I get it's for air defence but why not make man portable single launchers and larger racks of them too I'm assuming the whole reason it exists is the guidance system is cheap so it'd fill a neat niche
Cant launch a hydra off your back without it melting your head off with the exhaust, also hydras are a bit heavy to run around with.
The whole project is based around the fact that you dont need to produce your own solid rocket motor and can just attach a guidance package to what is essentially a NATO version of the S-5 rocket, lowering the price of the system, albeit negligibly, the guidance packages are hella expensive even if its just a basic bitch laser guided warhead, the control surfaces are probably the most expensive part
The big question is, how many can they field? It seems like a great system, but if they have 12 then who cares? I can't imagine their coverage range is huge, this seems like the type of system they need hundreds of.
I think it's going to boil down to how expensive these are & how consequently how many get deployed - it's sitting on an unarmored pickup, basically needs LOS off the ball turret to hit something, and only carries 4 rounds.
Could be good for hit & runs where you know where your target will be? Hard to say without knowing more about their capabilities
It's a Tacoma with rocket launchers
it's Vehicle-Agnostic though
Yes, but it could be a fork lift with Rocket Launchers, or even a tractor!
It could even be mounted on other rocket systems, the possibilities are limitless!
You need to think bigger (smaller).
Riding these around like scooters is so fun. We race them in circles around the warehouse when we're bored.
This acronym sounds retarded and contrived. Just call it Vampire because it sounds cool.
so could we put them on a pallet of other palletized rockets? and then put that on another pallet? a pallet of pallets?
Man, someone really wanted it to spell VAMPIRE didn't they.
They should have put it on a 4runner instead. More payload capacity, better off-road performance.
>ISR
I don't care how much you want to spell vampire, you can't just hide an acronym in another acronym
Agreed
When you're america even language laws are below you
post pallet
Call me when I can mount it on the bike rack on top of my little hatchback.
I get it's for air defence but why not make man portable single launchers and larger racks of them too I'm assuming the whole reason it exists is the guidance system is cheap so it'd fill a neat niche
Cant launch a hydra off your back without it melting your head off with the exhaust, also hydras are a bit heavy to run around with.
The whole project is based around the fact that you dont need to produce your own solid rocket motor and can just attach a guidance package to what is essentially a NATO version of the S-5 rocket, lowering the price of the system, albeit negligibly, the guidance packages are hella expensive even if its just a basic bitch laser guided warhead, the control surfaces are probably the most expensive part
21st century tachanka
I want to see it monted on an Ape50
Immediate erection, I want one for my Toyota.
The big question is, how many can they field? It seems like a great system, but if they have 12 then who cares? I can't imagine their coverage range is huge, this seems like the type of system they need hundreds of.
Why not just call it the Ute and Scoot?
Fundamentally uncapureable by russians
>Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment
>Palletized
This word frightens and confuses the vatnik
Anyway I have no idea how good it is
>Anyway I have no idea how good it is
seems to be a common thread theme here
putting rocket launchers on pickups is cool, therefore vampire is cool
wow, wish i could buy one of those for my truck.
>fractal acronyms
man made horrors beyond my comprehension thread confirmed
I think it's going to boil down to how expensive these are & how consequently how many get deployed - it's sitting on an unarmored pickup, basically needs LOS off the ball turret to hit something, and only carries 4 rounds.
Could be good for hit & runs where you know where your target will be? Hard to say without knowing more about their capabilities