urbanf@yj.data.nokia.fi (Urban Fredriksson) (02/27/91)
From: urbanf@yj.data.nokia.fi (Urban Fredriksson)
There is a Swedish IR-guided anti-tank mortar round
named Strix (Latin for Owl, isn't it?) which can be
fired from any 12cm mortar. It has been in development
for almost 10 years, but now it's for sale. Sounds
easier to use than laser-designators.
There has also been work in Sweden on an IR-guided
anti-ship shell to be fired as a conventional round
from coastal defence cannon/howitzers. It was to
spin exacly like an ordinary round, having a fixed,
slightly offset seeker, and so seeking in a decreasing
spiral pattern. A small number of small charges would
then adjust the trajectory. The aim wasn't to guarantee
a hit every time, but to greatly reduce CEP at a small
cost.
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