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> They cost much less than a tank or an artillery piece, so it would make sense to use them most times you shoot at those. Tanks and artillery pieces are proba
by dragontamer 5y ago
> They cost much less than a tank or an artillery piece, so it would make sense to use them most times you shoot at those.
Tanks and artillery pieces are probably blown up by BONUS rounds instead.
https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/155-bonus https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/155-bonus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors/Nexter_Bonus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors/Nexter_Bonus
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It seems like Excalibur rounds are basically just a slightly cheaper "hellfire-like missile" kind of thing. But there are other 155mm rounds that are probably cheaper and more effective at destroying tanks. (Ex: because BONUS rounds have no GPS-guidance, they cannot be jammed)
Tanks and artillery pieces also __move__. It takes 1.5 minutes for a typical artillery shell to land on its target, and Tanks/artillery could very well be moving at 30mph. By the time the artillery shell reaches there, the enemy has moved and you miss.
In contrast, BONUS rounds scan a 30,000 square-meter area and shoot at the first vehicle that they see. So if you place the BONUS round in the right area, even if the enemy has moved, you'll successfully kill them.