Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars

FINALLY!

How much does each round cost?

I WANT SOME!!!!!

Excellent. Now we can kill more people. How about using brain power instead of brawn. Possibly eating more veggies might help with the overload of testosterone?

You're right boka, adding GPS and self-steering functionality to our weapons is definitely not using our brains...

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Well Boka we're using brain power so we have to use the least amount of brawn as possible. That way the enemy will also use their brain and come to the negotiating table where we can offer them vegetables and possibly work out a resolution. See, now everybody is happy.

Genius. Just imagine the accuracy improvements of the second and third gen models that will follow.

*to boka, and the rest of you damn sissies- While world peace would be as nice as rainbows and unicorn farts, the reality is violence WILL always be a part of our human nature. So to sit around rubbing crystals and sniffing flowers, pretending it won't, is pure ignorance.

That being said , go ahead and bash my "neadertal" logic with your dumbass sarcastic pseudo-intellect because it will make you feel like you didn't get picked last for dodge ball. However, though you'll never admit it, I am much smarter than you think you are.

Should also put a camera on these puppies, so the operator can see if it is on target. If they then think it is likely to kill civilians, they can disable the bomb. Might also help them aim the next one better.

i dont think a camera would work all that well, would be kinda like strapping a camera to a bullet. its just traveling too fast to register anything more than blurs, let alone civilians

However, if you've got a definite fix on the enemy's location, this sucker is accurate enough to give em shell shock if it doesn't completely blow them apart. should be fairly easy to counter an attack with rounds a heck of a lot cheaper than a precision bomb, and nearly as accurate.

this is brilliant, i have been waiting for this for nearly a year, we can make it more accurate if we make the launcher itself automated, like we select the target during combat on the standard issue PDA or digital device they have and the launcher corrects the trajectory and all, next thing you know BOOM one less terrorist

How nice. A new toy for future terrorists, if they managed to get some and they always do, uses it in place of IED's.

@Give_ammo

Take a quick look at your username...

I thought the gee forces on rounds was too high for advanced equipment. Oh well. However they do this, it is definitely a good thing for our troops.

Si vis pacem, para bellum

@boka...totally agree...this is a total waste...stop the killing!

@give ammo "I'm smarter than you" grow up you...we're not convinced

@boka and all other peace-lovers...

I agree with ajohnson and Give_ammo,

Violence will never cease... there will ALWAYS be violence going on somewhere, somehow, and in some way no matter what measures are taken to prevent it.

Also, (esp. @ boka)... the reason the GPS was added was to make sure we have LESS COLATERAL DAMAGE! At some point, it may end up being absolutely none, but that is unfortunately a long way away.

Great design, but imagine what the consequences will be if this is in the hands evil and unethical people.

I wounder if it is "hackable" as in rerouting mid flight.....

I spent 6 years in a uniform. Soldiers assume the responsibility for carrying out the dictates of politicians; all we can do is hope that 'older and wiser' heads make the right decisions.

Violence is an extension of politics. We will always have nations led by people who will not understand common sense, reason, or peaceful negotiations. Weapons such as this mortar round allows soldiers to apply controlled violence; sufficient force to compel our enemies to acquiesce to our demands.

People like you Boka get to whine about how barbaric we are because other men - and now women - pay the price. That's ok, we don't mind.

Saw this demonstrated years ago on Future Weapons. Glad to see it's finally reached the front lines. This should greatly reduce civilian and friendly-fire casualties.

great post onihikage, to all winers, better weapons = less civilians killed, or should we go back to carpet bombing? all winers need a reality check

Make this work with 40mm grenades and the M203 launcher and the grunt will have a very potent weapon.