Could it be connected to Internet ?

You don't like an internet user, you push the button and.....no more internet user !

It would be cool. If you don't like a post from someone that you don't know ,you have just to push a button and he will not post anymore.

Imagine if these mortars ( mounted with sensors ) could be airdropped in hostile country and then used remotely through a computer link. With accuracy of 2m over 6km, it would be a formidable system.

MS, I was kidding in my post. I understand perfectly what we can do with this weapons. I used 60mm and 81mm mortars ( sigh...there is a long times ago now ),so, I think that's a great weapon.

Specialy when there is a counter-battery fire. With this weapon, only the mortar will be destroyed and we will not have any KIA or woundeds soldiers.

But I don't want to be targeted by this mortar.When a conventional mortar is firing, you can hide you where the mortar shell have fallen. Normally, the next shell will not fall in the same place. But with this one....

I agree ultra.
You never hear the shell that's aimed at you, this baby should be called the whispering death. If the operator can see you, you'll never see or hear it coming.

Yes, this mortar mixed with a drone. What a weapon system !

We are going straight to the real " buttons war "

120 MM Mobile Fire Support System [MFSS] - This weapon does not function completely independently. A crew is still necessary to haul it and load it. What is unique is that it can be directed and fired by a command unit at some distance away (within radio range). It is designed to work with the Battle Command Brigade and Below System. The BCBB system tracks the location of friendly units and known enemy units.

Here is a typical scenario. An enemy unit has been detected and laser designated by a friendly unit. This information is relayed to an Artillery Battery. The BCBB can determine what weapons are in range, and capable of destroying the target. A fire order is issued from the Battery to the crew manning the mortar, specifying the type of ammunition to be used, and quantity. Once the fire order has been recieved by the crew, Battery will specify the grid coordinates of the target, and issue the firing command. The crew will continue to load the weapon until the rounds specified in the fire order have been expended.

Having weapons of this nature connected to the BCBB system allows a commander enormous flexiblility. It also keeps our troops out of harm's way, and that's gotta be good. Check out fas.org for descriptions of the BCBB and the Mobile Fire Support System [MFSS].

Zee ya
texastillidie

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That's just crazy. Why do they keep spending so much on war products. Don't they realize they won't be able to sell them unless there is a war.

What a horrible business to be in.

Lord Altmis for the foreseeable future there will always be more wars. And for these new wars we gotta give our guys new toys. And hey no matter how much I disagree with the current admin, I can't say I'd want us to lose a war just to spite them.

If you guys will check out the slideshow you will find that the control program for this mortar is capable of programming an area for 100% fire coveage using the known burst radius. All the commander has to do is outline an area on the map display and select area coverage. The program will determine how many bursts it will take, and redirect the weapon between each shot. See my last post for the link to the slideshow.

i want like 3 of them

It's not a calliope, but it's getting damn close. More technological fun in store I am sure.