Terrifying Moment; Ukraine’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Weapon Hitting Russian Military With Deadly Accuracy

The M982 Excalibur shells, equipped with GPS guidance, provide a remarkable advancement in artillery capabilities. Equipped with base bleed aggregate, four canards, and rotating stabilization wings, they possess aircraft-like maneuverability. With a range of 25 miles, these shells offer a significantly longer reach compared to conventional counterparts while maintaining a striking accuracy of within seven feet of the intended target. Remarkably, this accuracy remains consistent regardless of the distance between the gun and the target, thanks to the shells' Circular Error Probability of less than 33 feet. Upon launch, the Excalibur shells deploy fins that allow for precise trajectory adjustments, ensuring precise hits on designated locations.
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[@stanleytolle416]

What is more of a game changer is the precision guidance kit, PGK, that can replace the fuse on an ordinary artillery shell. These kits are relatively cheap and give the artillery shell high precision and ablity to air burst, contact or delay detonation. The kit will also deactivated the shell if it goes off target allowing close artillery support of friendly troops. Essentially these kits increase the effectiveness of artillery by a factor of ten or more. Really the US needs to send allot more of this kits.

[@jdogdarkness]

Yup, I came here to say the same thing. Less than 1/10th the cost for possibly even better accuracy. Idk if Ukraine has received these though. I wasn't aware of the airbrush functionality, very cool.

[@reynardus1359]

Russia's nuclear weapons could be a game changer as well.

[@ivanloko8292]

@@reynardus1359 So does the rest of the 30 plus countries who are no longer afraid of the Bully.

[@RattlerSSBN]

@@jdogdarkness ...you're correct about cost, approx only 15% of an Excalibur BUT 6 times the CEP (circular error probability) or less than 15% of the accuracy. If you want to hit a building or runway, load up the PGK..it should do well. If you're hunting for a vehicle (battle tank, car, parked airplane) you want an Excalibur. I'd suggest carrying both and call your accountant for financial advise on cost vs return values before loading...😎😎

[@MenBehavingBadly.]

@@reynardus1359illy Russians still high of the fumes of the Wagner tanks, Russias won’t be using any nukes no matter how much it’s couch potatoes promise, his nuclear arsenal is out of date and poorly maintained most of them will probably land on Russia…then you have to think of all the other country’s ready and waiting to rain down on Russia…do you actually not think to yourself why has pootin threatened to use them but he won’t no matter how much he promises…do you ever ask yourself why pootin let Wagner leader go after he killed Russian troops in front of Russian civilians, Russia is washed up its leader is apparently dead, that’s why we keep seeing fat and skinny versions of pootin, nobody knows who operates the Russian government

[@galesams4205]

I fired the 155mm in vietnam at artillery base camps. we had about 6 diffrent rounds all fused. HE was the most used. The cluster rounds were very good with vc base camps and arms caches. 4th div.

[@paulbedichek5177]

Thank youth clusters will be put to good use right way in Ukraine,payback for those missile people and pilots in Vietnam,a dish served cold.

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

@@paulbedichek5177 Natasha was giggling as she bragged about how Russians used to chant "Go Ivan" during the Vietnam conflict. I introduced her to my CIA / Spec-Ops Vietnam combat veteran dad and as they were getting along a little TOO well (He was SEVERELY attracted to her!) - I asked dad "How much money did we raise for stinger missiles for the Mujahedeen?" He said his squadron and 17 other Air Force bases ran by his close friends and my aircraft mechanic and iron worker buddies and all our church groups managed to scrounge up about half a million dollars. I said "And I was Air Defense Artillery Missile Gunnery crewman in the Army and I can tell you THAT is alot of stinger missiles, which meant me and dad here killed LOTS of Ivans with just our fat pockets." Then as Russia invaded Ukraine I have sent over $20,000 of my own small business profits over there to kill MORE Ivan Orcs. I showed Natasha THOSE transaction screenshots. She STFU. Not giggly. Not proud or boasting. Then I hit her with the best part. I said "Dad: Tell Natasha about that time your guys snuck into the Soviet Union in the thick of the night to steal their weapons grade Plutonium, give it to Chechen rebels, call in the news crews and international forces to catch them in the act - red-handed, SO embarrassing to the Kremlin. He said "Not as good as the time we were in Yekaterinburg!" Natasha screamed "You were in my home town with military unit??!!" No... no. ha ha! We kept at her.

[@waltsears]

Hey, thanks for the video. I was a U.S. Army Artilleryman for seven years. I believe the M982 is most accurately called a “projectile” instead of a “shell”. Additionally, the shear speed of a parabolic arch munition like M982 is the most significant factor in it’s unhittability compared to a cruise missile. Anyway, good video!

[@woodstream6137]

They never mention how these are programmed. It's it wifi, Bluetooth or a cabled data connection?

[@woodstream6137]

@@user-fr4qi9cd2q congrats, you met your comment quota. Extra potato for you on payday Comrade.

[@user-fr4qi9cd2q]

@@woodstream6137 🤣

[@philandrawis6232]

2 100,000 a pop it makes it very expensive and not affordable they need to bring the price down to 2000 instead if it was sub out to Japan or Taiwan the military contractor's in the US really have a license to clean out the pockets of the taxpayers

[@croatiansensation6062]

@@woodstream6137 Extra helping of HIMARS more like it LMFO!

