then automatically showing the correctly placed
sighting mark. If the operator chooses to use the
programmable ammo, instead of "dumb" one,
all he has to do is activate the computer, which
would set the detonator to the correct setting,
as the grenades are leaving the muzzle. The pro-
grammable airburst enables to detonate the gre-
nade above the trench or wall, or just inside the
window sill of the targeted room, hitting the en-
emy with shrapnel from the least protected over-
head. The increased effect of such firing compen-
sates the much higher unit price of the "smart"
ammunition.
The grenades can be programmed to burst in one
place, or in a sequence chosen by the operator, in
a "walking fire" pattern over the marching troops
or barricade, starting with the last grenade fired
in the burst or the first, or all at once, just behind
the window, or deep inside the room – whatever
the operator's input. During the Unterlüss demo I
witnessed, the factory operators have shot a sin-
gle burst (5-8 rounds) of programmed ammuni-
tion at a car. All of them detonated in the same
place, creating an impressive cloud of smoke
roughly a meter over the car's hood and roof. The
results seen up close were not less impressive:
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