guided projectile
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development of ammunition
- In artillery: Nuclear shells, guided projectiles, and rocket assistance
…step was the development of guided projectiles. With the 155-millimetre Copperhead, a U.S. system, a forward observer could “illuminate” a target with laser light, a portion of which would be reflected and picked up by sensors in the approaching shell. The greater part of the shell’s flight would be entirely…
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