[@danisraelmalta]

The problem with Excalibur is its cost. The israelis had the same problem, they wanted cheap long distance (155mm) accurate artillery, but they found the cost to be too high. When they reevaluated their needs (price, distance, accuracy), they decided that distance can be decreased - so they developed iron sting, a 120mm gps/laser guided mortar. Although its range is limited to 12km, the cheap cost and versatility (both gps and laser guided; can be dropped from uav and glide towards a spevific target) allowed them to purchase these mortars to all their army fighting units.

[@williamzk9083]

I doubt the cost of $150,000 per weapon is correct. The first contract for a batch of weapons includes a significant component of production set up costs, training etc.. The second contract will not include these production setup and tooling costs. Furthermore the production process will be streamlined and quality control yields higher. Excalibur will probably be 1/4 to 1/10 this cost in subsequent production batches

[@danisraelmalta]

@@williamzk9083 i once read an Israeli army commentary about precise 155m artillery. It stated that 150k standard 155mm rounds will be used in a "standard" 6 weeks military campaign with Syria and Lebanon. Approximately 20k shells need to be precise. Even with that amount, they couldn't find a way to reduce cost. They offered two alternatives: precise artillery for small amount if 240mm cannons or precise artilery rockets. They chose the rocket route (see elbit Pulse launcher which has all sorts of rockets and missiles) for long distance accurate hitting and 120mm mortars for short distance hitting. I'm not sure if their solution is right for Nato/US, but they did their math... Edit - the Israelis still have precise 155mm shells (IAI "top gun"), but they reduced accuracy to 20m cep to lower the price.

[@williamzk9083]

@@danisraelmalta I suspect that may have been a while ago. Apart from mass production and tooling costs being amortized technology does improve. New actuators for instance (piezoelectric maybe) .

[@Tiberius_I]

Wayment does a 120 mm mortar truly have a range of 12 KM? That seems too long to me

[@reynardus1359]

Yeah, but the Ukrainians aren't paying for their weapons, so....

[@andreimd8117]

russians can shoot down an artillery shell, well, if you drink a lot, then the death star 😂

[@Tiberius_I]

Lol WHAT

[@nomercyinc6783]

you cant shoot down an artillery round like a rocket

[@user-tk3vj8pn7k]

Rush invented that like everything else...

[@givemeabreak8784]

If cost 100000 and destroy a tank that cost a million is good return to me.

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

Did Your Math. No Blaming the Dog.

[@leeabel3854]

Russia claims a lot of things which are not true. It's very difficult to intercept and destroy M982 Excalibur. Ukraine needs more of Excalibur.

[@dennykiko5404]

All we hear from Ukraine is NEED EXCUSES in other words BULL SHYT

[@Tiberius_I]

Oh come on, a Russian liar is easy to spot, are his lips moving? Then the Russian is lying

[@MICLakVER]

Nato ukrain claim very tall So many game changer turn game over of itself L

[@blackland1233]

When did russia claim this ?

[@John-qb8vd]

@@MICLakVERWhatever you say botty.

[@nzxt1234]

These fired from The Swedish made Archer artillery system being sent to Ukraine is a deadly combo also a shell that can also be fired from a 155 mm artillery that reks havoc in Ukraine Is the Bonus 155 mm round that, can target and take out 2 tanks at same time scanning the area below with multi-frequency infrared sensors and LiDAR that compares the detected vehicles with a programmable target database

[@johnceglarski9460]

Thanks, I hadn't heard of that before.

[@mattdowning7281]

Wreaks, not reks. Great comment.

[@CraigL-rs9be]

One shell will take out 2 tanks? what are you smoking?

[@nzxt1234]

@@CraigL-rs9be It actualy 2 in one shell that tracks one target each if in the area so im not smoking anything pls check how it works befor you saying stuff like that!

[@CraigL-rs9be]

@@nzxt1234 Maybe if the second target is right behind the first and the round goes through the first and hits the second one. Other than that there is no way. Think about what you are saying, the shell hits one target then goes after the second? Thats nuts, no shell does that. Give a link if you persist in this nonsense

[@flyboy38a]

I am not sure where you got your cost figures for a standard 155mm round, but it is a lot more than a few hundred dollars. Figures I have seen have it over $3,000 per round. Some information on the net shows a much lower price at around a $1,000, but if you look closely you will see the date of publication for that information is almost 2 decades old. Even though the M982 is expensive, having that first shot first kill can be priceless when taking out the enemy and preventing them from scattering after the first rounds land.

[@craigfinnegan8534]

The war in Ukraine has by itself raised the cost of 155 rounds that much, that fast

[@ObeyNoLies]

Well if they have 9 times as many shells raining down on you plus other supporting weapons I doubt it counts for much honestly.

[@m.g.debruin8294]

$3.000 per round against a Russian tanks $3 million a $5 million not bad.

[@SkyRiver1]

@@ObeyNoLies Your doubt is doubtful. It counts more than you are capable of conceiving.

[@cageordie]

@@ObeyNoLies 9 times the shells raining down within 200m is... annoying, but not effective.

[@texasranger24]

Excalibur is good for what it is, it's just too damn expensive. Artillery has always only been liked because it allowed you to bring a lot of firepower for not a whole lot of money. The idea is great, but nowadays they are working on sub $1000 fuzes for regular artillery shells that contain all the GPS guidance and also the control wings. The key to great artillery is and will always be affordability to bring in the scales you need for artillery to be as devastating as possible.

