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Old 04-27-2008, 23:14 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by maximusslade View Post
What is 'Poon?'
Harpoon. A 12 pack launcher will be pretty slow and heavy what are you launching out of it?

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As for the sabot, I was actually thinking of something close to a 5" guided muniton. You know, a 5" bomb with steering fins and a guidance package up front. Kinda like a 250 lb guided bomb shot from a gun.
Won't matter. You always plan on inconsistent sabot break away, no break away, partial breakaway. So you have to plan for where the packing material lands or what happens if you have partial breakaway and the projectile starts tumbling.

We do the same with deployable fins (Ie Copperhead) You must plan for fins not deploying.

You don't shoot those types of rounds over the heads of friendly troop.
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