M982 Excalibur - The Most Accurate and Frightening US Artillery Bullet!!
the m982s caliber formerly XM 982 is a 155 millimeters extended range guided artillery ammunition developed by Raytheon missile systems and base systems a b it is a GPS guided munition that can be used in close troop support situations within 150 to 75 meters 492 to 246 feet in 2015 the United States plans to purchase 7474 rounds for a total program cost of 1.9341 billion United States dollars and an average of 258 777 United States dollars per year units since 2016 the cost has been reduced to 68 000 United States dollars per unit as of October 2018 more than 1 400 shells have been fired in various engagements
weapons compatible with Excalibur the uks is 90. Sweden's Archer artillery system South
Africa's G6 Howitzer Us's m198 M 777 lightweight m109a 6 Paladin self-propelled artillery and Germany's Panzer habits 2000.
talking about the artillery systems that have been provided by Western partners and will soon be provided to Ukraine we have repeatedly mentioned the Excalibur m982 High Precision guided projectile which is compatible with 155 millimeters guns with digital Fire Control such as the American M77 or the French Caesar it is understood that Canada handed over the M77 Howitzer to Ukraine along with the n982s caliber
speaking the m982 Excalibur is a 155 millimeters artillery shell with a small impeller that turns into a kind of high-speed glider in the ballistic drop area adjusting its trajectory with the help of an inertial navigation system and satellites again roughly speaking the artillery only needs to know the coordinates of the target thanks to satellite imagery UAV reconnaissance or counter battery radar to destroy it from a distance of 23 to 48 km depending on the projectile and weapon version the m982 Excalibur is a very expensive truly the cost of one small rocket like projectile minus 112 800 in early 2021 while the price of a conventional 155 millimeters projectile is 300 1000. and this is not counting the cost of the charge which is provided separately for such weapons however according to the manufacturer using the m982s caliber allows you to hit the target 10 times faster and one Excalibur is capable of doing the work of 10 to 50 conventional shells this projectile turns the Howitzer into a sniper weapon
as we have already mentioned the firing range of the Excalibur m982 depends on the version of the projectile and gun or rather on the length of the barrel that is a Caesar anti-aircraft gun with a 52 caliber gun could throw Excalibur at a distance of 46 kilometers the PCH 2048 kilometers but the M77 with a 39 caliber Barrel only 36-40 kilometers but in any case it is an impressive range which will destroy the Russian battery without exposing our Gunners to return fire example the Russian 152 and 2c19 mstac only cover 25 to 29 km 152 and 2c5 Hyacinth c33 kilometers and only 203 m2c7 peony covered 47 kilometers but peonies were few had low deployment speed and accuracy much lower than Excalibur as for the firing range in 2020 while testing the Prototype 155 millimeters Howitzer m1299 with a barrel length of 58 caliber and 982 s caliber hit the target at a distance of 70 kilometers..
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