[@Jameslockheeart]

@texasranger I agree, I think that over 3 million dollars in gps shells is just a bad idea, I personally can think I a lot more things do spend the money on

[@jaimemartinez9792]

Nah, you use them against high value targets like tanks, radars, and CC centers. You can used regular artillery for everything else. Their real value is that you can launch them from any 155mm piece. The enemy has no way of predicting if you have any or not.

[@CheekyMenace]

​@@jaimemartinez9792 Exactly. These aren't for firing barrages, they are for hitting specific high value targets with confirmed coordinates. A $100k artillery round that has a high percentage chance of hitting/destroying $1m+ enemy weapons systems like tanks and AA or even a high ranking officer isn't a bad trade off IMO. Not to mention the fear it instills in your enemy making them question every move they make and whether they will end up within range of a very precision artillery strike.

[@egs1872]

For the next few weeks, the principle Ukrainian problem is moving through minefields, and not because they can't clear a path through the field. The problem is that the field is covered by Russian artillery firing from 25km away, which makes mine clearing operations vastly more difficult. Hitting Russian artillery has become a priority. Fixed Russian guns can be hit in one timed salvo from many Ukrainian guns. Each Ukrainian gun stands by with a pre-programmed Excalibur round, just waiting for the word to come down of WHEN to shoot. After that, Ukrainian counter-battery radars look for further active Russian guns, particularly for the normally elusive self-propelled type. With Excalibur, the SP guns can be fired at before the Russian's first shell even hits the ground. Neutralizing enemy artillery makes most minefields much easier to defeat.

[@CoopAssembly]

And the Russians use Krasnopol laser-guided artillery in with the unguided, and they are outnumbering Ukraine artillery 10 to 1. I mean they use over 30,000 howitzer rounds every day.

[@pretzelogic2689]

Sounds like a "Wild Weasel" shell needs to be developed. One that goes after radiation emitters to knock out the counter measure systems.

[@scoutmaster33]

The HARM does that. Plug it into an F-16 and you open up the extra mode necessary to home in by GPS to hit counter battery radar units that have shut down.

[@gandalfgreyhame3425]

There is also the m1156 Precision Guidance Kit, which is a GPS guided kit that screws onto the nose of a standard 155mm artillery round, much cheaper. I believe these have also been deployed to Ukraine? You should do a video about this device also.

[@nortiusmaximus1789]

1970/71 Self Propelled Heavy Artillery in RVN (175mm and 8 inch/203mm). The 175 was good to about 27 miles with a circular error probability of 65ish meters. With a burst kill diameter of about 150 meters, it got the job Done. The 8 inch/203mm gun was, for all it's size, a precision projectile within it's range of 11/12 miles. In FDC, we used to say we could drop it on a dime. 7 years later I went through OCS for a Commission. We had artillery fire familiarization in a concrete bunker with about 18" bulletproof glass. The incoming rounds were "only" from a 105, but the concussion knocked the air out of our lungs, made our eardrums sing, and for sure, puckered us up. I was thankful I had been on the sending end of larger artillery!

[@carlognecchi5909]

Yeah but you either had a solider calling in corrections before calling for fire for effect... " Hit the orphanage need you to drop 30 left 50" OK Hit the hospital right 20 and give me 10 Fire for effect Then the pour bastard doing the spoting had to out run machine gun fire and hopefully get away All the while they are setting up counter battery fire and you hope you don't die With a 500 dollar drone run by a 1000 dollar cell phone They are taking out a individual tank with worth millions and the all the experience of the crew in it for 100 k

[@timburke4837]

Oooh rah! ocs 1966.

[@alexomar2010]

Krasnopol russian laser-guided shell has a range of up to 40 km, and does not miss a single target, and also it is cheap as hell only costing around 10,000 dollars each, it's a bargain for the Russian army 😂

[@jdogdarkness]

*The M1156 PGK Precision Guidance Kit can do the same thing for 1/10th the cost. They turn dumb shells into precision munitions for $10k*

[@cageordie]

If you know about M1156 you also know about why it's not in Ukraine.

[@jdogdarkness]

@@cageordie not really, enlighten me. Unless your implying because it's cheaper, that's why we aren't sending it?

[@w8stral]

@@jdogdarkness Its GPS guidance only. GPS is spoofed/jammed in Ukraine making them USELESS. ExCaliber uses Inertial navigation with a GPS rough check. Also the cheaper nose replacement GPS guidance finned range is +25% shorter as it does not allow the shell to properly fly using body lift. > its greater than 25% range reduction by the way. Artillery firing ExCaliber are immune from Russian counter battery fire should they choose to do so unlike the cheaper solution. Also, the only reason the cost is claimed to be what it is is due to them adding in the R&D cost, not the actual shell cost which is NOT $100k. Shell cost is way way way way way way way less. Still more expensive than M1156, but not by much.

[@ThomasRedstone]

Great video, cost is a tricky one, but ultimately if it hits first time and destroys targets that are irreplaceable, like command centres full of experienced officers, or cost millions, like MBTs and air defence systems, it's superb value!

