Comments on: Israeli Missile Defense: Not Katyusha-Ready

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By: Mehdi

Mehdi — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:21:15 +0000

How a $1 to $3 million, patriot and similarily Arrow is ever supposed to be usefull against $1000 Katyushas?

By: Jaye

Jaye — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:56:29 +0000

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By: Kaltes

Kaltes — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:59:52 +0000

I have to admit I have never been very impressed by Metal Storm. I think the hype is unjustified and the concept, while interesting, is overrated.
Metal Storm would be inferior to conventional, proven systems like the phalanx because the metal storm system lacks endurance, and lacks the ability to correct its aim and fire subsequent shots if it attempts to expend its ammunition making a “cloud” of rounds.
As far as I know there is no high-caliber metal storm system. The phalanx uses more powerful rounds than would otherwise be necessary to disable a missile because range is very important for an anti-missile system. More range means more time to engage the missile and means more area protected by the system.
If a “cloud” was good at stopping missiles, it would be much more effective, and cheaper, to use large flechette/shotgun type rounds or air-bursting rounds instead of a metal storm system. The air-burst type systems are probably the future of missile defense and they are being worked on now. Such systems can operate at much longer ranges than something like a phalanx, and with new computers/software/sensors handling complex calculations to ensure the round explodes close to the high-speed missile, you don’t need to flood the sky with rounds to get a hit.
I do not think metal storm type weapons will replace conventional weapons because the systems get much heavier as you add more ammunition to them. More ammunition means more barrels. If you want 10 more rounds, you have to add another barrel. That is the whole point, the barrels are serving as magazines. This seems like it is really efficient until you have to reload, then you see how absurd it can be. Would you rather carry 10 more clips for your rifle, or 10 more much heavier barrels to get the same amount of ammunition?
This is not to say that the metal storm concept is entirely useless. I would love to be able to have aircraft paradrop robotic, remote controlled mortar systems that could support special forces in afghanistan, for example. With remote controlled systems, reloading isnt really an option anyway so the biggest disadvantage of metal storm disappears. If you can make the systems cheap enough, they can be considered used up and left behind after they fire their rounds. It would add a great capability to small light units operating in remote areas, who now have to rely solely on air support.

By: David Hambling

David Hambling — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:44:39 +0000

Actually the US is now putting guidance systems on mortar bombs, as a way of providing precision indirect fire at a small unit level.
It’s unlikely this sort of technology would be use by guerillas, just as they don’t use many guided missiles.