Tank barrel-launched systems: Russia, then the Soviet Union, has largely pioneered the firing of missiles from within a tank, in other words, by using the main armament of the vehicle itself, the turreted barrel. The concept has since been applied by Israel and now guided missiles are also fired from existing howitzers.

Armada International › Vol. 26 Nbr. 6, December 2002

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Tank barrel-launched systems: Russia, then the Soviet Union, has largely pioneered the firing of missiles from within a tank, in other words, by using the main armament of the vehicle itself, the turreted barrel. The concept has since been applied by Israel and now guided missiles are also fired from existing howitzers.

The US Army's laser spot-homing 155 mm Lockheed Martin Copperhead artillery round was cancelled in 1990, but its development may have encou...

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