[@Darkforces817]

We just had good forward observers and knew how to shoot accurately in my day. The range is now 3x what it was in the 80's

[@carrolbrooks2143]

I Know what you mean, I Was an M198 Howitzer Section Chief (Gun 3) In Golf Battery Third Battalion Eleventh Marines In '84-'90.

[@charlesrichardson8635]

I love my odds with Russia shooting down $100K shells with $1M missiles and if the missile hits you get the M982 doing it's job and losing a $1M missile for northing.

[@jaimemartinez9792]

Not to mention what if you are just shooting regular shells and the Russians try shooting those down. They have no way to identify M982 from M107 outside from them being shot at max range, maybe. And even then it would be too late to intercept.

[@charlesrichardson8635]

@@jaimemartinez9792 😂😂😂 Comrad officer, we just destroyed a $500 shell with a $1M rocket! The Fatherland is proud... and broke. They do this with the MALD AGM160. They can load a 40 kg warhead if the Russians don't destroy them.

[@ChasseurTueur]

how long till you seize whole Russia, they dont have any weapons nor ammo for over year now :) Slava

[@charlesrichardson8635]

@@ChasseurTueur If you can't defend a reasonable position, immediately go to the ridiculous. NO ONE wants to seize Russia, that's all in Russian Troll minds. Even with a declining population around 65M in 2100. It may be lower now that Putin is slaughtering it's reproduction age males. Besides give the Russians enough vodka and their current life span for men will drop from the early 50's to the early 40's and who needs to seize want will drop into your hand?

[@MarilynStangl]

@@ChasseurTueur Then what have the Russians been shooting at you for that year, party favors?

[@SouthCentralOntario]

A $100k shell can take out a tank thats worth several million $'s.

[@dennykiko5404]

Russia does it daily.

[@user-fr4qi9cd2q]

I myself am from Russia, I work in the Wagner PMCs, I read your comments and laugh, we destroy so much with 777 howitzers and Bradley Leopard tanks, and the shells are jammed by electronic warfare systems, as well as drones that we install in the fields, and many Americans died in the fields in Ukraine

[@dennykiko5404]

@@user-fr4qi9cd2q I have followed this debacle since 2020 watching The Atlas, The Duran, Larry Johnson, Hindustan Times, and many others only to find the fairy tales spewed out daily by the Western Press is sickening to say the least. I believe Russia is on a winning path. I can see through the Bull Shyt.

[@chandelier6811]

@@user-fr4qi9cd2qsure buddy

[@carrolbrooks2143]

@@user-fr4qi9cd2q And While You're Busy Beating Your Chest, Ukrainian Men Are Riding Your Wives, Doggy Style To Help Ramp Up Your Population, Too Much Vodka Makes PeePee Go Limp!?!? LOL 🙃🤣😂😅😆😀😭😭😭😭

[@user-hx3uk2fe5e]

$100,000 for a single artillery shell, by my industrial military complex wreckening then, soliders should be paid $30 million a year

[@douglasjrhodes]

Definitely a game changer, especially if the range is increased in the future.

[@stevehisey389]

Except when gps signal is jammed.

[@gerardigoe9765]

true, but How many mobile units for EW does Russia have? Also the more the russian use these units they expose themselves to be destoyed. I am guessing EW units are #2 target next to ammo depot.

[@SkyRiver1]

An enhancement of the original PGK kit, PGK-M will give U.S. forces the ability to continue launching precision strikes even if GPS is denied by the enemy.

[@mikestirewalt5193]

Interesting and informative video. Hopefully we are giving Ukraine as many of these as they need (I don't think we are, from what little I know). We need to give them whatever they need.

[@piotrd.4850]

You know, usually targets for SAMs in former WP 122mm rockets from Grad were used, or older SAMs. 155mm Excalibur flies on predictable, ballistic path (minus navigational corrections, but small), probably has significant midcourse phase like ballistic missies and during dive can do at most Ma 3. That's NOT THAT demanding target, technically. Human factor (alert time, processing decision etc) has more to say as well as SAM reliability.

[@SCjunk]

The idea that it is difficult or rare to hit an incoming medium/heavy artillery shell belies the fact that the UK MOD when developing A/A systems even prior to 1982 (falklands war) used Naval 115 mm (4.5 inch) Mk 6 & 7 shells (M/V 770 m/s) as a drone target for various naval A/A missile systems.

[@cageordie]

Talking about Sea Wolf?

[@asumjaba]

Alot of game changers but the game is not changing😂😂

[@SkyRiver1]

The country is littered with armor destroyed by manpads and you can't see a game change.

[@mbak7801]

Oh it is and beautifully so.

[@designbam780]

Every few months I read about new "wonder" weapons with a promise that this one will be a game changer. But game is not changing 😢😢😢

[@seanlindsay7610]

Looking at what militry equipment each side has you will see this has been a game changer ukraine has knocked out over half of russia's tanks now ukraine has more tanks than russia , so give it some more time, you will see all the weapons given by the west has been a slow game changer.

[@Headloser]

Well, in theory, it the Russian Amry that changing from battle worthy to WHAT A JOKE army.

[@jyothishcv1616]

Game is changing in favour of Russia poor Ukrainians still believe collective west just like progressive Afghanistanis.....

[@milangorenjak]

😂 this is what happens when you believe to western propaganda 😂

[@thorgodofhammers1556]

​@@milangorenjakYou sound goofy as hell and super uniformed along with being not at all that bright.

