Thursday, October 25, 2012

New life for naval gunfire?

Oto Melara's Euronaval display outside Paris features a full-scale mockup of its 127 mm gun, along with Vulcano extended-range munitions.

With extended range shells (in this case going up to 100 kilometers), is there a new life for Naval Gunfire Support?

Long-Range Naval Ammo Extended to Smaller Calibers

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121025/DEFREG01/310250005/Long-Range-Naval-Ammo-Extended-Smaller-Calibers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE