The Armed Forces of Ukraine intensively use modern high-precision artillery ammunition provided by Western allies. Footage of the recent work of an M982 Excalibur munition was published online.
In the video below, the projectile hits a russian "Tor" surface-to-air missile system, and here the Excalibur proves that it doesn’t matter if you dig in the vehicle if it becomes a target of an inertial and GPS-guided munition.
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The Tor system caught fire and the result is shown in the next video which appears to feature the very same system.
According to the Oryx community, only 20 Tor systems of various modifications have been destroyed in Ukraine since February 2022. A significant amount of them was taken down by Bayraktar TB2 drones as well.
As for the M982 Excalibur, this American extended-range guided artillery munition provides accuracy within two meters from the aiming point by combining inertial and GPS guidance. The latter is especially useful since the gunner doesn’t need to designate the target with a laser beam, just to determine its exact coordinates and enter the data into the digital unit.
This 155mm munition is compatible with a variety of Western artillery systems provided to Ukraine, including the M777, M109 howitzers, self-propelled PzH 2000 and CAESAR systems. However, the howitzers need to be equipped with the mentioned digital units which is not always the case, though Ukrainians and partners found a way out of this issue.
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