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Originally Posted by Garry
Smerch is self guided.... it first shoots UAVs (Pchela) above expected targets. Having got a visual image of the area (day/night) Pchela identifies the targets and then gives coordinates to the salvo that is unguided.
GPS guiding still needs first to identify where the target is...
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thats why the US employs UAVs, and Foward Observers, and Scout helicopters, so the uav from the smerch tells them where the target is - same as the US assets - only US assets then relay that info to rockets that are guided in flight by that data - unlike the smerch which fires unguided rounds. I think you miss the point that modern armies employ arty fire locating radars that track back to the source for counter battery fire. Arty is great but its still vulnerable to enemy too. Look at ww1 and the kilo tons of arty fired off before an offensive - that did little to soften the enemy. Arty is not the end all end all - but just one block in the combined arms battle plan.