Marine Corps Looking at New Artillery Round that Can Successfully Hit Moving Targets

[rangerrebew]

Marine Corps Looking at New Artillery Round that Can Successfully Hit Moving Targets
 
6 Feb 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

Raytheon Co. just announced that its new laser-guided Excalibur S 155mm artillery round scored direct hits on a moving target in a secret, live-fire test for the Marine Corps last spring.

The Excalibur is a combat-proven, precision artillery round capable of hitting within a few feet of a target at ranges out to 40 kilometers, the company said.

The new Excalibur S uses the same GPS technology as the Excalibur 1B variant but adds a semi-active laser seeker to engage both moving land and maritime targets.

 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/06/marine-corps-looking-new-artillery-round-can-successfully-hit-moving-targets.html

[rangerrebew]

What happens if the target suddenly stops?  Will the projectile continue on it's projected path?

[EdinVA]

What happens if the target suddenly stops?  Will the projectile continue on it's projected path?

Since the laser would be "line of sight" going into woods, canyons, tunnels etc would throw it off I suspect.As long as the target was not moving very fast the projectile would be able to compensate for the target stopping.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

What happens if the target suddenly stops?  Will the projectile continue on it's projected path?

No.  A projectile like that must have a method of guidance, perhaps like an M712 Copperhead round that employs exterior steering vanes to adjust the flight path.  So if the target stops, it'll adjust the flight path.