U.S. Army is being criticized for the development of new deadly cannon, which is expected to fire rounds out to 1,000 km, or 620 miles.
The Army is exploring possibilities both with Governments and the private sector to develop a new massive artillery system that can precision hit targets at 1000 kilometers. The Army interest in long-range cannon capable of firing a higher volume of low-cost rounds to help offset the cost of hypersonic weapons.
The program called the Strategic Long Range Cannon (SLRC) is comprised of a weapon, prime mover and trailer, projectile and propelling charge capable of delivering massed fires at strategic ranges for multi-domain operations. The SLRC field battery will be included 4 special platforms with cannons and heavy equipment transporters. Some sources said that the crew of super cannon will be 8 personnel per platform.
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WNU Editor: The US Air Force says their hypersonic missile will be better .... Air Force Says New Hypersonic Missile Will Hit Targets 1,000 Miles Away In Under 12 Minutes (Warzone/The Drive). Any bets that this hypersonic missile is going to be very expensive. As for the US Army's dream of having a 1,000 km range super cannon .... this is actually nothing new. The Canadian engineer Gerald Bull tried to develop a long range cannon, ending with Project Babylon, a space gun project commissioned by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in 1998. Interestingly .... Gerald Bull was assassinated in Brussels in 1990. His murder is still unsolved.
