Thought you guys might like this.

[CruxGNZ]

This is a video of a LOSAT missle http://www.flashvoodoo.com/losatScrub/losat.html This video is not sped (sp?) up. It moves at 5,000 feet per second. The video itself is on the net, but I thought you guys might like this version better.

 

Here is some info on this weapon:

 

The LOSAT Line-Of-Sight Anti-Tank Weapon, developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (formerly Lockheed Martin Vought Systems) in Dallas, Texas, consists of the Kinetic Energy Missile (KEM) and an IBAS-based fire control system integrated on an expanded capacity M1114 Heavy High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) often referred to as the Humvee.

 

The Kinetic Energy Missile (KEM) is a hit to kill weapon, which uses the energy of direct impact to defeat armour and other targets. Instead of an explosive warhead, the missile relies on hypervelocity 5,000 feet per second speed to blast a penetrator rod through the heavy multi-plate armour. It reaches maximum range in less than five seconds. The system functions successfully even at high oblique angles of penetration.

 

The system is simple but innovative, in that the missile has no warhead, fuse or onboard sensor and the control mechanism has no moving parts. The system minimises the cost of the expended round. The missile, weighing 80kg, is fitted with four fin stabilisers and has a range of over 4km. The solid rocket motor for the missile has been developed by ATK (Alliant Techsystems) Tactical Systems Company.

 

!M!

[Mudge]

Thats almost a mile a second, fast! Speed of light, 186,282 miles per second