Human Machine Integration Summit IV
>>62866782isnt this kinda dumb vs regular rocket launchers where you can steer the rocket left/right also?
>>62866826You only need to point in a rough direction towards the coordinates you're shooting at, GMLRS has the ability to maneuver in the air to a degree so as long as you're within the rough direction of the target then it will be able to point itself in the right direction
>>62866865oh i forgot its the guided kindwould be a bitch to find a perfectly level spot to fire from otherwise
>>62866782>moooom! why does he get 4 pods?8x 700km opfires
Isn't this the same truck DARPA used for the OPFIRES prototype?
>>62866997It's a PLS nigger. This is the truck the military uses to carry pallets of water bottles around.
>human machine integration >I can't be absorbed into the machine this is nonsense.
i was wondering when they'd do this.himars was always a downgrade from m270 in volume of fires.
>>62867033heh..you were too late for the future
>>62866782So is this just a 4xHIMARS or 2xM270?More boom is more better so I'm for it if so but it doesn't seem revolutionary.
>>62866899Anything with a range beyond ~20-30 miles pretty much *has* to be guided in order for unpredictable things like shifting winds to not knock it off target. And within that range, you're probably using tube artillery or drones. So, don't expect any more unguided rocket artillery, at least from the US.>>62866782"I can dual-wield my dual-wield!"
>>62867483It's not revolutionary. It just doubles the ready magazine, and moves the launcher to a platform that's already in service in *massive* numbers with the loggies, which provides logistical advantages of its own (plus, it's probably faster to acquire in large quantities thanks to the hot production lines). My first question is what the reloading process looks like. I don't see any integrated winches on the launchers; can the PLS crane replace the 6-packs individually without needing another vehicle involved, and if so, how much time does it take compared to reloading HIMARS/MLRS?My second question is what the purpose is, and where it fits in the TO&E. Is an expansion of the rocket artillery force planned? Is it intended to supplement the M270 force, or replace it? Is this cheaper than upgrading the 500+ M270s that were mothballed? Is it a fully palletized system that can be loaded onto any PLS HEMTT and operated from a laptop or over WIN-T, thus almost negating the need for M270s altogether? I would like to know more.
>>62867678>My first question is what the reloading process looks likeThere's clearly a crane on the flatbed, so reloading is some variation of typical HIMARS reloading except possible from the front.I could see the launcher rotating 180 to reload from the back (of the launcher) but from the front (of the flatbed).
>>62867678>>62867852Honestly, it might be enough to be able to shit out 8 PrSMs on it's own. Or maybe they can just swap out the whole module with a loaded one?Either way, this is a cheap and easy way to deploy huge numbers of what has proven to be one of the most effective weapons in the Western arsenal.
>>62867678Tracked rocket artillery has got to be one of the dumbest shitty ideas in human history.The only fate fit for the M270 is being cut into scrap.
>>62867852>There's clearly a crane on the flatbedWell, yes, that's kinda the whole point of the PLS variant of the HEMTT. But compare a PLS crane to the system used to load and unload 6-packs on M270/HIMARS, which has a boom that extends forwards from just above each pod and can pull pods in and out of the launcher. It's completely different. That's why I asked how the reload process is supposed to work.I recommend watching a video on the current reload process with the crane built into the launcher. I'd really like to see its equivalent on this new system.
>>62868472>I recommend watching a video on the current reload process with the crane built into the launcher. I'd really like to see its equivalent on this new system.I'm familiar with the HIMARS/M270 reload procedure. There's a crane there, I assume it works basically the same way or why else would it be there?
>>62868509That's the PLS crane. It's designed to get loads (CONEX boxes and things shaped like them) onto and off of the flatbed. I'm not sure that it can perform the same motions as the MLRS crane. It might have trouble pulling the rocket pods out of the launcher--at least, while the launcher is still on the truck. That's why I'm asking.
>>62869680>That's the PLS crane. It's designed to get loads (CONEX boxes and things shaped like them) onto and off of the flatbed. >I'm not sure that it can perform the same motions as the MLRS craneFair enough. I wonder if this is essentially palletised (CONEXed) MLRS so as to fit into existing logistics even better than HIMARS does. If so, maybe the PLS crane just pics up the whole thing and dumps it and replaces it with another. The electronics could be in a separate unit with just the launch boxes in a disposable unit.The rotation and elevating hydraulics might be part of the base and not replaced, or they might be considered disposable in cost, compared to the rockets themselves. Why bother keeping $100k of hydraulics when you're firing off 4x2x$3m = $24m of rockets?
>>62868472I'm guessing>supply guys reload the whole unit of 4x6 pods>truck drives by, unloads last unit, and loads a new oneMight be a bit more difficult to execute in rough terrain but not really bad at all desu
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>>62866782No match for Russian, Chinese or Iranian hypersonics. But (You) tried
>>62874141>Russian, Chinese or IranianYou have to pick one or everyone immediately knows you're just a loser american
>At the recent Human Machine Integration Summit, the US Army presented a version of the M7 BFIST (Bradley Fire Support Team) artillery fire support vehicle equipped with a reconnaissance drone.>Once launched, the drone remains connected to the vehicle via cable, providing continuous power and stable communication.>The system uses two models of UAVs, Spectre and Sentry UAS, running Project Shrike software that uses machine vision to detect targets.
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>The Human Machine Integrated Formations-ABCT (HMIF-A) for NGCV. HMIF-A is the US Army’s effort to fight with a mix of human soldiers and unmanned systems, such as remotely controlling different variants of RCV with AMPV to adapt to different missions.
