blog.wired.com — The Russians are usually credited with building good, simple weapons (like the Kalashnikov series and RPG-7 ) but considered weak when to comes to high tech. A close look at one of their tank-busting smart bombs shows how far they've come, however....
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Closed AccountJun 8, 2008
WHAAAT?
growlandsJun 9, 2008
I am confused... I thought Russia sold weapons to Iraq? Uh oh....On a side not... who the hell is Tony Stark?
drunkmuppetJun 9, 2008
The narrator kinda sounded like Duke Nukem....
shoedivaJun 9, 2008
Very impressive
jac09Jun 10, 2008
Dugg for the "Pucker Factor"
gn0stikJun 12, 2008
About as accurate as our other IR guided smart bombs. They only have to be deadly accurate.
gn0stikJun 12, 2008
It's a cluster bomb, not carpet bombing. Carpet bombing is a method of dropping bombs from airplanes in which you indiscriminately lay down a total ground cover of destruction in a strategic area, killing hostiles as well as innocents. So, you are dropping hundreds or thousands depending on the number of planes, of bombs. This is one bomb, or a few, that selectively choose their targets on their own. They can take out multiple targets, but they are not indiscriminately laying down fire. Some smart weapons even have shape recognition so they can tell the difference between a tank, or apc, and say... a big SUV or small bus. My understanding is that these are intended for use in urban areas. Future Weapons on Discovery FTW.
brad3378Jul 6, 2008
Coming to a city near you?
brad3378Jul 6, 2008
I'm a bit disturbed by the way that video is presented like an advertisement. That being said, do you think they accept the American Express Card?