New Empire
04-12-2003, 19:09
Yes, we laugh at you silly UN nations trying to get rid of a young nation's best defensive weapon. Our ground forces thank you. So, we're still going to use landmines.
Landmines
The WAM (Wide Area Munition) is a smart, autonomous top attack anti-tank/anti-vehicle munition, designed to defeat armored combat vehicles from a standoff distance. The WAM utilizes acoustic and seismic sensors in its ground platform to detect, track, and classify potential targets, and then launches an infrared detecting submunition or "sublet" over the top of the selected target. Once the sublet detects the target, it fires an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) to defeat the target. Target vehicles include, but are not limited to, tanks (Has killed Latest Leopard II and T-90 variants, as well as M1A2), breachers (e.g., KMT-4/5), and lightly armored tracked vehicles (e.g., BMP, 152-mm SPH, and BMD). The variant currently in LRIP is designated as the Hand Emplaced WAM (HE-WAM). It is designed to be carried and emplaced by one person, to have a standoff lethal radius of 100 meters, 360 degrees around, and to be fully autonomous from final arming to target engagement. Can be turned off to allow passage.
WAM in carry position
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wam4.jpg
WAM opened
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wam2.jpg
$1000
"Smart Claymore" Antipersonnel weapon
Based on the WAM, the Smart Claymore replaces the sublet with a 15 by 15 centimeter square of 1mm tungsten flechettes in a block of caseless propellant, which would accelerate the small projectiles to a speed of 2000mps, where they can saturate whatever they point themselves at with the projectiles. The advantage the 1mm flechette has over the buckshot type projectile is armor piercing. Even the strongest kevlar cannot withstand that much force in a 1mm area. It's "wobble" effect can also punch grusomely large exit wounds in flesh. The "Smart Claymore" detects it's targets through IR, and when it finds an outline or heat signature similar to that of a human, it rotates toward the target and fires. Can be turned off to allow passage.
$1000
"Wide Range Area Denial Munition, Fuel-Air explosive"
While significantly larger than the WAM, the WRADM-FAE is buried like a traditional landmine, and is activated by pressure from a human foot. Upon detecting the pressure, it pops out of the ground, and sprays a large area (20 foot radius) with fuel-air explosive, or similar compounds like Napalm. Needless to say, the effect is devastating. Soldiers have reffered to the WRADM as "Canned Napalm", and tests show it works well in conjunction with "Bouncing Betty" type AP mines. Can be remotely turned off to allow passage.
$1000
Landmines
The WAM (Wide Area Munition) is a smart, autonomous top attack anti-tank/anti-vehicle munition, designed to defeat armored combat vehicles from a standoff distance. The WAM utilizes acoustic and seismic sensors in its ground platform to detect, track, and classify potential targets, and then launches an infrared detecting submunition or "sublet" over the top of the selected target. Once the sublet detects the target, it fires an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) to defeat the target. Target vehicles include, but are not limited to, tanks (Has killed Latest Leopard II and T-90 variants, as well as M1A2), breachers (e.g., KMT-4/5), and lightly armored tracked vehicles (e.g., BMP, 152-mm SPH, and BMD). The variant currently in LRIP is designated as the Hand Emplaced WAM (HE-WAM). It is designed to be carried and emplaced by one person, to have a standoff lethal radius of 100 meters, 360 degrees around, and to be fully autonomous from final arming to target engagement. Can be turned off to allow passage.
WAM in carry position
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wam4.jpg
WAM opened
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wam2.jpg
$1000
"Smart Claymore" Antipersonnel weapon
Based on the WAM, the Smart Claymore replaces the sublet with a 15 by 15 centimeter square of 1mm tungsten flechettes in a block of caseless propellant, which would accelerate the small projectiles to a speed of 2000mps, where they can saturate whatever they point themselves at with the projectiles. The advantage the 1mm flechette has over the buckshot type projectile is armor piercing. Even the strongest kevlar cannot withstand that much force in a 1mm area. It's "wobble" effect can also punch grusomely large exit wounds in flesh. The "Smart Claymore" detects it's targets through IR, and when it finds an outline or heat signature similar to that of a human, it rotates toward the target and fires. Can be turned off to allow passage.
$1000
"Wide Range Area Denial Munition, Fuel-Air explosive"
While significantly larger than the WAM, the WRADM-FAE is buried like a traditional landmine, and is activated by pressure from a human foot. Upon detecting the pressure, it pops out of the ground, and sprays a large area (20 foot radius) with fuel-air explosive, or similar compounds like Napalm. Needless to say, the effect is devastating. Soldiers have reffered to the WRADM as "Canned Napalm", and tests show it works well in conjunction with "Bouncing Betty" type AP mines. Can be remotely turned off to allow passage.
$1000