[@krautyvonlederhosen]

The trick here is to send multiple “dumb” rounds down range before the EXCALIBER is deployed. There is no way in this short time technology can determine which is which. Expensive countermeasure rockets become even more expensive if they are wasted.

[@Dextergone]

Ruzzia hits a bullet with a bullet? They terrorize little kids, and couldn’t find their ass with both hands and a map.

[@NigelHatcherN]

Ha Ha nice.

[@thebigone6071]

Damn those kids in that minivan never stood a chance!

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Hopefully, they were all buckled up.

[@RattlerSSBN]

Eh...was cartel drug runners so really don't give a shit, DON"T MESS WITH TEXAS!

[@markmilan57]

Out of 3000 rounds how many were used and how many were remaining and how many targets were neutralized? These shell uses GPS so it won't be difficult to extract telemetric data of these shells.

[@dennykiko5404]

AS long as the GPS isn't blocked

[@ericv7720]

It seems that the M982 is better for stategic targets, while traditional artillery is more well suited for firing-for-effect, e.g., blanketing an area ahead of advancing infantry, or taking out convoys.

[@adnfulcrum]

Absolutely catastrophic the sound of the cannon being fired

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I remember seeing the Excalibur shell on the show future weapons in like very late 1990’s or early 2000’s. Loved that show. Seeing a lot of weapons from that show now. Same with m triple 7 and metal storm which was the coolest looking and idea but never made it to production.

[@simokokko7550]

Yes. Great show. I believe NLAW or something similar was also in that show. And Barrett assault rifle etc.

[@kas52]

It is cool as long as it not falls on you. And I wish you this cool experience!

[@RC_Turbo]

Russians do not have the capability to shoot the Excalibur down. Bs

[@zackzittel7683]

They featured my GF’s 3,000 watt vibrator and matching plug when it was still in the beta testing stage.

[@mydoofy]

@@zackzittel7683 Then you stole it and can't stop talking about it.

[@mulinzhan4167]

The excalibur was used to eliminate roof-top mortars in Baghdad. The US miitary had sensors that could detect and precisely locate mortar sources, but at the beginning of the conflict the only rapid response was the deployment of aircraft, which always arrived after the rooftop had been scrubbed and abandoned. At Raytheon-Tucson I attended an emergency meeting where a high-strung Lt Colonel gleefully announced that they had successfully eliminated a well known perpertrator will a single excalibur round. I believe it used a height-of-burst fuze.

[@philshyu5248]

Lesson #1: Don’t jump into a Dodge Caravan when trying to hide from an Excalibur shell. 😳

[@mosescyrussolomon-wo6pu]

It’s a good weapon system, but the cost is prohibitive. It should only be used for high value targets 😢

[@CheekyMenace]

It pretty much is only being used on high value targets with confirmed coordinates. They aren't firing barrages of these things.

[@yorgent4523]

​@@CheekyMenaceУкраина ими стреляет по густозаселëнным домам в Донецке и других городам по другую сторону реки этими снарядами! По указке нацистских моральных уродов

[@rudyd7306]

How about the bunker of mr.pooptin.

[@RattlerSSBN]

@@rudyd7306 I'd use the ATACMS for that task, you need the added range.

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Duh. No, really? Thank you Captain Obvious.

[@drbendover7467]

I believe this seasons game changes going to be cluster munitions:)

[@sviatoslavtulin7876]

Russian have plenty of cluster ammo as well,so it will massacre on both sides .This war must be stop no matter territory’s but it will be not you see once Americas shit involved it will go on and go on until last Ukrainian poor man will die it’s called Democracy.

[@user-ij6vg8xq2r]

Yes, orcs in trenches will be turned into jam en masse.

[@drbendover7467]

@@user-ij6vg8xq2r That's right:)

[@zzagriff]

@@drbendover7467💪

[@HarperGrimm-sg2mb]

Yes, especially if many of the anti-armor tank-top attackin variants are included in the CB mix.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

"Frequently intercepted GMLRS"???? WHAAAAAAT?

[@HarperGrimm-sg2mb]

Given Excaliber's maneuverability, how well do in-flight "jinks" in its course help protect these rounds from interception?

[@killerhaus2012]

Russia has never shot down Excalibur

[@6XCcustom]

You do not mention that the Raytheon-Bofors Excalibur grenade is a collaboration between Sweden and the USA Raytheon has responded for the navigation part while Bofors has responsible for the fuselage, the effect section and the base as well as the ballistic capability.

[@frankedgar6694]

Given the accuracy of weapons from the past, I wonder just how reliable these weapons are ally are.

[@donwyoming1936]

I have my doubts Russia has ever intercepted one, let alone a HIMARS rocket. They love to volley fire S300s which do nothing more than fly in spirals, trying in vain to lock on to a target.

[@mallymall1350]

Another game changing wonder weapon 🤥

[@frankbumstead3838]

What about Russian GPS jamming?

[@SkyRiver1]

New version is proof against GPS jamming and less expensive. I doubt if Ukraine has any -- yet.

[@NigelHatcherN]

What about it?

