munitions

So, they haven't been able to slowly whittle off types of munitions as has been tried with rifles.

Factories (triangles) make munitions and send them to bases Bases (square) stockpile munitions (counts, clockwise from top right: icbms, abms (anti ballistic missiles), fighters and bombers.

Due to lacking quality (not guided munitions), quantity was the path taken to make up for it.

Before smart munitions this required the aircraft to also be in close proximity to hit the enemy force without hitting friendlies.

Older DU based munitions like the M829A3's and others punch through these things with ease.

My favorite twist of this case were the people who tattooed encryption code on themselves so that they technically became munitions.

I've also heard that WWI munitions are routinely found in France still, with farmers still getting killed occasionally.

The fact is, guided munitions have changed the nature of close air support to the point that most CAS missions have been performed by other aircraft for a number of years now.

Sounds almost exactly how in the 90s restrictions were placed on exporting cryptography, by placing strong software crypto on the US Munitions List.

Just like how shape-charges magnify the explosive force of munitions to bust armor.

It's meant to escalate from cold to hot as munitions stockpiles build.

Tank armor is a fool's errand at best, as munitions catch up too fast and armor development takes too long/tank lifespan is too long/tank retrofitting is too expensive.

I see that "weapons and munitions; gunpowder and other explosives" are classed with illegal drugs, when in fact it's perfectly legal to buy such things online (with certain laws in mind).

And these guys go: ‘We got an in.’ So they do some work, long story short, about 22 hours later through that very building, three [Joint Direct Attack Munitions] take that entire building out.” As with many things, the devil is in the details...in this case, the "long story short" part.