Somewhat OT: Harriers and Helicopters

[Canadian Army]

Here are a couple things to take in account:

I know Canada manufactures a type of powerful pod rocket firing on a flat trajectory

1.) The rocket pod in question is the CRV7 and here what I found out about the pod: The CRV-7 is a multiple-function rocket weapon. Each pod contains 17 rockets, which are ripple launched together at the target. The rockets are fitted with a high-explosive Armour-piercing warhead for attack on lightly protected installations and ships, or a Kinetic Energy Penetrator, which contains no explosives, but relies on its kinetic energy to destroy armored targets.

2.) There is also a new version the CRV7-PG (Precision Guided); meets the requirement for a low-cost precision weapon the fills the gap between unguided 2.75 inch rockets and more expensive precision weapons such as Hellfire.
Here is a picture of the CRV7-PG:


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I also found this story on wikipedia:

"The CRV7 had just been introduced into Canadian Air Force service when it was entered as a part of a general competition in France. One part of the competition required the contestants to hit a tower with unarmed rockets. The Canadian pilot hit it on his first try, but aimed as if firing the much lower-powered Mk 40 and was therefore close enough that the rocket motor was still firing. The motor shattered and destroyed the tower, and the pilot was disqualified because the judges refused to believe it was unarmed." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRV7)