December 31, 2019
Watch The U.S. Army Test Its New Artillery Rockets
We have the video.
by Joseph Trevithick
Key point: The Army uses M-85 cluster submunitions in its M-30 rocket, but these munitions are not always reliable.
The U.S. Army is cooking up new warheads for its 227-millimeter artillery rockets to replace versions filled with cluster bombs. An official video shows the deadly effects of these so-called “alternative warheads†on simulated vehicles, command centers and people.
For more than two years, the ground combat branch has been working on the improved design. Instead of more than 400 small bomblets in older models, the upgraded weapons will shoot out a hail of shrapnel.
In March 2015, U.S. Army Col. Gary Stephens, the project manager overseeing the program, presented the film at the National Defense Industry Association’s Precision Strike Annual Review in Springfield, Virginia. The collection of clips depicts test launches, rockets hitting various targets and even an experiment to see if the rounds would survive fires or an accidental 40-foot fall.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/watch-us-army-test-its-new-artillery-rockets-110146
