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M712 Copperhead approaches an old M47 Patton tank used as a target M712 detonating. The M712 Copperhead is a 155 mm caliber cannon-launched guided projectile.It is a fin-stabilized, terminally laser guided, explosive shell intended to engage hard point targets such as tanks, self-propelled howitzers or other high-value targets.
155 mm (6.1 in) is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part 1 with reference to STANAG 4425. Land warfare
The 2K25 Krasnopol [12] [13] [14] is a Soviet 152/155 mm cannon-launched, fin-stabilized, base bleed-assisted, semi-automatic laser-guided artillery weapon system. It automatically 'homes' on a point illuminated by a laser designator, typically operated by a drone or ground-based artillery observer.
Krasnopol (Weapon) – (Russia, Soviet Union) semi-automatic laser-guided (also in 155 mm for export) 155 mm. M1156 Precision Guidance Kit – (United States) M712 Copperhead – (United States) M982 Excalibur – (United States, Sweden) Basir – (Iran) BONUS – (Sweden, France) SMArt 155 – (Germany) Rheinmetall Denel Munitions 155 mm V-LAP [2]
Cañón 155 mm L 45 CALA 30; Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond; Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider; Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider; Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider; Canon de 155 L modèle 1918 Schneider; Canon de 155 mm GPF; Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920; Canone de 155 L mle 1924; CITER 155 mm L33 gun
Primary by Watervliet Arsenal: M126 Cannon (or M126A1) 155 mm Howitzer (M109), M185 Cannon 155 mm Howitzer (A1/A2/A3/A4), or M284 Cannon 155 mm Howitzer (A5/A6) Secondary: .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun , Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher , 7.62 mm M60 , M240 machine gun or L4 machine gun
[2] [1] Its development was inspired by the American Barrett XM109 anti-materiel rifle, which fires 25 × 59 mm grenades, [2] [1] and its design is based on the Chinese HSARI LR2.50 caliber anti-material rifle. [8] QLU-11 utilizes a new Type 11 precision cartridge that is derived from the DFJ-87 armor-piercing grenade. The lighter casing ...
On-target effects are enhanced by the shell's HF-1 steel body. The 155 mm M549 HERA forward shell body is filled with a nominal 7.26 kg (16.0 lb) of Composition B. The M549A1 HERA filler is 6.8 kg (15 lb) of cast TNT. At the instant of firing, the propellant gases ignite a pyrotechnic delay train in the rocket motor.