United Kingdom - Ireland

Mar. 22 Lasar Gun to Revolutionise tank battles. British (eligible) have been busy perfecting a revolutionary (eligible) laser gun for use in tank warfare British currently being evaluated by the Aroy, the method in to become a major military money-saver classing costs of expensive blank shells and firther providing more accurate target work. With the new method a laser been is fired from a projector attached to the tank's gun barrel at an enemy vehicle which is equipped with a special detector device. This is turn explodes a smoke bomb which billows out smoke when a direct hit in made. Developed by the Solartron company at Parsborough Hempshire, the method called Simfire is seen here during trails at a proving ground in Bovington. Photo shows Laser gun battle - a Chieftain tank ground in Bovington

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Accurate Billows Blank Bovington Chieftain Costs Currently Detector Developed Direct Equipped Evaluated Expensive Explodes Fired Laser Method Perfecting Projector Providing Proving Revolutionise Shells Solartron Target Trails

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