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Started by sultanbev, 09 May 2019, 10:14:18 PM

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fred.

I saw this too.

I did wonder what the point of the blades was. As surely a 50kg solid missile fired at a person is really going to ruin their day, let alone with a few blades attached to it.
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Someone was likely reading some Iain M Banks novels, read about knife missiles and had a lightbulb moment...

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Quote from: fred. on 09 May 2019, 10:26:53 PM
I saw this too.

I did wonder what the point of the blades was. As surely a 50kg solid missile fired at a person is really going to ruin their day, let alone with a few blades attached to it.

You don't have to quite so pinpoint if the physical footprint is larger. But I'm not sure how the blades actually deploy. It is reaching a point with Hellfire that it's a missile where you need to really know your target set first. I spoke an air gunner a few weeks ago and we discussed their new AP incendiary WH - primarily for anti-FIAC use.  :o

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sultanbev

"AP incendiary WH - primarily for anti-FIAC use."

Am out of date on acryonms - armour piercing incendiary Warhammer, and FIAC???

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Fast Inshore/Incoming Attack/Assault Craft .... AFAIK :)
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Ah, FAC - fast attack craft in old money.

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