[@blucheer8743]

Give Ukraine what ever it needs to get this mess cleaned

[@sharperminds4315]

I was reading today or hearing via KZbin that when the Excalibur shells were first used in Ukraine, they were very effective. However due to their GPS signal being easily jammed, they quickly lost their effectiveness when countermeasures were employed. FPV drones seem to have taken over the role of the Excalibur shells. As long as signal is maintained with the operator, they're less prone to GPS jamming than the Excalibur shell at a much less cost, namely around $1,000 for FPV drone versus $100,000 for the Excalibur shell. Certainly an excellent weapon when electronic countermeasures are not employed.

[@ADadSupreme]

Watched the detonations at .25x speed. The display of damage is even more terrifying. The one where it goes through the roof, detonates inside, and leaves the roof intact. We've sure come a long way from rocks and sticks.

[@bikechainmic]

Heard ruzzia has just invented the potato gun

[@SkyRiver1]

Not really. We will have come a long way when all this shit is no longer necessary/

[@bumblebill1]

A long way backwards.

[@carrolbrooks2143]

@@bikechainmic Hell, I was firing Potato Canons Behind A Sign Shop In Virginia In 1994!?!! 😉😊🙃😜

[@dragsmoothfishingtv635]

$100k shell vs S300 with millions of dollars? That’s a great trade. 😎🇺🇸🍺🍺

[@dittspoke4400]

4:05, range of 25 miles. this system actually has a range of 40 to 50 and 60 miles. there is an actual footage from Raytheon several years ago of this testing from which all footages you see here were taken.

[@God-CDXX]

don't tell the Russian single use soldiers

[@sd906238]

Regular 155mm shell ~$500, M982 $100,000 Russian S300 missile to shoot down M982 cost $1,000,000.

[@ThePearsson]

The Swedish Excalibur is magical! Is like Thors hammer!

[@mattdowning7281]

It's actually a collaboration with Saab. Those Swedes can make anything, can't they? 🇸🇪 🇺🇸

[@SimCoderIV]

Excalibur was co-developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense (guidance system) and the BAE Systems Bofors. The GPS module was made by a subdivision of L3 (now L3Harris). Other significant contributors were General Dynamics and M/A-COM.

[@w8stral]

@@SimCoderIV Erm, no other than Raytheon as main contractor. BAE did nothing other than the gun integration which has zilch to do with the shell. L3 was not involved at all. Honeywell was. Swedes had nothing to do with it either. Why they are listed... Is an internet woozle myth.

[@SimCoderIV]

Maybe BAE shouldn’t get much credit, don’t know the extent of involvement and the same with M/A-COM & GD. They are just the “officially” listed contributors. I recall seeing BAE & GD in documentation but not to what extent and I defiantly don’t recall of any involvement by Honeywell or seeing their name anything though it has been a long time. Do you know what their specific role was? I can attest to Raytheon as the prime contractor and integrator and that the US Army was very hands on. One US Army Colonel was a regular at GPS division of L3 (then L3-IEC in Anaheim CA) seeing firsthand the progress of XM982 SAASM GPS module. I can also attest to the successful live testing in Arizona with that L3 GPS module 2006/2007 and later being sent to audit the contract manufacturer of the production PCB prior to 2010. @@w8stral

[@SimCoderIV]

@@w8stral Maybe BAE shouldn’t get much credit, don’t know the extent of involvement and the same with M/A-COM & GD. They are just the “officially” listed contributors. I recall seeing BAE & GD in documentation but not to what extent and I defiantly don’t recall of any involvement by Honeywell or seeing their name anything though it has been a long time. Do you know what their specific role was? I can attest to Raytheon as the prime contractor and integrator and that the US Army was very hands on. One US Army Colonel was a regular at GPS division of L3 (then L3-IEC in Anaheim CA) seeing firsthand the progress of XM982 SAASM GPS module. I can also attest to the successful live testing in Arizona with that L3 GPS module 2006/2007 and later being sent to audit the contract manufacturer of the production PCB prior to 2010.

[@Colin623]

Isn't B.A.E Systems a British company, but with production facilities in the USA ?

[@HarperGrimm-sg2mb]

Yes, and with employees also in Australia, Saudi Arabia, and about 30 other countries. A dig defense company. Maybe about 90,000 employees, with about 1/3 in the US and a bit more in the UK.

[@marcelodearaujoeliseu3113]

I dont know but its very precise.

[@johngauntlett4915]

That's one badass shell.

[@mikeo8890]

No shit!!

[@oveidasinclair982]

Russia doesn't have that many Tor AA systems and they are a high value target for Ukrainian drones, artillery and rocket forces. Even if the Tor's can take out an Excalibur, they're only able to hit less then 3% of them, the same goes for the HIMARS rounds. Russian/Soviet weaponry is not ready for Prime Time, over in a 3rd world pissHole war their junk works fine, but up against a Western armed nation/nations, the Russian army is on a suicide mission every time it pops it's head up out of their rat holes.

[@bishopgeorge1333]

Wow, what power and very expensive, it's funny because Twian have been waiting for weapon from the U.S for over five years and they got what they needed pretty darn quick, but hey, I'm just saying what do I know, I was in the military for twenty-eight years though.

[@eddiecruz5591]

Biden is depleting American weapons so we can't defend ourselves against China, FJB.

[@pacificostudios]

Even if the latest Russian SAM systems can bring down an Excalibur guided shell, or any other 155 mm munition, the cost differential between one or two of their rockets to just one of our Excalibur projectiles will always be to our benefit. Plus, remember that advanced SAMs not only cost a lot of money, but require advanced technology presently denied Russia through Western sanctions.

