Diehl, KMW, KBP 105mm SPEAR

[armen]

Does anyone have any more information about the gun launched beam-riding 105mm projectile?
Here's what i have:

• https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=843
  
  
• https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA385710.pdf
  
  

 

[Scott Kenny]

First I've heard of it.

And basically an AT-10/9M117? interesting... Obviously requires the addition of the beam-riding guidance system to the tank but otherwise is pretty much the same as any other round of 105mm...

 

[armen]

First I've heard of it.

And basically an AT-10/9M117? interesting... Obviously requires the addition of the beam-riding guidance system to the tank but otherwise is pretty much the same as any other round of 105mm...

Initially I even thought this was something akin to the LOSAT ATGM but it is more likely that due to the Russian influence this would have been a HEAT ATGM

 

[Scott Kenny]

Initially I even thought this was something akin to the LOSAT ATGM but it is more likely that due to the Russian influence this would have been a HEAT ATGM

Yeah, I think it was HEAT as well.

For shooting BLOS, HEAT just works better. Even though sabot darts don't lose a lot of speed over distance, they still lose speed.