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Yes overall it seems like a good product. But it has Denel as its source. Denel is banned. Parrikar has been saying that we should have other ways of managing contraventions instead of outright bans. But its taking too long to actually have this done. Now the Bharat Forge in the meantime seems...

Is there some problem with this gun? http://trishul-trident.blogspot.in/2012/12/which-one-should-it-be.html

On and off there has been mention of a guided shell but nothing of real import. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/More-organized-approach-couldve-got-LCA-faster-DRDO-official/articleshow/30427110.cms It is a challenging task but worth it.

DEWs are OT here. What DRDO should try to work on is cannon launched guided projectiles. If they are able to do that then some really cheap methods, of delivering some very potent Shaped Charges, opens up. And it would be repeatable, fast and with very small onboard power demands and would be...

@Blood+ Miniaturization, repeatability and fast charging up or powering up a DEW is going to be a big headache for bigger uses. And even if achieved the exchange ratios will always be in favour of cheaper projectiles. My guess is that till at least mach numbers ~20, the chemical energy...

155 mm 52 Cal will typically fire a 41-46 kg projectile with ERFB-BB rounds going upto 40+ km and rocket assisted ones go even upto 50+ km. With a rail gun the problem is not as much the shell as the gun itself, which is said to have an annoying tendency to unravel itself. If the projectile is...