Rest-of-World Land Combat Systems Rest-of-World Land Combat SystemsADVANCED ARTILLERY MUNITION STATUS
The purpose of this document is to provide an update on both the development and proliferation of advanced artillery munitions. Many countries continue to pursue programs to field a variety of advanced munitions for field artillery cannon, mortars, and rockets. The principle battlefield advantage offered by advanced munitions is the significant increase in lethality to a wide variety of targets, usually at much greater ranges than with conventional munitions. Thus, the potential proliferation of these rounds provides potential U.S. adversaries a capability to successfully attack and destroy targets ranging from thinly protected C4I systems to armored vehicles at a critical place and time on the battlefield.
The doctrinal employment of these munitions is addressed in FM 100-62, Armor- and Mechanized-Based Opposing Force: Tactics (due to be released in 3D Quarter FY 99). Later updates of this document will include the status of other advanced artillery munitions (i.e. course-corrected munitions, artillery delivered scatterable mines, etc.) as well as parametric data on selected munitions. Questions and comments on this information should be addressed to:
Mr. Walter L. Williams
DSN: 552-7923 Commercial (913) 684-7923
e-mail address: williamw@leav-emh1.army.mil
DUAL-PURPOSE IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITION (DPICM)
|
NAME |
TYPE OF MUNITION |
STATUS |
REMARKS |
|
DPICM |
122-,130-,152-, and 155-mm |
Produced and widely distributed (38 users and 20 (+) producers) |
Foreign designs include self-destruct and improved performance. |
LASER-GUIDED PROJECTILES (LGP)
|
NAME |
TYPE OF MUNITION |
STATUS |
REMARKS |
|
KONKURENT (BULGARIA) |
120-mm Mortar |
Ready for production |
Ukrainian Design |
|
BUSSARD (GERMANY) |
120-mm Mortar |
Ready for production and advertised |
|
|
SMEL’CHAK (RUSSIA) |
240-mm Mortar |
Produced, limited fielding |
|
|
KITOLOV (RUSSIA) |
122-mm Cannon |
Produced, limited fielding |
|
|
KRASNOPOL (RUSSIA) |
152-mm Cannon |
Produced, widely fielded |
|
|
KRASNOPOL-M (RUSSIA) |
155-mm Cannon |
Produced, limited fielding |
Co-marketed by French Firm |
|
AVRORA (RUSSIA) |
152-mm Cannon |
Looking for export |
A 155-mm version is being developed for sale. |
|
SANTIMETR (RUSSIA) |
152-mm Cannon/160-mm Mortar |
Fielded, but out of production |
5000 rounds were produced for Russia |
|
COPPERHEAD (US) |
155-mm Cannon |
Produced, widely fielded |
|
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LASER-GUIDED ROCKET SUBMUNITIONS (IRAN) |
122-mm MRL |
Reported, limited fielding |
|
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POLISH/UKRAINE LASER-GUIDED PROJECTILE |
120-mm Mortar |
Late Stage Development, EIOC 2001-2002 |
Design is basically the same as the Bulgarian KONKURENT 120-mm Mortar Projectile. 155-mm Cannon & 98-mm Mortar under development |
TERMINALLY-HOMING PROJECTILE (THP)
|
NAME |
TYPE OF MUNITION |
STATUS |
REMARKS |
|
MERLIN (UK) |
81/82-mm Mortar |
Advertised, not fielded |
MMW Projectile |
|
GRIFFIN (INTERNATIONAL) |
120-mm Mortar |
Program Discontinued |
MMW Projectile |
|
AQUILA (FRANCE) |
120-mm Mortar |
Advertised, not fielded |
MMW Projectile, EIOC 2005-6 |
|
STRIX (SWEDEN) |
120-mm Mortar |
Produced, fielding in 3 countries |
IR Projectile, Sales pending to the Middle East. |
|
SOKOL-2 (RUSSIAN) |
152-mm Cannon |
Developmental Mid Term |
Commercial Offering, IR & Laser |
|
OBOSNOVANIA (RUSSIAN) |
152-mm/155-mm Cannon |
Developmental, Far Term |
Commercial Offering, MMW |
SENSOR-FUZED SUBMUNITIONS (SFSM)
|
NAME |
TYPE OF MUNITION |
STATUS |
REMARKS |
|
MOTIV-3M (RUSSIA) |
300-mm MRL |
Produced, limited fielding. Sales pending to 4 countries (India, Bulgaria, Others) |
IR |
|
MCS-E1 (RUSSIA) |
152-mm Cannon |
Production due in 2002-2003 |
IR & MMW |
|
UNIVERSAL SUBMUNITION (RUSSIA) |
122-mm MRL |
Fielding due in 1999, foreign sales to Middle East likely by 2002. |
IR & MMW |
|
SMArt 155 (GERMANY) |
155-mm Cannon |
In production, fielding to the German Army late 1998 – early 1999. |
IR & MMW. Sales pending to Switzerland and Denmark. Total German Army buy of 9,200 rounds |
|
BONUS (SWEDEN and FRANCE) |
155-mm Cannon |
Production due in 1999 |
2 color IR, total production is 15,000 rounds each. |
|
SADARM (US) |
155-mm Cannon |
Production to begin in 1999 |
IR & MMW |
|
METEOR (POLAND) |
122-mm Rocket |
Production due in 2000-2001 |
Indigenous design. 2 color IR |
|
INDIAN SFM |
120-mm Mortar, 155-mm Cannon, 214-mm Rocket |
Developmental (testing successful), Production is due in 2002-2003 |
IR & MMW |
TERMINALLY-HOMING SUBMUNITIONS (THSM)
|
NAME |
TYPE OF MUNITION |
STATUS |
REMARKS |
|
MCS-122A (RUSSIA) |
122-mm Cannon |
Developmental, Far-Term |
MMW |
|
MCS-152A (RUSSIA) |
152-mm Cannon |
Developmental, Far-Term |
MMW |
|
ZARNISTA (RUSSIA) |
122-mm MRL |
Developmental, Far-Term |
IR |
|
POLISH IR THSM |
120-mm Mortar, 98-mm Mortar, 122-mm Rocket |
Late stage of development and testing. EIOC 2003 |
IR |
EIOC --- Estimated Initial Operational Capability
IR ------- Infrared
MMW – Millimeter Wave