Kun meille ei sitten nähtävästi koskaan saada varsinaisia rypäleammuksia niin tuo GMLRS Alternative warhead olisi kyllä jotain mitä meidän tulisi ehdottomasti hankkia
jotta saadaan meidän MLRS:lle jotain oikeaa ammuttavaa noita pehmeämpi maaleja kohti. Unitary Warhead on noin 90 kiloinen möykky joka soveltuu mainiosti moneen
paikkaan mutta sen tueksi pitää saada tuo sirpalevaikutuksen omaavakin latinki. Siitähän ei synny räjähtämättömiä aliammuksia vaan sen toiminta on kuin valtavassa
käsikranaatissa. Lentää kohdealueelle, räjähtää ja sirpaloituu. Tekee aika rumaa jälkeä mutta silleen humaanisti ettei kukaan pääse siitä mieltään pahoittamaan kun ei
jää niitä suutareita.
http://defense-update.com/20120424_gmlrs-to-get-a-new-warhead.html#.VGnuT_M8LIU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
Alternative Warhead Program[edit]
In April 2012, Lockheed Martin received a $79.4 million contract to develop a GMLRS incorporating an
Alliant Techsystems-designed alternative warhead to replace
DPICM cluster warheads. The AW version is designed as a drop-in replacement with little modification needed to existing rockets. An Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program will last 36 months, with the alternative warhead GLMRS expected to enter service in late 2016.
[13] The AW warhead is a large
airburst fragmentation warhead that explodes 30 ft (9.1 m) over a target area to disperse penetrating projectiles. Considerable damage is caused to a large area while leaving behind only solid metal penetrators and inert rocket fragments.
[14]
On 22 May 2013, Lockheed and ATK test fired a GMLRS rocket with a new cluster munition warhead developed under the Alternative Warhead Program (AWP), aimed at producing a drop-in replacement for DPICM bomblets in M30 guided rockets. It was fired by an M142 HIMARS and traveled 35 km (22 mi) before detonating. The AWP warhead will have equal or greater effect against materiel and personnel targets, while leaving no unexploded ordnance behind.
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On 23 October 2013, Lockheed conducted the third and final engineering development test flight of the GMLRS alternative warhead. Three rockets were fired from 17 kilometres (11 mi) away and destroyed their ground targets. The Alternative Warhead Program then moved to production qualification testing.
[16]
On 3 February 2014, Lockheed conducted the second production qualification test of the AW GMLRS warhead. Four rockets successfully hit targets 17 kilometers away.
[17]
On 16 April 2014, Lockheed successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the AW GMLRS, firing four rockets from a HIMARS at targets 65 kilometres (40 mi) away.
[18]
On 28 July 2014, Lockheed successfully completed all Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) flight tests for the AW GMLRS. They were the first tests conducted with soldiers operating the fire control system, firing rockets at mid and long-range from a HIMARS. The Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) exercise will be conducted in fall 2014.
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