That's because the Yanks rebelled against their lawful sovereign.M1 was originally 54 tons. Real tons, not 907 kg "tons", which nobody else uses without calling them 'short tons'.
::The Ghosts of Charles the First and James the Second, and Louis16th and Louis17 have entered the Chat… only to be driven away by the Ghost of Oliver Chromwell backed by two armies of Parliament, the French Revolution and The American founding Fathers::That's because the Yanks rebelled against their lawful sovereign.
Cromwell was a traitor and committed regicide. They dug him up after Charles II took the throne and treated him (belatedly) to a traitors death. The French??? They're excitable at the best of times.::The Ghosts of Charles the First and James the Second, and Louis16th and Louis17 have entered the Chat… only to be driven away by the Ghost of Oliver Chromwell backed by two armies of Parliament, the French Revolution and The American founding Fathers::
I have to wonder on how reduced effects on target are. Obviously depending on the level of precision can make up for reductions in actual blast effects.A new 155 mm shell from BAE. The range may be up to 60 miles with the 39 cal M109. An earlier test with a 58 cal claimed 68 miles. The big question is cost albeit likely a few of these are less expensive than a missile.
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New 155mm round exceeds range of some rockets, can be fired by standard Army artillery
“We have now exceeded any range ever acquired” by the Paladin howitzer, BAE says.www.defenseone.com
Additional "Googling" has produced an image of the XM-1155-SC round, at the recent AUSA 2023 defense conference & published with some info by JanesI have to wonder on how reduced effects on target are. Obviously depending on the level of precision can make up for reductions in actual blast effects.
Ahhh ... and as I suspected the round is part of the Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) development program
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XM1155-SC
XM1155-SC is the latest precision guided munition in the Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) family of munitions.www.baesystems.com
Interesting, BAE claims a longer range without a ramjet. I would assume this might be less expensive.Additional "Googling" has produced an image of the XM-1155-SC round, at the recent AUSA 2023 defense conference & published with some info by Janes
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AUSA 2023: BAE Systems, Boeing face off for US Army extended-range advanced projectiles
BAE Systems and a Boeing-Nammo team have both claimed to break records for the US Army's XM1155 programme, the companies announced on 9 October.www.janes.com