No. Operational Command West said it was a "precision strike" from 19km, so I assumed it must be Excalibur since it's Ukraine's only GPS guided munition.

[–] cedeho@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

From the directional explosion it looks more like SMArt155 or BONUS though I could not see a chute or submunition before the explosion.

I think Excalibur would mean much wider circular pattern of shrapnel impacting around.

Edit: 19 km would be in Smart155 range.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Some of the others sources are saying the same thing.

[–] user134450@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They have guided Vulcano ammo in that caliber too.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I haven't found confirmation about the guided variant, only the unguided. Since it's in the realm of possibility, I'm going to edit the title.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_troops_have_unguided_vulcano_shells_but_there_should_be_an_even_more_advanced_option_with_a_range_of_70_km-7989.html

[–] user134450@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i did not see any text that mentioned the guided variant but i saw a video that showed supposedly a UA gunner in a PzH2000 with a programming adapter on a shell like they are used with Vulcano ammo. (looks like a round copper ziggurat)

Edit: just read the description of those shells by the manufacturer and i i think i misunderstood programmable shell to mean guided shell. the programming could also be for setting the fuse.