Army General: Emerging 70km-Range Artillery Cannons Bring New Attack Options
Kris Osborn
Apr 10, 2020
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Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, Director, Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command
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Warrior: How does the Army’s Long Range Precision Fires technology achieve precision, given that the weapon is much longer range than standard guided precision shells?
Rafferty**:** “With Long Range Precision Fires (LRFP), there is a challenge adapting a precision guidance kit that has a much more violent gun launch environment. We use more propellant to shoot farther. The muzzle velocity is much higher so the “g loading†is much more substantial. It requires modification to precision guidance kits. When your apex is much higher, you get into thinner air. There is less air for canards to work with to steer and turn.â€
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