Army hits target from 43 miles away with artillery system in works
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Test officers work with Extended Range Cannon Artillery at Arizona s Yuma Proving Ground in April. Photo by Mark Schauer/U.S. Army
Dec. 22 (UPI) The Army s under-development Extended Range Cannon Artillery system hit a target on the nose from 43 miles away.
Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, who is overseeing the branch s Long-Range Precision Fires modernization program, told reporters an Excalibur extended-range guided artillery shell hit a target at Arizona s Yuma Proving Ground on Saturday.
Advertisement I don t think our adversaries have the ability to hit a target on the nose at 43 miles, Rafferty said.
Army long-range cannon gets direct hit on target 43 miles away December 21, 2020 U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground conducts developmental testing of multiple facets of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery project, from artillery shells to the longer cannon tube and larger firing chamber the improved howitzer will need to accommodate them. (Army) WASHINGTON The Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system under development hit a target 43 miles away or 70 kilometers on the nose at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Dec. 19, using an Excalibur extended-range guided artillery shell, according to the general who is overseeing the service’s Long-Range Precision Fires modernization.