[@somaday2595]

If Israelis can take down mortar shells and small rockets, intercepting an M982 is possible, but as you write, at what cost and exposure of defensive radar. I would also venture Israeli and Russian defensive systems share technology. Israel has sold other systems to PR China, Indian and Russia, so why not something similar to Iron Dome?

[@waybee100]

Russia is all talk, third world country. when it comes to tech.

[@salvanjoseph882]

If Ukraine has "Cutting Edge" technology, why can't they liberate the list territory?

[@Diggnuts]

They are fool. Just because they do not want to do a WOI style over the edge attack and lose half the force does not mean they are not liberating territory. Ukraine is playing the smart game. Do you understand that?

[@Sergei__v]

@@Diggnuts both sides are quite clever. Yet, it’s evident Ukraine failed their counteroffensive operation and they have to go with plan B, what ever that is. All these talks of blowing up a nuclear plant near Zaporozhie - the largest plant in Europe is a way to freeze the conflict for decades.

[@bomjahed]

​@@Diggnutsthe smart game would be not letting сiа run your country, there is no good way now

[@MarilynStangl]

Ukraine has foreign-made 'cutting-edge' technology but so does Russia and it's a much larger country! As far as Ukraine playing a 'smart game' that would be true if desperation is the 'smart game'! Since Ukraine has been attacking the (formerly) western parts of that country starting in 2014 as a puppet of NATO, maybe they're the ones about to be liberated!

[@Diggnuts]

@@MarilynStangl Orc troll account detected : Joined Mar 16, 2023 Report this POS for promoting terrorism.

[@user-xe6pu2vp2v]

No need to saturate area..one shot one kill...simple surgical and very impressive

[@glennboyd939]

With pop-out wings, it must have less explosive yield than standard 155mm

[@polish22doves]

I only wish every Russian tank could meet an Excalibur. 🔱⚔💛💙

[@naomihania]

This Game Changer was as useful as the Game Changer Leopardo 2 and so Game Changer as the M2 Bradley ...

[@jamesstreet228]

Russia is a year and a half into a war Russia said it would win in 3 weeks. But according to you everything is right on schedule.The HIMARS alone brought Russian shelling down from 60,000 rounds per day to 10,000. Here's everything you need to know to figure out how bad Russia is getting it's ass kicked Patriot SAM system 13 Unstoppable Kinzal 0 HIMARS 3 S400 0 American F15 104 Russian planes 0 Can you see the pattern developing here?

[@polish22doves]

It's not a game it takes blood and treasure.

[@Mike_Davidson]

With a maximum flight time of only 75 seconds, a 155mm shell is pretty much guaranteed not to be intercepted in time by anything short of a laser. 🤷‍♂😂😂😂

[@mrgrinch837]

Spent 20 years in the US Army. In a quiet moment you can hear them pushing through the air when fired above our heads. You can't see it. You've no reaction time, and even if you knew, somehow it was coming there's absolutely no chance of stopping that thing until it reaches the ground, then "it's game over man, game over"! In simpler terms, you're screwed.

[@1971VoiceoftheMummy]

🙏🕊🌻🔱 Excellent Update! Ukraine is Strong! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes! The World Stands Committed with Ukraine! 🔱🌻🕊🙏

[@Bokicazver]

"THE WORLD"?! Wake up...

[@ledzebulon6235]

The world didn't have much choice.

[@Robolaralobarar]

Nato tanks destroyed for the past 6 week , about 20 ? Russian tanks , about 100 and many captured and turned against russia Do you see another patern emerging ? We have seen loads of russian tanks destroyed and captured on the net but not many nato(western) tanks ?

[@giltee626]

Oh but according to the Russians they’ve destroyed 100’s but the video footage shows the same heavy armour from a dozen different views claiming they’re different sites. Ivan is a liar

[@timfallon8226]

Turned the tide? Your having a laugh.

[@normvw4053]

If you are on the receiving end of this shell it's to close.

[@modemstar7920]

It's to no surprise that M982 round is such effective; it's related to Rathion and BAE systems.

[@maartenrog]

1243*a About the miraculous Excalibar the amount is equal I think than normal ammo where you need more of it to take out target. This Excalibar Then you have less pressure on your own logistics

[@mpkr5337]

All gone to dust - stromshadow, patriot, lepord, himars, and many more.

[@giltee626]

Yes they’re making a lot of dust out of Russian soldiers and equipment

[@NigelHatcherN]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Poor Ivan.

[@bprogressive]

a war of existence can't be won by mercenaries & with supplied weapons 🇮🇳✊🇷🇺 🇮🇳🇷🇺🇨🇳🇿🇦🇧🇷..

[@Ken-er9cq]

Shooting them down with a missile would be expensive, especially if they are targeted with a mix of Excalibur and traditional.

[@timrushton3969]

Any weapon that leads to more Russian losses is great and should be used as much as possible.

[@Longbranx]

Nuked are very effektive, even covering more ground than clusterbombs.

