Destroy a City" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Nov 2018 9:40 p.m. PST |
"The 2S4 has no equivalent in Western militaries. This is because its main task—destroying immobile, fortified strongpoints with its powerful shells—is typically performed by airstrikes using precision-guided munitions such as JDAMs….."
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| Thresher01 | 21 Nov 2018 10:52 p.m. PST |
Oh great! Now we have a "supergun" gap too? When will it end? |
| Lion in the Stars | 22 Nov 2018 12:44 a.m. PST |
Ah, yeah, that big 240mm mortar. Quite the beast! I don't see the US building any 240mm mortars or howitzers ever again. Too big and slow-firing for modern US warfare theory. If we need a boom that big we'd use MLRS or ATACMs. |
| Martin From Canada | 22 Nov 2018 10:16 a.m. PST |
If we need a boom that big we'd use MLRS or ATACMs. I remember reading somewhere (probably a second Iraq war book) that those platforms are being nicknamed "grid square removal systems" by the troops in the field … |
| Tango01 | 22 Nov 2018 2:54 p.m. PST |
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