16-01-2012, 05:11 PM
Smart Weapons
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What is a Smart Weapon
.Missile or bomb equipped with a laser or television guidance system
.Smart weapon extensions include:
-Off-road mines that listen for vehicles and attack
- Missiles that fire at a target by space intelligence gathering
Early Development
.1200’s Chines use unguided rockets for fireworks
.1800’s Congreve developed unguided rocket-powered missiles
.WWI: France makes limited use of unguided rockets
Strategic
.Better communication and cohesion among troops
.Better intelligence information
.Surgical operations: No need for full scale operations, which are expensive
.Speed: rapid transportation to anywhere
.Efficiency: less supervision
.Safety: less soldiers lost
.Accuracy: human errors eliminated