[@Alex-Rainmaker]

Another game changing weapon after the complete failure of the leopard tanks! 🤣🤣🤣

[@tadzdgreat]

Another overrated wonder weapon. And Russia is supposedly using shovels only 😂😂😂

[@matthewcox1122]

If accuracy is consistent it's better to take the target out than destroy surrounding areas let them have it to defend themselves 💪👍

[@PowhiroMus]

Good vid and explanation. I do want to see the Ukrainians using the GLSDMs as soon as possible as really they don't possess a viable aircraft-based ground attack option that Western militaries heavily depend on. Cheaper and longer range, quite precise.

[@paulbedichek5177]

GLSDB's are very late to the party, will devastate the Russians in a bout 2 or 3 months from now when they finally show up.

[@philchristmas4071]

I've seen so many pieces of Russian armor burning in Ukraine. I don't even know how they talk Russian soldiers into getting in the armor. Problem a little vodka persuasion. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@thebigone9781]

😂 Russia have already it's new GPS gauided also but better

[@giltee626]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@skankhunt420]

Incredible costs, NATO should put all their money on long distance unmanned fighting strategies, instead of popping a 100k for single projectile 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@simonac688.]

Just subcribed and channel sounds good whith accurate details of armament ..👍 only one thing : backgroud musack is it realy necessary ? Thank you ...++

[@TonyL-gw4qx]

Looks like Russia is winning so not sure what tide he is talking about!

[@LCM-sq4pw]

@TonyL: Look like Russian is winning ??? Didn't you & many people said the same thing 17 months ago ???😂😂😂

[@TonyL-gw4qx]

@@LCM-sq4pw betting Ukraine is finished by September. Most of what you see and hear on the news is 100% propaganda. Yes Russia had a rough start because they did not expect a full blown war. Russia actually wanted to negotiate an end to this and the arrogance of the West will cost all of Ukraine everything. There is zero chance Ukraine can pull off a victory in the Russian conflict. Just look what’s starting to happen all around Europe! It will soon spread to most Countries and NATO will lose interest in fighting Russia while most cities are rioting. August to September at the latest.

[@Joe38484]

Western propaganda

[@clarencemcgregor8568]

If the cost per round was the only consideration the 22 rimfire would rule.

[@georgepalmer5497]

One-hundred-thousand dollars a shell sounds kind of pricey, but if you can take out a multimillion dollar tank with one of these shells it is more than worth it.

[@user-ye3ol4jc6o]

ланцет...

[@diavolo217]

Make no mistake, the Russians have the countermeasures for this gps weapon 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@6XCcustom]

When 🤔 Russia has designated this as one of the most dangerous weapons and so far you have not succeeded in stopping it Or Russia is waiting Over 90% of all electronics in modern Russian weapon systems come from the West So does Russia have a EW systems that can stop this it comes from the West and then the problem is solved👍👍 the problem comes, if Russia is now taking electronics from washing machines then we may have problems figuring out which washing machine manufacturer it is

[@matchrocket1702]

The problem with that is the counter measures cost more than the measures.

[@SkyRiver1]

The new version of the PKGm kit is proof against gps jamming -- Ivan. Put down the vodka and learn something besides your government disinfo.

[@jeffreystieve8017]

As a numbers guy, I would only use this M982 on targets that cost more than the $100,000 price tag, or against targets likely to take out my positions or vehicles worth more than $100K?

[@SrenNilsson-hk9ct]

They are impossible to shoot down since they have the same radar profile as an ordinary shell.

[@AdvancedUSA]

If accurate equals dangerous you could call it dangerous. Shooting 10-20 rounds of 155mm projectiles is far less accurate and much more dangerous.

[@mrgrinch837]

I'm not sure if civilians understand the use of artillery. You have a Target you have the forward Observer call in that 6 to 8 digit grid coordinates. A battery, generally five guns will aim at that same area to fire all rounds at exactly the same time. They adjust fire from there, making the corrections and then every Salvo after that is exactly the same five rounds of artillery until the target is destroyed. They may fire as many as 20 to 25 shells in one fire mission. It's normally against people in the open, it's not nearly as effective against tanks except to make them close their hatches and limit their visibility. An Excalibur round is fired all by itself onto one unitary target. It's amazingly comparable to a sniper. One shot one kill is all they need. So you really can't compare a standard 155 mm round to an excalibur, they are different missions. They do not use them in the same way they use standard artillery so you only need a fraction of Excalibur rounds on the battlefield to make a difference. It is exactly that, a high explosive sniper round.

[@zigwil153]

They are the best artillery rounds in the world. BUT, at around $70,000 vs a standard HE at $800 they should be used sparingly... for high value targets.

[@danstrayer111]

Scenes with vehicles being hit are from Barry M. Goldwater Range, in AZ.

[@SkinnyCorleone]

That is super dangerous and accurate !

[@nzxt1234]

Excalibur was co-developed by United States-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense (guidance system) and the Swedish BAE Systems Bofors and

[@tehMimzy]

Drones are doing a hell of a job too. Considering cost effectiveness hopefully our military’s learning a lesson.

[@nelsongomez164]

Outstanding!

[@Tiberius_I]

Ask any commander of any army, whether he/she would choose to fire off one Excalibur, or 500 dumb shells. Go ahead, ask them, I'll wait.

[@GrowthCurveMarketing]

$100K sounds like a lot, but guaranteeing the destruction of exceptionally-high value assets like AA missile systems and secure comms would seem to make it a bargain.

[@miletasy9976]

It is definitely a game changer