BAE Systems have finally rolled out the Non Line Of Sight Cannon (NLOS/C) to the Army on May 30, 2008. The NLOS/C prototype has been delivered to the Army for engineering, mobility, safety and reliability testing as well as gun firing. The below clip shows the auto-breach in action.
http://www.nloscannon.com/
I Know the UK looked at fitting a common 155mm gun (AS90 derivative) to the T45 to leverage off artillery round improvements and innovations (Excalibur for example). The new NLOS/C looks like an even better solution, light weight, fully automated and capable of dealing with a split charge /155 mm round without too much human interface. Would it not make sense for BAE / US to push the concept further and use the same system for the maritime role? I have no idea how heavy the complete turret would be, but having a 155mm gun, which can fire the same wide range of ammo as your land-based systems has to bring huge advantages particularly in the shore bombardment role when used (Excalibur round) in tandem with an FOO or UAV against difficult targets.
Are there any natins out there using a maritime system which is capable of firing a split charge common to their land-based counterpart - Russia for example?
http://www.nloscannon.com/
I Know the UK looked at fitting a common 155mm gun (AS90 derivative) to the T45 to leverage off artillery round improvements and innovations (Excalibur for example). The new NLOS/C looks like an even better solution, light weight, fully automated and capable of dealing with a split charge /155 mm round without too much human interface. Would it not make sense for BAE / US to push the concept further and use the same system for the maritime role? I have no idea how heavy the complete turret would be, but having a 155mm gun, which can fire the same wide range of ammo as your land-based systems has to bring huge advantages particularly in the shore bombardment role when used (Excalibur round) in tandem with an FOO or UAV against difficult targets.
Are there any natins out there using a maritime system which is capable of firing a split charge common to their land-based counterpart - Russia for example?
